Month: February 2019

Congressman Dusty Johnson says he’s encouraged by the President’s call for bipartisanship in the State of the Union address. Johnson, a South Dakota Republican, says political parties working together lead to results. The freshman lawmaker [Read More…]

The executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says he’s grateful for the mention of transportation infrastructure in Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, but there’s a need for action. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield it [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production last week hit a new 16-month low. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 967,000 barrels a day, a drop of 45,000 on the week, for the lowest weekly average since [Read More…]

The Michigan Department of Agriculture is asking the state’s tree fruit producers if they want to continue the state checkoff for the next five years. The Michigan Tree Fruit Research and Development Program was created [Read More…]

A western Nebraska ag real estate broker anticipates more sales activity in 2019. Mike Lashley with Lashley Land Brokers based in North Platte says there is more farm ground being listed for sale this winter [Read More…]

Several factors indicate the U.S. cattle herd will continue to expand in 2019. CattleFax analyst Kevin Good says weather conditions and profitability drive expansion. “The cow/calf producer has generally been profitable over the last five [Read More…]

There’s speculation China is under-reporting the loss of pigs as the country struggles to contain African swine fever. Minnesota Pork Producers CEO David Preisler says he’s talked to people who have visited China to work [Read More…]

Farm groups say President Trump’s State of the Union is a reminder there’s more work to be done in Congress. The American Farm Bureau Federation is applauding the priories outlined in the President’s speech including [Read More…]

Members of the Wisconsin Legislature are learning more about the difficulties on dairy farms.  Ag Committee Chairman Howard Marklein tells Brownfield the milk price problem remains, and many farmers are hanging on thanks to the [Read More…]

Protecting yields and maximizing return on investment are going to be huge for farmers this year. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Burchette with Bayer CropScience talks about how the updated Roundup Ready Plus incentives [Read More…]