Month: April 2019

Wisconsin’s FSA director Sandy Chalmers says about 300 Wisconsin dairy farmers signed up for LGM Dairy while nearly 56-hundred signed up for MPP in the last farm bill, but the new farm bill allows all [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s state FSA Director says they are prepared to help other states dealing with disasters. Sandy Chalmers tells Brownfield, “We’ll be ready to go when we’re asked.” Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director [Read More…]

The National Pork Producers Council is concerned about President Trump’s threat to shut down the Mexican border. NPPC spokesman Jim Monroe tells Brownfield, “Cutting off trade entirely would be catastrophic.” He says producers are already [Read More…]

Debbie and Hannah Borg When Hannah Borg graduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this spring, she will return to the family farm near Allen to manage three new pullet barns, part of the Costco/Lincoln Premium [Read More…]

The USDA says farm activity was scarce last week as Minnesota thaws out from a harsh winter. In its first Crop Progress report for 2019, the department mentioned widespread snow cover and melting snow as [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher Monday. Friday’s March 1 soybean stocks estimate was in line with expectations but showed plenty of soybeans. Acreage was less than expected. Trade talks with China resume later this week, but China [Read More…]

Ohio farmers are experiencing a cold and wet start to the season.  Although there was less than one day suitable for fieldwork last week, there were reports of chemical and manure applications in some areas [Read More…]

May corn closed at $3.61 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $8.95 and 1/2, up 11 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $309.40, up $2.90May soybean oil closed at 28.57, [Read More…]

A Minnesota Farm Bureau member says recent meetings with several congressmen and women have him feeling positive about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement getting ratified. Justin Crowley from Circle Pines was part of a farm bureau lobbying [Read More…]

The USDA’s first National Crop Progress report for 2019 shows 56 percent of the Winter Wheat crop is in good to excellent condition. The rating is 24 percent higher than year-ago levels.  There is a [Read More…]

Photo credit: Farm Credit Illinois Farm Credit Illinois reminds beginning farmers of the opportunities available through the FreshRoots lending assistance program. Andrew Alton is the Vice President of Lending at their office in Sherman. “There [Read More…]