Month: September 2019

A dairy group leader says to watch for a new proposal in Washington to help farmers get year-round guest workers. Laurie Fischer with the American Dairy Coalition tells Brownfield, “We are hearing (about) a new [Read More…]

A southeast Minnesota organic dairy farmer admits he’s considering getting out of dairying. Dale Pangrac of Lewiston tells Brownfield his farm went through a big expansion in 2013, right before milk prices began spiraling down. [Read More…]

A Central Missouri farmer is getting better-than-expected yields early in the harvest. Robert and Nathan Alpers lost all their low-lying river bottom acres to flooding last spring, but they began shelling corn Wednesday on higher [Read More…]

Missouri Governor Mike Parson says he’s pleased the EPA and Corps of Engineers have officially repealed the Waters of the U.S. rule. “They should have done that a long time ago. You know, but I [Read More…]

Governor Mike Parson says he’s glad Senate Bill 391 that he signed into law is now in play, after a judge removed the restraining order against its implementation, “It’s going to be back in play. [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying. The trade is more optimistic about a deal with China following recent actions by both Beijing and Washington D.C. on tariffs. There was talk during the [Read More…]

Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will kick off his eleventh consecutive FARM TOUR in Marshall, Wisconsin at the Statz Brothers Farm on September 26 and will perform on stage at six farms, winding [Read More…]

A soybean transportation lead says container shipping is helping US soybean farmers stay competitive in the global market. Scott Sigman with the Illinois Soybean Association tells Brownfield although container shipping costs more per ton, there [Read More…]

The USDA has cut its outlook for new crop U.S. soybean ending stocks. The biggest changes to the balance sheet were in beginning stocks, or old crop ending stocks, with the USDA saying there was [Read More…]

Former National FFA communications director Bill Stagg died of cancer on September 6, 2019 at the age of 67.   Stagg worked with National FFA for more than 40 years where played a key role [Read More…]