Month: January 2023

The application deadline is approaching for the next round of Wisconsin’s dairy processing grant program.  Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski says the budget for the grant program doubled to 400 [Read More…]

Central Star Cooperative has recognized seven producers with herds showing high reproductive efficiency rates. The top herds are: Horning Farms, LLC, Manchester, Michigan Towns Farms, Inc., Janesville, Wisconsin Hillside Dairy, LLC, Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin Kenealy [Read More…]

Farmers and agronomists know cover crops help hold soil and nutrients in place, but new research helps show just how much certain cover crops help. Dr. John Jones with the University of Wisconsin says researchers [Read More…]

Brownfield caught up with Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe at the Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention. The conversation happened as the state legislative session was beginning in January. Kehoe tells Brownfield the future of Missouri agriculture is bright [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly lower, and feeders were lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business.  February live cattle were unchanged at $157.75 and April lives closed $.32 lower at [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed on bull spreading. Unknown destinations bought 124,000 tons of 2022/23 U.S. soybeans, the second day in a row with an announced sale, and soybean meal was up from the recent lows. There’s [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA continues its efforts to improve transparency in the cattle markets. USDA’s Ag Marketing Service recently began collecting data for its cattle contract library program. Vilsack says the goal [Read More…]

Photo courtesy: Missouri Cattlemen’s Association It’s time to write a new farm bill, but if Congress can get it done in time remains to be seen.  Ag lobbyist Jay Truitt, principal of Policy Solutions says [Read More…]

The Chairman of the Michigan Trucking Association says the industry is still recovering from the pandemic. Brian Hitchcock tells Brownfield limited availability of equipment the last two years has created wear and tear on trucks [Read More…]

Photo of Allen Walters courtesy of DEKALB/Asgrow An Illinois farmer is among the winners of the 2022 National Sorghum Producers yield contest. Allen Walters of Marshall in Clark County tells Brownfield sorghum (also known as [Read More…]