Month: June 2024

The Brazilian government recently upheld its 18 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol imports. Mackenzie Boubin with the U.S. Grains Council says the announcement comes two months after American biofuel stakeholders submitted comments asking for a [Read More…]

Wet and windy weather is making it difficult for farmers to control weeds. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Liz Stahl says growers were lucky to get a preemergence herbicide on. “The thing is now [Read More…]

It’s getting easier for Wisconsin students to participate in FFA programs. Jescey Thompson is the new Wisconsin FFA State President.  He tells Brownfield some students have already benefited from the state’s open enrollment opportunities, where [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower again Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey remains unchanged at $0.48.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0075 at $1.8525.   Thirteen sales were recorded, ranging [Read More…]

A northwest Illinois farmer says crops in his area are looking good.  Jon Rosensteil, who chairs the Illinois Corn Marketing Board and farms in Stephenson County, tells Brownfield… “We had a fairly early start to [Read More…]

A climatologist says some moderate drought conditions have reappeared in parts of the Midwest. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says northeast Missouri had the biggest expansion in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. [Read More…]

A U.S. Senator from Kansas says agricultural trade is moving in the wrong direction for American farmers and ranchers. “Unfortunately, this White House has not made negotiating trade agreements a priority,” Republican Roger Marshall said. [Read More…]

The USDA has suspended inspections of avocados and mangos from a Mexican state after the assault of two employees. According to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, the assault occurred during field inspections in the [Read More…]

Another case of H5N1 Influenza A has been confirmed in an Iowa dairy herd. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the most recent detection occurred in dairy cattle in Sioux County. It’s [Read More…]