Month: February 2025

Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples covers the Kansas Department of Agriculture public hearing. The post Kansas Department of Agriculture public hearing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

The President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association says vaccinations need to be developed to protect poultry and livestock from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Michael Dykes says, “It’s important that we get a [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Jared White covers the 2025 Land Values Conference The post Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers 2025 Land Values Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip covers the Michigan Wheat Program farmer round table The post Michigan Wheat Program farmer round table appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

The avian influenza virus has been found in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County, Iowa. The Iowa Department of the Agriculture and Land Stewardship reports approximately 29,665 turkeys will be depopulated. It’s the state’s [Read More…]

2025 U.S. broiler sets and placements remain on track to top 2024. The USDA says 249.285 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation last week, up 771,000 from the week before and 2% from last [Read More…]

The president of National Farmers Union (NFU) says he’s seeing several trends as members in each state prioritize policy initiatives. Rob Larew says their members see ensuring a fair and diverse marketplace is vital to [Read More…]

An ag economist says farmers should monitor grain futures as inflation continues to increase. Consumer prices rose half a percentage point in January and University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says the commodity markets could benefit. [Read More…]

There’s some optimism a federal solution for year-round E15 will get across the finish line this year. Lance Lillibridge, a past president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, says the fuel blend offers a variety [Read More…]

Members of the United Soybean Board are deciding where 2026 checkoff dollars will be invested. Matt Gast is a North Dakota farmer and USB’s Treasurer.  He tells Brownfield the current budget for the soybean checkoff [Read More…]