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The Global Dairy Trade price index fell another 1.2% in Tuesday’s trade event.  The average price is now $3,481 per metric ton or $1.57 per pound.  The average also fell 1.3% in the last trading [Read More…]

Dairy farmers from Canada say instead of attacking their supply management system, the U.S. needs to learn from it. Dairy Farmers of Ontario chairman of Ralph Dietrick tells Brownfield Canada is not the problem for [Read More…]

The 4-H livestock judging team from Christian County has earned first place overall in the senior division at the Illinois state judging contest. Team members Cody Knodle, Ty Knodle, Lizzie Schafer and Layne Lebshier competed [Read More…]

A spokesman for Michigan’s largest farm organization says the amount of agricultural priorities passed in the last Michigan legislative session was unprecedented. “That’s probably an understatement,” says Matt Smego with the Michigan Farm Bureau.  “We [Read More…]

The White House chief economist says President Trump’s Monday announcement of even more tariffs on China is necessary.  Peter Navarro says China’s efforts to acquire technology and industries by any means necessary for its Made [Read More…]

Above average temperatures and below average rainfall caused Missouri crop conditions to deteriorate this past week. Missouri corn is 48 percent good to excellent.  Soybeans are 44 good to excellent.  The cotton crop is 58 [Read More…]

Scattered showers across Illinois kept topsoil moisture 80 percent adequate to surplus this past week. Good to excellent ratings are 80 percent for corn, 77 percent for soybeans, and 58 percent for winter wheat.  Winter [Read More…]

Scattered showers across Illinois kept topsoil moisture 80 percent adequate to surplus this past week. Good to excellent ratings are 80 percent for corn, 77 percent for soybeans, and 58 percent for winter wheat.  Winter [Read More…]

South Dakota crops are slightly behind last year but ahead of the 5-year-average. Soybeans are 91 percent emerged and 61 percent good to excellent. Corn 66 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat is 89 percent [Read More…]

South Dakota crops are slightly behind last year but ahead of the 5-year-average. Soybeans are 91 percent emerged and 61 percent good to excellent. Corn 66 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat is 89 percent [Read More…]

Wisconsin farmer Ron Roehrborn with the Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers producer-led watershed group shares his experiences with cover crops to save nutrients, soil, and preserve water quality. Continue reading Experiment with cover crops at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]