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Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a bill into law authorizing Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services to begin tracking and reporting Alpha-gal Syndrome. Missouri Cattlemen’s Association Past President Jeff Reed tells Brownfield “You’ve [Read More…]

Unseasonably hot temperatures are expected to stress the crops growing in the dry parts of the Northern Plains this week. Laura Edwards, the state climatologist with South Dakota State University Extension, says she’s expecting daily [Read More…]

High prices are creating challenges for cattle producers.  Jase Kracht with Professional Ag Marketing says there’s some concern about elevated prices. “Concerns now would be buying cattle back for the fall, that’s been a little [Read More…]

A market analyst says the current heat dome could reduce U.S. crop potential. “We’re at a crossroads,” says Don Roose, U.S. Commodities. “Are we going to continue to be threatened? Are we going to go [Read More…]

In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University Extension weed scientist Tommy Butts says the variable environmental conditions has created a nightmare for weed control. The post A challenging year for weed control appeared [Read More…]

Star of the West Milling Company says farmers can reduce fertilizer use and lower input costs through incentives offered by the Great Lakes Grain Initiative. soyVice President of Agronomy Keith Martus tells Brownfield the Sustainable [Read More…]

The National FFA Organization is helping members develop hands-on experiences in community service through a new program. Elizabeth Sendelweck says students participating in the inaugural Catalyst Conference completed more than 12 hours of service-learning activities. “Whether they’re [Read More…]

The state of Wisconsin is investing more than $1 million in farmer-led conservation solutions to protect local watersheds. Producer-Led Watershed Program Manager Dani Heisler tells Brownfield, “With the backbone of the program being the water [Read More…]

An eastern Nebraska farmer says irrigation costs are out of control. “We’ve got diesel, we’ve got propane and we’ve got electric. The reality is there is not a cheap way to irrigate anymore.” Matt Bailey [Read More…]

The president of the Kansas Soybean Association says potential changes to the USMCA could have far-reaching consequences for U.S. agriculture. Brett Neibling says the 10-year review window creates uncertainty for producers who depend on its [Read More…]

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its expectations for corn production. CONAB now has Brazil’s total corn crop at 141.729 million tons, up 0.9% from June and 0.4% from 2025 thanks to increased yield [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests time could be running out to get an E15 bill passed out of the Senate. “There’s not many bills between now and the election to go to the president,” he [Read More…]

A technical service representative with BASF says many corn growers have southern rust on their minds after the disease impacted most of the Midwest last year. Katie Stratham, who’s based in Kansas, says the pathogen [Read More…]

About 60 percent of those served by Feeding America food banks have a chronic disease. Melanie Hall, chief health, research, and evaluation officer for Feeding America says a recent evaluation shows that across 21 food [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in parts of the Southwest and from the lower Great Lakes region into the [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, heat is building across the upper Midwest, where Tuesday’s high temperatures will range from 90 to 100°F. Across the remainder of the Midwest, warm, dry weather favors a rapid pace of [Read More…]

A farmer in northeast Missouri says it’s been dry during corn pollination. “We have our fingers crossed for a rain,” says Jody Ketsenberg. “But the soybeans look as good as ever. They are set up [Read More…]

A grain elevator manager and a farmer, both based in South Dakota, say winter wheat harvest is off to a better-than-expected start. Kevin Kjorsvik is the general manager of Oahe Grain Corporation in the central [Read More…]

An eastern Iowa farmer says the growing season has been full of extremes. Billie Danner grows corn and soybeans near West Liberty. “Really dry, really wet. Really cold, really hot. I’ve never really experienced these [Read More…]

Farmers across Michigan are pushing to get wheat harvested before quality concerns become an issue. Keith Martus at Star of the West tells Brownfield the first deliveries started coming to the mill over the holiday weekend. [Read More…]