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Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced more than $340 million in assistance for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities impacted by natural disasters. The Secretary made the announcement at a stop in North Dakota on Tuesday.  [Read More…]

Two Democratic members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee say Republican proposals that would cut funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are a hurdle for a new farm bill. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13th) tells [Read More…]

The National Pork Board says it’s working with supply chain partners to help them achieve their sustainability commitments. Jamie Burr, NPB’s chief sustainability officer, says their We Care Ethical Principles give partners real on-farm data [Read More…]

Commercial beekeepers estimate they’ve lost more than 70 percent of their colonies nationwide. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “Beekeepers are usually able to split surviving colonies to recuperate losses, but the last [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up on the rally in the Dow, the higher boxed beef during the session, and ahead of widespread direct business.  June live cattle closed $2.52 [Read More…]

A livestock economist says the continued tariff conversations can have long-term impacts on all sectors of agriculture. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says it will largely depend on the trading partner. “You’ve got [Read More…]

The U.S. Senators from Nebraska want to see provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made permanent. Mark McHargue is the president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau and tells Brownfield changes to current [Read More…]

The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association hopes tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will result in greater access for U.S. beef exports. Executive director Kaitlyn Root says there are trade barriers that inhibit global business. “Some [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.4775. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.7750.  Eleven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.74 to [Read More…]

Weeds are taking advantage of more spring-like weather across the Midwest. Central Iowa farmer Corey Hillebo says he first noticed some broadleaf weeds during a warmup in March. “Especially around the edges, around some tile [Read More…]

A Midwestern governor says increasing domestic demand for ag products could help improve uncertainty in the ag economy.  Nebraska’s Jim Pillen says he’s met with USDA Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins to express his concerns about [Read More…]

In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear how crop inputs move throughout the supply chain. Vice President of Crop Nutrients Kreg Ruhl with Growmark shares how important waterways are for farmers to get the products [Read More…]

Nebraska Public Power District Director of Wholesale Sales and Services Chad Podolak says NPPD provides a reliable and diverse energy generation resource mix that benefits the state’s farmers and ethanol industry. He tells Brownfield that NPPD [Read More…]

Biological crop protection products are projected to be a two-billion dollar business in the next five years, but there are a lot of questions from farmers and retailers alike.  Leah Anderson is President of WinField [Read More…]

Corn planting has picked up, with 33% of Missouri’s corn in the ground compared to just 9% a week ago.  Six percent of the corn has emerged, which is about 2% ahead of average. Fifteen [Read More…]

South Dakota farmers are making progress on planting amid very dry conditions. The USDA says seven percent of the corn is planted, ahead of this time last year and the five-year average. Oats are 59 [Read More…]

Kentucky farmers have made significant planting progress over the last week, but are still running well behind last year’s levels. Corn is 12 percent planted, a 9-point jump from last week, but is still running [Read More…]

The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says he’s hopeful the U.S. EPA will soon issue a nationwide waiver that allows all states to sell E15 this summer. Monte Shaw says eight Midwestern states [Read More…]

An extension agronomist says the planting season has been in full swing across Iowa. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says, “All field operations have been happening all at once and across fence lines from [Read More…]

Warm weather has helped improve crops and planting conditions in Tennessee. The USDA says 25 percent of corn, 15 percent of soybeans, and two percent of cotton is planted. Winter wheat is rated 70 percent [Read More…]