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A field agronomist says research shows there can be a big difference in yields just by making a few changes on the planter. Joey Heneghan with Beck’s Hybrids tells Brownfield changing the smooth rubber closing [Read More…]

The administrator of the U.S. EPA said the agency is taking a closer look at how often Renewable Volume Obligations are adjusted under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Lee Zeldin told farmers at a Missouri roundtable [Read More…]

May corn closed at $4.62, up 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.08 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $297.70, down $2.20May soybean oil closed at 42.36, down 18 [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade continues to monitor harvest activity in South America which is advancing in Argentina and nearing the 75% mark for Brazil. The USDA’s next supply, demand, [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production bounced back last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production 1.105 million barrels per day, rising 43,000 on the week and 59,000 on the year. That increase in production can be [Read More…]

When farmers select soybean products to plant each season, high-yield potential and effective weed control are among their top considerations. In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB® Asgrow® Technical Agronomist, Jim McDermott of Iowa, [Read More…]

Kansas State University recently announced operations will be suspended at its two Feed the Future Innovation Labs on April 12th. In a press release, the university says the innovation labs have helped feed the world [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the work the Trump administration is doing to address highly pathogenic avian influenza is working. “The market reacted very positively to being bold and to having a big plan to [Read More…]

Despite the down economy, construction projects on farms continue to keep contractors busy. Jacob Ullmer from Fox Cities Builders in Seymour, Wisconsin tells Brownfield they’ve been busier over the past year, and 2025 is not [Read More…]

A northwestern Arkansas farmer says the USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) is an investment in rural America. Jared Phillips, who raises sheep and forages at Branch Mountain Farm in Washington County, says he utilized [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the department continues to review all programs under the USDA’s budget. She tells Brownfield the department is intentional in its review. “True conservation programs that our farmers and ranchers have [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday as cheese values continued to fall on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.46.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese block prices [Read More…]

Many producers are likely to see federal farm program payments this year. “ARC payments are likely in ‘25.” Paul Mitchell, director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says many farmers were [Read More…]

Michigan’s climate is ideal for growing higher protein food-grade soybeans. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll meet an edible soybean marketer with Star of the West Milling Company who will help explain more about the [Read More…]

Research shows Missouri beef consumers feel more strongly about animal welfare and management practices than the national average. In this episode, Dr. Craig Payne with the University of Missouri Extension shares how the Beef Quality Assurance [Read More…]

Retail prices for beef in the U.S. have already exceeded the record highs hit in 2024.  With the costs of other proteins, like eggs, could that impact what consumers are putting in their grocery carts. [Read More…]

Retail prices for beef in the U.S. have already exceeded the record highs hit in 2024.  With the costs of other proteins, like eggs, could that impact what consumers are putting in their grocery carts. [Read More…]

British farmer Mark Stubb credits several crop-specific Yield Enhancement Network programs for nearly doubling his wheat yields, and he was at the Michigan Wheat Program annual meeting to compare notes. The post British, U.S. farmers [Read More…]

Missouri’s Ag Director says she’s optimistic for a more durable definition for the latest revamp of the Waters of the United States rule. Chris Chinn tells Brownfield a quick decision from the Trump administration on [Read More…]

The dairy checkoff has an online tool to help producers learn from each other about conservation practices. Jacqi Coleman says Dairy Management Inc, dairy’s checkoff program, launched Dairy Conservation Navigator in November of 2024. “This [Read More…]