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A climatologist says there’s not much relief in the forecast for ag producers who have been facing multiple years of drought conditions.  Brian Fuchs is with the National Drought Mitigation Center. “There are places in [Read More…]

The market news manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says until recently, sale barns have been largely focused on market fundamentals. Tony Hancock says this week has been different. “It affected prices at sale [Read More…]

Four midwestern governors are asking the U.S. EPA to increase Renewable Volume Obligations for 2026. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin this week, governors say the RVO for 2026 shouldn’t be less than [Read More…]

The executive director of the Organic Farmers Association says the Trump administration’s actions aren’t matching its messaging. “I don’t see how you put American farmers first if we’re gutting all of this support for them.” [Read More…]

Photo provided by the Ohio Soybean Council. The deputy executive director of the Ohio Soybean Council says the group is working to increase the adoption of soy-based firefighting foam across the state. Brandon Kern says [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool, damp, mostly cloudy weather is slowing or halting spring fieldwork.  Rain showers are affecting several areas, including still-flooded lowlands in the Ohio Valley.  By April 6, oat planting was 15 [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys into the Great Lakes and Northeastern States, while warmer-than-normal weather will dominate areas from the [Read More…]

USDA’s Thursday supply and demand report projects milk production will continue to go up in 2025.  That’s based on larger cow inventories and slightly higher milk yields per cow. Prices for butter, cheese, nonfat dry [Read More…]

Conditions are nearly fit to begin planting across much of southern Minnesota. Dan Glessing farms west of the Twin Cities near Waverly. “We’re getting close. There are some grey hills, but there’s still some black [Read More…]

A longtime ag economist with Purdue University says farmers need to scrutinize their input budgets in a down economy. Mike Boehlje, professor emeritus, says systematically approaching input purchases can boost profitability. “What we have tried [Read More…]

Ag policy specialists are watching how Congress uses the budget reconciliation process to fund parts of a new farm bill. Randy Russell tells Brownfield “there’s going to be, at least an effort made, to take [Read More…]

New legislation that would extend 45Z biofuel tax credits has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan Farmer First Fuel Incentive Act was introduced Thursday by Republican Roger “Doc” Marshall of Kansas and Democrat [Read More…]

An extension weed scientist says many Arkansas farmers are back at the starting line for managing weeds following excessive rains and flooding. “Fields are just starting to dry out now. I would imagine now through [Read More…]

Trade experts say non-tariff trade barriers and other ag provisions should be addressed in next year’s review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Luis Rosendo Guiterrez, the Undersecretary of Foreign Trade in Mexico, says biotechnology, import-export efficiencies [Read More…]

A past president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association says an increase in domestic use could provide a boost for producers during a time of trade uncertainty. Lance Lillibridge tells Brownfield, “That can happen with [Read More…]

Not all growers are planning to shift to more corn acres this year. Southeast Iowa farmer Tim Meyer tells Brownfield he has no plans to disrupt what’s been working for him on his operation. “I [Read More…]

Planting season will begin soon for an eastern Iowa farmer. Dave Walton raises corn and soybeans near Wilton along the Mississippi River and says they’re still a few days out from getting started. “It’s been [Read More…]

2024 was another record year for E15 sales in Minnesota. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner says new data from the Department of Commerce shows more than 140 million gallons of Unleaded 88 were [Read More…]

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its soybean and corn production projections. CONAB says those larger crops are due to better yields thanks to some improvements in weather, along with higher planted area. Soybeans [Read More…]

A fourth-generation rancher says utilizing digital technology can help increase efficiency in the ag industry.  Mark Tague, co-founder of CattleProof Verified, an electronic livestock identification system, told members of a House Ag Subcommittee that ag needs [Read More…]