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The International Fresh Produce Association is calling for the Trump administration to prioritize fruit and vegetable consumption as part of its new Make America Healthy Again Commission. Nutrition and Health Vice President Mollie Van Lieu [Read More…]

May corn closed at $4.61 and 3/4, up 4 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.34 and 1/4, up 19 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $292.30, down 40 centsMay soybean oil closed at [Read More…]

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture made clear the administration understands farmers are nervous about tariff retaliation during a stop in Iowa Monday. Brooke Rollins was the keynote speaker at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner in [Read More…]

A curator at the Henry Ford Museum says drone technology and ‘AI’ are now being preserved as great agricultural innovations. Debra Reid oversees agriculture and environment collections. She tells Brownfield agriculture was key to Henry [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp moderates the 2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum. The post 2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

A southern Illinois farmer is ready and waiting for the start of the planting season. Matt Raben, who grows corn and soybeans in White County, says he just needs the weather to change.   “We’re [Read More…]

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced nearly $4 million in funding to support more than 50 value-added and regional food system projects. Director Tim Boring says theinvestments highlight the diverse and [Read More…]

From the field to the elevator and then over highways and railroads, Michigan soybeans have a long journey to the port. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from Michigan Agricultural Commodities on how they [Read More…]

  It was this week in 1925, radio station WOWO debuted in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Brownfield Ag News radio network is pleased to announce the heritage ag radio station has joined the network. “Congratulations to WOWO [Read More…]

Ag Education on the Move is a comprehensive curriculum that provides third-grade students across the state with information about the state’s agriculture industries. In this episode, program director Heather Fletcher discusses how support from the [Read More…]

Producers are signing up for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year, but some still have questions about how to sign up and what they are eligible for.  Wisconsin Farm Service [Read More…]

In this episode, learn about the Missouri Soybean Farmers’ efforts to boost demand for Missouri-raised commodities through partnerships like the Yield Partnership. Matt Emig, Missouri Soybeans Market Development Director, discusses the collaboration among Missouri commodity [Read More…]

In this Spotlight on Soybeans, we discuss the efforts of the Missouri Partnership, led by CEO Subhash Elias, to attract food and beverage companies to Missouri, particularly benefiting soybean growers. The partnership, known as YIELD, [Read More…]

A livestock economist says that at current price levels, cattle producers can become too focused on price per pound. University of Kentucky’s Kenny Burdine tells Brownfield, “If you get too focused on price per pound, [Read More…]

Soybeans ended the day lower following the USDA’s prospective plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports. Planted area is seen at 83.5 million acres, a 4 percent decline from last year.  Planted acreage is down or [Read More…]

A former U.S. ag secretary is the new chairman of the World Food Prize Foundation’s Council of Advisors. Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield “there’s a lot of work for us to do in order to broaden [Read More…]

The USDA is reporting tighter corn stocks, while soybean stocks increased as of March 1, 2025. Corn stocks totaled 8.15 billion bushels, down 2 percent from last year.  The December 2024 to February 2025 disappearance [Read More…]

Members of the Iowa Corn Growers Association recently discussed policy priorities with Iowa legislators. President Stu Swanson, who farms near Galt in north-central Iowa, says the association held its annual day on the Hill Thursday. [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-lower Monday with little trading activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.50.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6350.  No sales were [Read More…]

An ag economist at Ohio State University says ongoing trade tensions could impact demand for US agricultural products. Ian Sheldon says large trading partners are starting to divert sales to other markets. “What’s happening with [Read More…]