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The National Corn Growers Association is emphasizing the importance of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement ahead of this summer’s review of the trade deal. NCGA director of public policy for trade and biotechnology Nancy Martinez [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. 66% of U.S. beans are good to excellent, down 1% on the year, but still good. Crush margins are solid and the trade is waiting for any [Read More…]

Chobani is investing more than half a billion dollars to increase production capacity of its La Colombe milk lattes in West Michigan. Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya tells Brownfield having a strong supply of fresh milk [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower watching direct business develop.  August live cattle closed $.95 lower at $239.65 and October live cattle closed $1.45 lower at $230.87.  August feeder cattle [Read More…]

Many farmers are concerned about what fertilizer might cost this fall. Josh Hitzhusen grows corn and soybeans near Rockwell in northern Iowa and says he hasn’t looked too close at prices yet. “I’ve heard some [Read More…]

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board has long utilized corn checkoff funding to share the story of Illinois corn farmers with consumers. In this Managing for Profit, Lindsay Croke, director of communications and marketing with ICMB, [Read More…]

The importance of a safe and efficient beef supply chain. Nearly 70 attendees toured the nation’s largest feed lot and meat processing plant this week and got a first-hand look at how the segments work [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather [Read More…]

A marketing expert says the butter market has stabilized since the first part of the year. Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield butter prices have floated within a ten-cent range throughout May, between $1.52 and [Read More…]

An agronomist in northwest Missouri says heavy rainfall and timing issues are creating challenges for crop nutrition and weed control. Erin Marlow, the owner of Cropwise Consulting LLC, tells Brownfield there’s “a lot of everything, [Read More…]

A farmer in southeast South Dakota says he’s been busy turning wheat into cattle feed. Matt Bainbridge from Davison County tells Brownfield… “We just had such a dry spring. Then hot, and a couple of [Read More…]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill intended to expand the use of ag equipment fueled by higher ethanol blends. “Senate File 2493 eliminates the excise tax on fuels containing more than 85% by [Read More…]

An insurance specialist says recent updates to USDA’s Livestock Risk Protection program can help producers better protect margins during volatile markets Cameron Victor with GreenStone Farm Credit Services tells Brownfield, “We can set today’s futures [Read More…]

Recent rainfall across parts of Nebraska could continue to help improve drought conditions.  The USDA says 97 percent of the corn crop is planted, 79 percent has emerged, and is rated 58 percent good to excellent. [Read More…]

Warmer weather in parts of Kansas over the past week has helped corn and soybean planting progress. The USDA says winter wheat condition is rated 15 percent good-to-excellent with nearly all of the crop headed.  [Read More…]

A north-central Ohio farmer says wet weather this spring has created inconsistent planting windows. Patty Mann tells Brownfield, “We were hopeful early on that we were going to have an early season,” she says. “We got [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed. U.S. planting and development conditions look favorable in many areas. The USDA says 66% of U.S. soybeans are in good to excellent shape, 1% under the first rating for 2025, with 87% [Read More…]

A northwest Indiana farmer says it’s been a long spring planting season. Denise Scarborough tells Brownfield, “We actually were really wet at the beginning of the spring, and we have turned off to be extremely [Read More…]

The CEO of CattleFax says today’s cattle market presents both tremendous opportunity and unprecedented uncertainty. “We’re in a time period of potentiality the greatest risk we’ve ever seen.” Randy Blach says there’s been plenty of [Read More…]

The decision to replant can often be one of the most difficult for row crop farmers. Stine Seed agronomist Tom Larson calls it an emotional process. “To replant or not to replant? I’ve seen where [Read More…]