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Not optimistic for a 2025 farm bill
The president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association says a recent trip to Capitol Hill doesn’t leave him optimistic for a 2025 farm bill. KJ Johnson says Congress has a full agenda. “There’s a [Read More…]

A future for a carbon pipeline in South Dakota?
The CEO of the American Carbon Alliance says he’s optimistic a carbon pipeline project can still move forward following the signing of a new eminent domain law in South Dakota. “I don’t think anyone has [Read More…]

Making the tariffs work in “the art of the deal”
A farmer from eastern South Dakota says he believes trade tariffs can be a short-term pain for long-term gain. But Scott VanderWal tells Brownfield “I’d hate to see them last too long, like a year [Read More…]

A seasonally active pattern of weather, temperatures across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a band of precipitation—rain and snow—is spreading eastward from Nebraska and Iowa. Elsewhere, warmth in the middle Mississippi Valley contrasts with chilly, dry conditions across the northern Corn Belt. Midwestern winter [Read More…]

More unseasonable warmth ahead for the Heartland; a wet, very active pattern for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures from the central and southern Plains to the East Coast, while colder-than-normal conditions will cover the northern High Plains and the [Read More…]

Cattle lower, waiting for rest of week’s direct trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were down on the week’s steady to lower direct business, with feeders picking up additional pressure from the higher move in corn. April live was $.27 lower at [Read More…]

Cattle lower, waiting for rest of week’s direct trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were down on the week’s steady to lower direct business, with feeders picking up additional pressure from the higher move in corn. April live was $.27 lower at [Read More…]

Block named Outstanding Agricultural Educator
This year’s Outstanding Agricultural Educator says she’s still having fun teaching after 25 years. Melanie Block started her career at Ravenna High School in 2000. “Being able to be involved in my community and form [Read More…]

Block named Outstanding Agricultural Educator
This year’s Outstanding Agricultural Educator says she’s still having fun teaching after 25 years. Melanie Block started her career at Ravenna High School in 2000. “Being able to be involved in my community and form [Read More…]

Federal funding freeze halts Illinois EATS program
The deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) says the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze has halted the Illinois EATS program. Kristi Jones tells Brownfield it was part of the USDA funded Local [Read More…]

Federal funding freeze halts Illinois EATS program
The deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) says the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze has halted the Illinois EATS program. Kristi Jones tells Brownfield it was part of the USDA funded Local [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 6, 2025
May corn closed at $4.64, up 8 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.27 and 1/4, up 15 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $304.90, up $5.10May soybean oil closed at 43.17, up 18 [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 6, 2025
May corn closed at $4.64, up 8 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.27 and 1/4, up 15 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $304.90, up $5.10May soybean oil closed at 43.17, up 18 [Read More…]

Elanco partners with Medgene to launch HPAI vaccine for dairy cattle
Elanco Animal Health has partnered with Medgene to launch the first highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine for dairy cattle. Tim Bettington is executive vice president of corporate strategy and market development for Elanco. “Our ability [Read More…]

Iowa Ag Secretary encouraged by Central America trade mission
The top ag official in Iowa is encouraged following a recent trade mission to Central America. Ag Secretary Mike Naig says Costa Rica and Guatemala are two strong export markets for the U.S. “Both growing [Read More…]

Another Monroe County backyard flock HPAI positive
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed a third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Monroe County near the Ohio border. State officials say the backyard flock is the third detection [Read More…]

Expanding corn markets domestically
A southern Michigan farmer says the ag industry continues to look for new ways to expand domestic corn usage. Michigan Corn Marketing Program president Matt Holysz says the year-round E-15 remains the organization’s top priority. “We [Read More…]

Survive the 2025 Financial Squeeze
2025 could be a tough financial year as farmers navigate higher input costs, machinery prices, rising interest rates, and more. On this episode of Managing for Profit, an agronomy expert with AgroLiquid advises how growers [Read More…]

PEAK poultry conference
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will cover the PEAK poultry conference in Minneapolis, MN. The post PEAK poultry conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

MO Senate considers water export bill
Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would require a permit to export water outside of the state. Senator Jamie Burger is the bill sponsor and he tells Brownfield “in southeast Missouri, we irrigate heavily [Read More…]