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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…]

A farmer in northeast Missouri says the state’s soy checkoff is in the process of researching a new resistant gene that protects soybeans against Soybean Cyst Nematode. Mark Lehnbauer, chairman of the Missouri Soybean Merchandising [Read More…]

While some in agriculture express concern about President Trump’s new tariffs, a group representing many beef producers is applauding the move. Bill Bullard with R-CALF USA tells Brownfield they’ve been calling for tariffs against beef [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were up sharply on technical buying, while waiting for widespread direct cash business. April live was $1.90 higher at $196.55 and June was up $2.62 at $192.70. April [Read More…]

Legislation to lower interest rates for agricultural and rural home loans has been reintroduced in the U.S. House. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra helped introduce the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy, or ACRE Act, [Read More…]

U.S. broiler hatchery numbers had another round of year-to-year gains last week. The USDA says 251.452 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, a rise of 992,000 on the week and 3% on the year, [Read More…]

The combined U.S. and Canadian livestock numbers are mixed. A joint report from the USDA and Statistics Canada shows a slight year-to-year increase in the combined hog herd at 89.7 million head from the end [Read More…]

Farmers and ranchers let a U.S. House committee know how devastating wolves have been since being reintroduced by the Fish and Wildlife Service and protected by the Endangered Species Act. Public Lands Council (PLC) Secretary [Read More…]

Containerized freight challenges continue to plague the movement of some agricultural products. Randy Duckworth with the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance says there’s a shortage of containers. “We want to make sure that we have [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as butter and block cheese prices stopped falling.    Dry whey was down $0.02 at $0.49.  Five sales were recorded, ranging from $0.49 to $0.4950.  [Read More…]

After launching Pioneer brand Z-Series soybeans at last year’s Commodity Classic, the Pioneer team was at the 2025 Commodity Classic providing an update on how these soybeans broke records and performed throughout the first year [Read More…]

Many growers rely on the weed control power of 2,4-D to control broadleaves in corn. With Enlist® corn, growers can unlock the advantages of corn tolerant to Enlist One® and Enlist Duo® herbicides, including a [Read More…]

With spring planting quickly approaching, it’s critical farmers get nitrogen applied on their corn acres — especially if a rain prevented fall applications — to provide the best start possible for their crop. Andrew Luzum, [Read More…]

Get a head start to weed control this year with Corteva’s newest corn herbicide: Resicore® REV herbicide. Brooklynne Dalton, Portfolio Marketing Lead for Corn Herbicides, explains how the three distinct modes of action in Resicore [Read More…]

Feed makes up about three-quarters of the operating cost for most cattle producers. Dr. Meredith Harrison with precision livestock technology company C-Lock says cow-calf and feedlot operations can improve margins by doing more than maximizing [Read More…]

The chief science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says Brazil could be facing challenges with its second corn crop. Eric Snodgrass says some areas of the country are dry. “The eastern growing regions that are [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in most areas from the Plains eastward, while colder-than-normal conditions will be confined to northern Maine and the western U.S.  Meanwhile, [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, blizzard conditions linger from parts of Iowa into the upper Great Lakes region, due to snow driven by wind gusts locally exceeding 60 mph.  Conditions in blizzard-affected areas are extremely difficult [Read More…]

The DEKALB® corn and Asgrow® soybean brands recognized their 2024 yield winners during Commodity Classic earlier this week in Denver, Colorado. In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB Brand Manager Jamie Horton and Asgrow Brand [Read More…]

Many in the ag industry continue to push for year-round E15.   Nebraska farmer Jan tenBensel says, “There’s a lot of frustration that it seems so obvious that it should have happened already.”  He tells Brownfield [Read More…]