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The American Farm Bureau Convention is underway in San Antonio. Minnesota Farm Bureau president Dan Glessing says as members gather in Texas, there will be many challenges to discuss. “Just the uncertainty of the farm [Read More…]

The Director of Michigan State University Extension says he’s excited to reinvest in the organization’s workforce as part of a new strategic plan. Quentin Tyler tells Brownfield the organization has been working to redefine its [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, still ending the week with solid gains. Argentina has cut its export taxes on soybeans and products, allowing them to more aggressively market supplies. Of course, [Read More…]

The Missouri Department of Agriculture is taking steps to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The department has suspended all poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows, and swap meets in the counties containing control [Read More…]

A Republican Congressman from Kansas says Congress has a lot of work to get done this year – but a farm bill needs to be a priority. Tracey Mann tells Brownfield, “I’ve been to the [Read More…]

Pictured: National Pork Board’s Neal Hull at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) The director of domestic market development for the National Pork Board says they’re working on strategies to help drive [Read More…]

A Wisconsin dairy farmer is getting more feed efficiency and profitability by separating his corn silage before feeding it. Greg Friendshuh from Clear Lake, Wisconsin tells Brownfield he’s reduced his alfalfa acres by about one-third, [Read More…]

U.S. cattle placements fell during December. The USDA says 1.642 million cattle entered U.S. feedlots last month, a decline 3% on the year. That was below the range of pre-report expectations, reflecting the small size [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was down $0.0025 at $0.6975.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.6975 to $0.70.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0125 at $1.8325. [Read More…]

A National Corn Growers Association board member says farmers need to lean into efficiency gains to prepare for another year of low prices. Matt Frostic tells Brownfield, “We’re seeing input costs not dropping, that seems [Read More…]

On this final episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services discusses the importance of growers understanding how significant nitrogen loss can be, and how it can prevented. The post Three [Read More…]

In less than a week, the cattle industry will get a lot of much-needed data about the state of the U.S. cattle herd. Livestock economist Josh Maples says there’s one thing the industry is eyeing [Read More…]

The person likely to lead the USDA under President Trump is a supporter of whole milk in American diets. During the Senate confirmation hearing for USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins, Senator and Dr. Roger Marshall [Read More…]

A member of Clean Fuels Alliance America’s board of directors says biofuels are vital to his farm’s profitability. Nebraska farmer Greg Anderson tells Brownfield, “We’re seeing at least a 13% or greater of the value [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, waiting on the rest of the week’s direct business to develop and Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA.  February live cattle closed $1.05 [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Congressman has renewed his efforts to get more milk on the military menu.  Former Navy Seal and 3rd District Republican Derrick Van Orden’s first bill of the 119th Congress is the Strengthening Service [Read More…]

The director of government affairs for the Renewable Fuels Association says the re-introduction of the bipartisan Farm to Fly Act is a win for farmers. Jared Mullendore says expanding the use of ethanol in sustainable [Read More…]

U.S. Senate Ag Committee members are urging President Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture nominee to protect farmers from tariff retaliation. Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin encouraged Brooke Rollins to use her relationship with the president to find [Read More…]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Missouri.  According to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the virus has hit four commercial turkey farms in Jasper, Lawrence, and Newton counties, and more [Read More…]

U.S. commercial red meat production during December 2024 was 4.545 billion pounds. The USDA says that was slightly less than during December 2023, with the cattle and hog slaughters both posting year-to-year declines, canceling out [Read More…]