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President Trump has waived a 106-year-old shipping law so foreign vessels can transport goods between U.S. ports. Economist Danny Munch with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield that President Trump’s waiver of the Merchant Marine [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is limiting poultry movement in twenty southern counties. The department is suspending poultry shows, exhibitions, swap meets, and movement of poultry to other events from the Illinois [Read More…]

A farmer in southern Minnesota is beginning spring fieldwork preparations. Brent Mohn grows corn and soybeans near Lakeville and says he started moving equipment around before last weekend’s blizzard. “Getting stuff ready. But I mean [Read More…]

Farmers National Company has acquired a Kansas-based farm management division to help provide sustainability for ag operations.     FNC says the purchase from Peoples Bank and Trust in McPherson, Kansas, will give producers access to [Read More…]

The senior vice president with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says the industry is closely watching for signs of increased confidence in the ag economy. Curt Blades says equipment dealer inventories are key. “It’s in [Read More…]

State lawmakers are encouraging officials to address regulatory burdens for farmers within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as part of a proposed Farm Start program. Representative Mike Muelher says the cost of [Read More…]

Another option to control disease in corn and soybeans. In this Managing for Profit, Sabih Javed, U.S. Corn and Soybean Fungicide Product Lead at Bayer Crop Science, discusses how Delaro Complete compares to other products [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and near- or below-normal precipitation across much of the country.  Colder-than-normal conditions will be confined to areas along and [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cold air—accompanied by snow showers—remains in place from the upper Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes States.  Meanwhile, warm weather is returning across the southwestern Corn Belt, including Nebraska and [Read More…]

The Food Security Leadership Council says greater investments in U.S. agriculture research would help lower costs for farmers and consumers while strengthening global food security. Executive Director Anna Neslon tells Brownfield public investments have declined [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans bought back part of Monday’s drop, with help from gains in soybean and crude oils. Soybean meal futures were lower on product spread trade with bean [Read More…]

The Ohio Soybean Council is working to create new domestic demand opportunities for Ohio-grown soybeans. Madi Corbi says BIORESTOR is helping extend the life of rural roads in northwest Ohio. “Any traditional petroleum product, we can put soy in [Read More…]

Twenty-one new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in commercial poultry facilities across the state since the beginning of March. Denise Derrer Spears with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the wild bird migration [Read More…]

May corn $4.54, unchangedMay soybeans $11.57, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $311.70, down 50 centsMay soybean oil 65.97, up 203 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.89 and 3/4, down 7 and 1/2 centsApr. live cattle [Read More…]

The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says it isn’t easy for young cattle producers to get started, but it can be done. Jackie Moore of Joplin Regional Stockyards in [Read More…]

Minnesota farmer Tom Frisch recently served as chair of the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council and says there were several takeaways. Frisch is also a volunteer firefighter and has helped promote soy-based firefighting foam. [Read More…]

The Trump administration could be poised to make a big announcement on biofuels policy next week. U.S Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield he’s hopeful Renewable Volume Obligations for 2026 and 2027 will be announced during [Read More…]

A technical expert with Pig Improvement Company North America says there’s a renewed focus in the pork industry on wean-to-finish survivability. Isaiah Spath tells Brownfield better management begins at the sow farm. “Preparing a good [Read More…]

Adam Abel is the State Grazing Lands Specialist with Wisconsin’s NRCS.  He tells Brownfield that rotational grazing can work for nearly every farm, cutting the cost of production for beef cattle and dairy heifers.  The [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply lower to start the week, and nearby soybean contracts were actually limit down on Monday.  The market is concerned that the trade meeting with China could be delayed beyond its late March [Read More…]