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An ag banker says farmers need to maintain strong balance sheets even as inflation has slowed.  Barry Benson with Nebraska-based First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) tells Brownfield… We do have to look to sharpen our pencils, make [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in much of the mid-Atlantic, Midwest, western Great Basin, and Pacific Coast States.  Meanwhile, [Read More…]

University of Iowa Ag Economist Chad Hart says many farmers have a lot of old crop grain in storage and some of that will need to be moved to make room for what’s expected to [Read More…]

Top officials with the Illinois Farm Bureau say profitability concerns are bringing increased awareness around farmer mental health. President, and Ogle County farmer, Brian Duncan tells Brownfield… “As we look at depressed commodity prices, wondering [Read More…]

Cyberattacks continue to be a growing problem for the agriculture sector.  Mark McHargue, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau tells Brownfield… “They’re really looking at certainly supply chain type venues or vectors that people can [Read More…]

The recent rains and cooler temperatures are welcome at the Missouri State Fair and on the farm. Drew Lock, a farmer from northeast Missouri, says it’s been unusually comfortable for the fair. “Normally the fair [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up waiting for direct business to develop.  Contracts were oversold and there was support by stronger boxed beef prices.  October live cattle closed $.72 higher [Read More…]

Soybean export business is growing in Uzbekistan. Minnesota farmer Patrick O’Leary says he was in the central Asian country last week for the arrival of about 150 tons of U.S. soymeal. “A very small thing, [Read More…]

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The USDA is projecting a bigger domestic hay crop in 2024. Total hay production is estimated at 74.45 million tons, up 8% from 2023 with an improved yield of 2.07 tons per acre thanks to [Read More…]

Six Indiana 4-H members were named champions during the 2024 Indiana State Fair Supreme Drive. Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau, winning 4-H participants from each female breeding category went on to take part in the [Read More…]

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has lowered that nation’s corn production estimate due to weather issues in some key growing areas. CONAB now has Brazil’s total corn crop at 115.649 million tons, 0.2% lower than [Read More…]

Many people are Driven to Deliver for Iowa’s soybean farmers. On this latest episode of Seeds of Success, a leader with the Iowa Soybean Association discusses why it’s important for a farmer-led organization to recognize [Read More…]

In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear how Henry Ford’s curiosity for the soybean paved the way for thousands of innovations. Michigan Soybean Committee’s John Burk joins us to discuss what farmers are doing now [Read More…]

A western Kansas farmer says corn is being challenged by a lack of moisture. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield… “I’ve been seeing a lot of fields of corn getting plowed under and they might go back [Read More…]

Iowa farmers spent a mostly dry week harvesting oats, cutting and baling alfalfa, and preparing for fall harvest. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says the oat harvest is 93 percent complete, one day ahead of [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply lower on speculative and technical selling. The USDA is projecting a record large U.S. soybean crop with an all-time high for yield and higher acreage numbers, along with larger new crop U.S. [Read More…]

It was a mostly dry week for Arkansas farmers, with almost no rainfall but most crops are doing well. Twenty-seven percent of the corn is in excellent condition, with 52% in good and 17% in [Read More…]

The USDA says corn is maturing nicely, and soybeans and cotton are steadily progressing, but more rain is needed. Crop conditions have improved across the board, but concerns remain about yield outlook and prices headed [Read More…]

There’s a lot of variability in crop condition and development across Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai tells Brownfield recent rainfall patterns could make it even more pronounced. “Southern Minnesota and southwestern [Read More…]