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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says beef muscle sampling of cull dairy cows confirms that the meat supply is safe.   The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service analyzed samples from 109 cull [Read More…]

A principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the transition to a La Nina is trying to happen right now. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield “If you look at the ocean temperatures, there’s a nice [Read More…]

Dry conditions in the last week allowed some producers to cut and bale hay and a University of Missouri Extension field specialist says while hay tonnage is there, quality isn’t the greatest. Rusty Lee tells [Read More…]

The director of government relations and strategy at the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says he’s disappointed in several aspects of the new 53.1-billion-dollar state budget. Andrew Larson tells Brownfield… “We’re also concerned to see a [Read More…]

A leader with Clean Fuels Alliance America says concerns about potential requirements for sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks derived from crops are well-founded. Kurt Kovarik suggests there’s an anti-corn ethanol agenda as the Biden administration develops [Read More…]

A strategic planner says local commissions need to involve farmers in the zoning process to preserve farmland across rural landscapes. Paul Sachs, director of strategic impact with Ottawa County, tells Brownfield community planning should consider [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production moved higher last week as stocks sank. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production was an eight-week high, averaging 1.068 million barrels a day, up 49,000 on the week and 64,000 on [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.01 closing at $0.4050.  One sale was recorded at that price.  The cheese market had a second straight day of buying [Read More…]

Corn farmers are encouraged to look for early season signs of stress. Pioneer agronomist Jonathan Rotz says regular scouting is important. “One of the things that we have to watch is that we don’t just [Read More…]

A Fort Wayne, Indiana dairy farm has been able to expand and diversify its operation through a grant from the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance.   Kuehnert Dairy Farm co-owner Andrew Kuehnert says the new milk house [Read More…]

An Enlist field specialist recommends including weed pressure into early season crop scouting. Mark Mongin says once planting is done and preemergence herbicides are applied, regular scouting is imperative. “I mean really getting out, boots [Read More…]

China has blocked beef imports from the JBS Greeley, Colorado plant, according to a notice on the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection website. FSIS says China has a zero-tolerance policy for ractopamine in beef products.  Under current rules, [Read More…]

Data from Helena Agri-Enterprises has revealed some nutrient deficiency trends from tissue samples taken across the country in a variety of crops. On this episode of Managing for Profit, a Helena agronomist discusses some of [Read More…]

An eastern Iowa farmer says the price and availability of inputs is one of his biggest concerns after some recent tariff announcements. Lance Lillibridge tells Brownfield the Commerce Department’s decision to raise tariffs on phosphate [Read More…]

Officials have confirmed a recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Sioux County, Iowa impacted 4.2 million commercial egg-laying chickens. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship tells Brownfield all birds in the [Read More…]

A farm real estate specialist says cash rental rates have been strong across parts of the Corn Belt. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says, “I picked up several results here lately and I [Read More…]

A dairy feed additive that has been available in other countries has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Katie Cook with Elanco Animal Health says they are pleased the FDA completed its review [Read More…]

An agronomist says farmers should closely evaluate their nitrogen plans when dealing with less than ideal corn stands. Drew Beckman, with Beck’s Hybrids, tells Brownfield… “If you’re planting at 34- or 35-thousand, maybe you’re coming [Read More…]

The incoming president of the Livestock Marketing Association says cattle marketing patterns have shifted now that the drought has improved in northeast Missouri. Mike VanMaanen owns a livestock auction in Pike County and tells Brownfield [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on profit-taking ahead of the week’s direct business.  There is also concern that China has blocked beef imports from the JBS processing facility in [Read More…]