Ag News

On this episode, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett sits down with Nick Martin from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to reflect on the 2024 pheasant hunting season in the state. Nick is known online as the ‪@iowabirdchaser‬ and for [Read More…]

The Trump administration’s recent round of funding freezes and job cuts is being felt by farmers.  Wisconsin Farmers Union’s Tommy Enright tells Brownfield Farmers Union is hearing from concerned members affected by the federal cuts. [Read More…]

The Kansas Legislature has advanced a House bill that would fund improvements to the state’s water infrastructure. Kansas Ag Secretary Mike Beam says it’s a good starting point. “In the long run, it’s not enough, [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, trimming the weekly gains slightly. Crop ratings in Argentina were up on the week after the recent and harvest weather looks good in Brazil. Some private [Read More…]

The vice president of public policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation says there are still many questions as USDA evaluates program funding in the Inflation Reduction Act, but “the secretary wanted to make sure [Read More…]

The Western Region Vice President of National FFA Organization says there is a place for everyone in the FFA. Abby Jacobsen says “to carry our world into its next era, we’re going to need all [Read More…]

U.S. milk production was up fractionally in January as dairy farmers worked to grow their herds. Production in the U.S. totaled more than 19 billion pounds with production per cow down seven pounds from last [Read More…]

The president of Missouri FFA says the future of agriculture is bright. Andi Belt from northeast Missouri tells Brownfield “these kids just getting started in the organization have a really good future ahead and it [Read More…]

A bill that would have banned the sale of lab-grown protein for 10 years in South Dakota has failed in the Senate. A second vote was considered after a tie vote on Wednesday, but lawmakers [Read More…]

John Deere is planning a workforce reduction at its Des Moines Works plant in Ankeny, Iowa. In a statement to Brownfield, Deere says 119 employees are losing their jobs as part of a three-group layoff [Read More…]

The Netherlands is seen as a gateway to the European Union for U.S. ag exports. Minnesota Department of Agriculture deputy commissioner Andrea Vaubel spoke to Brownfield after returning from a recent trade mission to the [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, light snow lingers across the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region.  Meanwhile, cold, dry, breezy weather covers the remainder of the Midwest.  Friday morning’s minimum temperatures fell to 0°F or [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook 1 calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the East, while warmer-than-normal weather will dominate the western and central U.S.  Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]

Two of Wisconsin’s dairy organizations have sued State Attorney General Josh Kaul. The Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and the Venture Dairy Cooperative have filed a lawsuit against Kaul, challenging his decision to outsource the department’s environmental [Read More…]

The executive director of Missouri Pork says the New Year is bringing renewed optimism for pork producers. “Producers need time to heal before any expansion happens.” Scott Hays says the bounce-back in prices has been welcome.  [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. South American weather appears largely favorable over the near-term. There’s more at least scattered rain in some forecasts for Argentina and harvest conditions in Brazil mostly [Read More…]

A western Kansas farmer says he’s cautiously optimistic about this year’s wheat crop. “With some of the moisture that’s come through, we’ve had a lot better luck with the stand this year, especially in the [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production improved slightly last week and stocks grew. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.082 million barrels per day, up 2,000 on the week and unchanged on the year. Iowa State [Read More…]

U.S. commercial red meat production was up in January 2025. The USDA says total production of 4.885 billion pounds was 2% above January 2024, with beef production gaining 4% to 2.37 billion pounds and pork [Read More…]

Michigan FFA’s state advisor says interest in career and technical training programs is helping to grow the organization. Mark Forbush tells Brownfield, “We have seven new programs than we had last year.” “We’re getting programs in more [Read More…]