Ag News

Missouri’s state climatologist says the state’s first frost is late and could be much later. Pat Guinan says the normal date for the first Missouri frost is around October 11th. “Typically, already by this time [Read More…]

Data from the University of Illinois shows farm machinery costs have risen substantially since 2019. Farm management professor Gary Schnitkey says every two years the Department of Ag and Consumer Economics collects list prices from [Read More…]

The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers is requesting nominations for roundtable participants, including farmers and ag groups, for regional discussions on the Waters of the U.S. Missouri Corn and Soybean’s Environmental Director Darrick Steen [Read More…]

An economist says declining dairy cow numbers are reflective of regions facing tighter margins and higher feed costs this year. Economist Tanner Ehmke with CoBank tells Brownfield farmers in New Mexico are especially getting hit [Read More…]

Dec. corn closed at $5.25 and 3/4, up 9 centsNov. soybeans closed at $12.17 and 3/4, up 11 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $316.60, up $2.50Dec. soybean oil closed at 61.29, up 85 [Read More…]

A crop and livestock producer in southwest Iowa says margins are tight. Duane Aistrope raises cattle and grows corn and soybeans in Fremont County. “We background feed our cattle, we just run a cow/calf operation, [Read More…]

After several years of tight supplies and drought this season, Christmas tree growers are making plans now on how to provide real trees. Executive director of the National Christmas Tree Promotion Broad Marsha Gray tells [Read More…]

A retired U.S. Senator says Washington politics will be obstacle in the next farm bill. Former U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate and House Ag Committees Pat Roberts tells Brownfield reworking the current farm [Read More…]

Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange came down from earlier week highs Friday as cash markets brought some pressure to prices. October Class III milk up two cents at $17.94. November eight cents lower [Read More…]

Trade Promotion Authority and the need to implement new trade deals were among concerns raised by farmers during this week’s Farmers for Free Trade Roundtable. Doug Chapin, a Michigan dairy farmer and chairman of the [Read More…]

Above normal temperatures and favorable field conditions allowed Wisconsin farmers to continue harvesting last week. USDA reporters say about four-and-a-half days were suitable for fieldwork, and many areas were 10 degrees warmer than usual for [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and technical selling, with November falling below $12 a bushel. The USDA raised production, yield, and new crop ending stocks, all larger than expected and above a year ago. [Read More…]

Compeer Financial director of swine lending Kent Bang says there is a lot of volatility in the hog markets right now.  He points to issues with labor and concerns about African swine fever as two [Read More…]

Harvest timing is a complex and potentially costly decision for farmers. Ken O’Brien, U.S. digital platform marketing leader at Corteva, says they’ve developed a free digital resource to help determine the optimum moisture content for [Read More…]

The USDA is projecting new crop U.S. soybean ending stocks above 300 million bushels. Speaking to Brownfield ahead of Tuesday’s supply and demand report, Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting president Mike Zuzolo said he was [Read More…]

The CEO and Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Fair has decided to retire.  Kathleen O’Leary announced she will leave her post at the end of the month after holding that role since being named [Read More…]

Missouri Soybean Director of Licensing Bryan Stobaugh says that investment in the QualySense QSorter® will improve research and efficiency for soybean breeders. The QSorter® is a single seed sorter that reduces the time and sample [Read More…]

A recent report from Texas A&M’s Agriculture and Food Policy Center says government mandates for price discovery could cost the cattle industry billions of dollars. David Anderson, a livestock economist and editor for the 180-page [Read More…]

Harvest is in full swing, and Indiana farmer Ethan Clarke says he’s taken out some soybeans and “nosed” into corn. He tells Brownfield he’s been smiling a lot at looking at the yield monitor and [Read More…]

The U.S. Trade Representative has engaged in talks with her Chinese counterpart.  Katherine Tai and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He met virtually Friday in what the USTR office calls a candid exchange where both acknowledged [Read More…]