Ag News

Agricultural drones were a novel new idea less than a decade ago, but now, they are quickly becoming a cost-effective farming tool thanks to larger payloads, changes in regulations, and improved technology.  Arthur Erickson with [Read More…]

A west-central Tennessee farmer says the harvest has been quick. Alan Meadows tells Brownfield overall, it’s been a good crop.   “It got a little dry on some late planted stuff, but overall, you know, it’s [Read More…]

Harvest has been variable for some in central Nebraska. Mike Bergen, who farms in Hamilton County, tells Brownfield… “I think we thought in August, July, coming off a wet spring and early wet summer, that [Read More…]

A hydrologist with the National Weather Service says water levels along the lower Mississippi River are expected to continue to fall. Mary Lamm tells Brownfield the same problems that were seen on the river this [Read More…]

Corn and soybean harvest continues to move at a rapid pace in Nebraska. Southeast Nebraska farmer Logan Bredemeier wrapped up harvest on Friday. “Happy to be done. Wish it would have been better,” he says. [Read More…]

Photo contributed by the National FFA Organization. Six students from across the country will spend the next year sharing their passion for the FFA. Thadeus Bergschneider of Illinois is the newly installed National FFA President.   “I [Read More…]

A market analyst says soybean basis in St. Louis set a record this week, trying to incentivize farmers to sell new crop. “The actual bid for soybeans at St. Louis is 34 cents over, the [Read More…]

A Wisconsin teen is one of seven National Proficiency Award winners at the National FFA Convention & Expo. Jack Schuster from Marshall excelled in his Supervised Agricultural Experience working for his local Ace Hardware store. [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, while still ending the week with good gains. U.S. harvest forecasts generally look favorable for late activity and recent rain in Argentina and Brazil should help planting. [Read More…]

After the fallout from Iowa-based Pure Prairie Poultry’s abrupt closure, a Wisconsin contract farmer says he gave all of the birds away. Terry Filla tells Brownfield people came from near and far to take the free chickens. [Read More…]

Rural electric cooperatives are receiving a second round of funding from the USDA to help upgrade rural energy systems. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says projects will be funded by the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) [Read More…]

There’s some hope among farmers the recent uptick in corn and soybean export sales will improve prices. Bryan Biegler farms in southwest Minnesota. “It’s been nice seeing this little bump coming up here, certainly going [Read More…]

Syngenta and Taranis are partnering to help farmers use artificial intelligence to make agronomic decisions. Syngenta digital ag solutions marketing manager Meade McDonald says the collaboration has the potential to revolutionize farming using the power [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.6025, where it’s been for much of the week.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.02 [Read More…]

A University of Illinois Extension educator says it was a good growing season for the nation’s top pumpkin producing state. Nathan Johanning tells Brownfield… “Both types of pumpkins are very prevalent, although we raise at [Read More…]

A long-term grazing study conducted by the University of Nebraska found no significant signs of compaction when grazing corn residue in the fall or early spring.   Mary Drewnoski is a beef specialist with UNL… [Read More…]

The director of government relations with the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says upcoming details on the 45Z biofuels tax credit could be crucial for soybean growers. Andrew Larson tells Brownfield… “What those rules say is [Read More…]

Twelve university interns are highlighting the stories of National FFA Convention through an FFA Live show to discover career opportunities in the ag industry. Junior Lilly Pryor is studying agricultural education and agribusiness communications at [Read More…]

Precision agriculture is becoming more important for farmers and ranchers, but is also creating career opportunities for ag students. The National FFA Organization and Microsoft are featuring FarmBeats for Students, a program that helps ag teachers [Read More…]

As northwest Tennessee farmer says he’s looking ahead to the 2025 growing season and margins are a big concern. David Nichols tells Brownfield, “Prices sold off pretty hard and we’re down close to or below [Read More…]