Ag News

The president of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers hopes Congress prioritizes the farm bill early in 2026. Kevin Leiser says farmers need certainty. “The biggest thing is if you get it done then you’ve [Read More…]

The director of sales with Asylon (Ay-sih-lon) Robotics says some farmers are turning to a futuristic version of man’s best friend to protect their investments. Kurt George says DroneDog is a robotic, automated security dog [Read More…]

The market ended up the week with three consecutive higher sessions.  There was another flash sale of soybeans announced on Friday morning from the USDA. That continues to add the recently reported sales and reports of [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.35 and 1/4 , up 3 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans $11.37 3/4 and ½, up 6 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal $314.40, down $2.70Dec soybean oil $51.76, up $.89 centsDec. Chicago wheat $5.3, [Read More…]

Researchers at Purdue University are trying to help identify corn hybrids that are more tolerant to drought conditions. Mike Mickelbart, professor of botany and horticulture, says the project is studying more than 300 different hybrids. [Read More…]

Strong beef prices are helping a Minnesota crop and livestock farmer compensate for low corn and soybean prices. Rose Karau farms near St. James. “On the crop side, the cattle are eating $3 corn. Which [Read More…]

An ag economist says updates to federal biofuels policies could have a big impact on commodity markets. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says year-round E15 isn’t the long-term answer for corn demand. He tells Brownfield it’s [Read More…]

An atmospheric scientist says the winter storms that arrived before Thanksgiving and are expected to bring considerable snowfall and is exactly what much of the Great Lakes states needed. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the Southwest and most areas from the Rockies to the Appalachians, while warmer-than-normal conditions will be confined to the lower [Read More…]

Iowa’s Ag Secretary says a recent trade mission to Southeast Asia helped strengthen relationships with export partners. On this episode of Managing for Profit, Mike Naig says Vietnam and Indonesia represent significant opportunities for U.S. [Read More…]

A new report highlights the need for a stable agricultural workforce to support Thanksgiving dinner grown in America. Third-generation farmer Linda Pryor tells Brownfield every stage of the food supply chain is dependent on labor. “Without [Read More…]

Farm business management coach Bret Oelke says effective labor management is a critical driver of farm profitability. Oelke, the owner of Innovus Agra, says having skilled, dependable staff is important to keep a farm productive. [Read More…]

A farmer in southeast South Dakota says winter weather has ended fall fieldwork. “We’ve got the fertilizer down. We just don’t have the ground worked yet.” Travis Mockler tells Brownfield “I’ve been messing with the [Read More…]

A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota says it’s unlikely Congress will pass a Farm Bill 2.0 by the end of the calendar year. Dusty Johnson tells Brownfield “I would certainly love to get it done [Read More…]

The United Soybean Board says the popularity of high oleic soybeans is growing.  Keenan McRoberts tells Brownfield the high oleic varieties are giving producers a locally-grown alternative to fat supplements in dairy rations. “It’s primarily [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. There’s been no confirmation on more rumored U.S. soybean purchases by China. Those could show up Friday morning, but in any event, the trade didn’t seem [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were up sharply on technical buying ahead of Thanksgiving, monitoring a blast of winter-like weather expected to impact the major U.S. feeding areas. December live [Read More…]

This year’s trade dispute between the U.S. and China disrupted business for a regional grain merchandiser. CEO Kurt Haarmann says Columbia Grain International processes, handles, and exports high-quality bulk grains, pulses, edible beans, oilseeds, and [Read More…]

The USDA’s broiler hatchery numbers were mixed. That’s as producers continue their efforts to meet demand and also staying wary of the recent increase in reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. 248.433 million broiler-type eggs [Read More…]

Multiple cases of a deadly neurological disease have the U.S. horse industry on high alert. “It is very scary. My vet and several vets I’ve talked to have never seen anything that has spread this [Read More…]