Ag News

A farm business management coach says it’s still possible for farmers to be profitable and reduce losses in challenging times. Bret Oelke with Innovus Agra says profitability comes down to being excellent in more than [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were limit down on fund liquidation and technical weakness.  The market continues to digest the administration’s talk of an eventual reopening of the southern border.  December [Read More…]

An agricultural real estate expert says there has not been a drop in most farmland values. Colton Lacina with Farmers National Company tells Brownfield despite the farm economy, ag land values have been steady. “Depends [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Support came from the ongoing cautious optimism about the trade framework with China. Still, there are a lot of unknowns about the proposed deal and China also [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.35 and 1/4, up 3 and 3/4 centsJan. soybeans $11.34 and 1/4, up 12 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal $324.80, up $7.40Dec. soybean oil 49.69, up 16 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.54 and 3/4, [Read More…]

An American Farm Bureau economist says the government shutdown has an impact on his job. Danny Munch tells Brownfield government produced data is an important part of what he needs to give farmers vital information [Read More…]

An eastern Nebraska farmer says extreme weather took a toll on some of his crops this year. Mark McHargue of Central City says corn yields varied. “We had a lot of disease. I think it [Read More…]

Dairy farms across the Great Lakes don’t have the workforce they need, and it’s restricting business operations. MSU economist David Ortega tells Brownfield a recent survey found 15 percent of dairies in Michigan have had a worker [Read More…]

Northern Indiana continues to be a hotspot for new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Denise Derrer Spears, the public information director for the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, says there have been sixteen new [Read More…]

More ethanol was produced in the U.S. last week than any other week on record. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.123 million barrels per day, rising 32,000 on the week and 18,000 [Read More…]

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is backing away from a proposal that could increase animal health program fees. The department says they received more than 500 comments on the proposed fees.  Tim Fiocchi [Read More…]

Many farmers are analyzing their crop fertility programs while preparing for 2026. Mosaic agronomist Kip Jacobs says low commodity prices and high input costs create a challenging financial situation. “With the current farm economy forecast [Read More…]

The CEO of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services says multiple years of losses, high input costs and ongoing global uncertainty means farmers in Arkansas face a critical year ahead. “This is the worst I’ve seen since [Read More…]

Ag economist Ben Brown with University of Missouri Extension says row crop farmers and ag lenders will have some difficult conversations in the upcoming loan renewal season. “We’ve had three years now on the row [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on technical liquidation and the talk that feeder cattle imports from Mexico could resume.  December live cattle closed $4.42 lower at $227.77 and [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, along with higher trade in the dollar during the session. Contracts look overbought after the recent strength, but beans remain optimistic about trade deal framework with [Read More…]

The CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement could provide an opportunity to expand market access for farmers. Ted McKinney says Mexico and Canada [Read More…]

Michigan potato growers are asking state lawmakers to repeal an outdated licensing rule from the 1960s. Michigan Potato Industry Commission Executive Director Kelly Turner testified during a recent Michigan House Agriculture Committee hearing. “This program, when it [Read More…]

New legislation has been introduced in Wisconsin that would require school districts to serve real butter in school meal programs. State Senator Howard Marklein is the Senate author of the bill. He says, “Representative Todd [Read More…]

The Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director says he’s hopeful the U.S. Supreme Court this week can help get tariff authority back into the hands of Congress. Brian Kuehl tells Brownfield, “I think that the President has overstepped on his authority [Read More…]