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A farmer from western Iowa says he pulled back on fungicide purchases this year and is starting to see the results at harvest. Kevin Ross says corn yields have been a mixed bag. “Corn we’ve [Read More…]

Fire prevention helps farmers stay safe at harvest. Dry fields, low humidity, high winds, and hot farm equipment have been causing harvest fires across the Midwest. Gale Blomenkamp with the Boone County Fire District in [Read More…]

October is National Farm to School month. Brianna Goode, Indiana’s Farm to School coordinator, says the program connects farmers with school districts interested in serving locally grown food in school cafeterias. AUDIO: Healthy Living on [Read More…]

A lender says most dairy farms have been financially healthy during this ag economic downturn, but they’re reluctant to expand or make capital investments. Curtis Gerrits is the Senior Animal Ag Lending Specialist for Compeer [Read More…]

The chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee says he’s optimistic the Trump administration will announce more details of farmer assistance “fairly soon.” Jason Smith tells Brownfield the government shutdown doesn’t help the [Read More…]

The president of the Hemp Feed Coalition (HFC) says approval of hemp seed meal for laying hens is the latest step in expanding markets for hemp growers. Andrew Bish says hemp grain brings many benefits [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Support was tied to the optimism about tariff talks with China and the potential for trade aid. Still, those tariff discussions are a few weeks away and [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.22, up 2 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.29 and 1/2, up 7 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $278.00, up $1.10Dec. soybean oil 51.48, up 44 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.07 and 1/4, up 1/2 [Read More…]

A west central Minnesota farmer is looking for ways to improve margins for next year. Noah Hultgren grows corn, soybeans, sugarbeets, edible beans, and alfalfa near Raymond in Kandiyohi County. “We’re real tight with some [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production surged last week as many operations wrapped up seasonal maintenance. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.071 million barrels per day, an increase of 76,000 on the week and 33,000 [Read More…]

Basis levels for corn and soybeans have improved some across the Midwest. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield “Down at the Gulf of Mexico basis has been firming; October has an eight cent [Read More…]

AgriGold’s agronomy division manager says farmers should keep a close eye on corn moisture and field conditions to protect yields. John Brien says dry conditions across the Eastern Corn Belt are causing corn to dry [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady except for block cheese and butter Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.63.  No sales were recorded Wednesday, after Tuesday’s ten sales.  Forty-pound cheese blocks [Read More…]

The down farm economy could stunt the adoption of conservation practices. Eastern Iowa farmer Alan Mohr says there’s usually a cost associated with cover crops or changing tillage systems. “These things aren’t always the cheapest [Read More…]

The Indiana Soybean Alliance is donating soy-based Goodyear tires to several charitable organizations across the state as a way to give back to rural communities. Chair Denise Scarborough says the donations support local needs and [Read More…]

Bayer Crop Science continues to emphasize innovation and is working to address the evolving needs of corn farmers today. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Todd Heap, Bayer Global Corn Strategy Lead, discusses the [Read More…]

Farm groups from across the country are calling for economic support to help producers dealing with depressed markets. Kam Quarles with Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance and National Potato Council says the crisis facing family farms is [Read More…]

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This year’s World Dairy Expo Dairy Producer of the Year is always seeking ways to improve the farming operation. Ken McCarty tells Brownfield they were milking around 800 cows in the early 1990s and now [Read More…]