Ag News

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday all options are on the table as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is renegotiated. “We could renegotiate it and that would be good, or we could just do different [Read More…]

As more grain is stored on-farm this fall, an economist at CoBank reminds farmers it costs to be your own grain elevator. Tanner Ehmke tells Brownfield “grain sitting in the grain bin is like cash [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans remain cautiously optimistic about the prospect of a trade aid announcement this week and the end of month tariff talks with China. Still, the trade [Read More…]

An eastern Nebraska farmer says purchasing fertilizer is becoming extremely difficult due to volatility in the markets.   Mitch Oswald says cost of production is increasing. “We’re going to have to find opportunities to market [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were lower except for whey Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.63.  Ten sales were recorded, ranging from $0.6150 to $0.63.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 [Read More…]

A farmer in southern Kansas says the current state of the ag economy has left many producers in a state of confusion and concern. “Empty promises are about all that we can get.” James Moreland [Read More…]

Medically tailored meals can help meet the needs of individuals with chronic health conditions. Josh Protas, the chief advocacy and policy officer for Meals on Wheels America, says the program is designed to improve overall [Read More…]

When a calf is born, it’s often worth a lot of money the moment it’s born, and faces the stress of their new environment and usually early weaning and moving.  Are producers doing everything they [Read More…]

Some Wisconsin farmers are done harvesting corn silage, and others aren’t far behind. Ben Augustine operates a dairy farm near Sheldon, and tells Brownfield he’s in the home stretch. “I’ve got 65 acres left and [Read More…]

Mexico has confirmed the latest case of New World screwworm 170 miles south of the U.S. border. According to Mexico’s agriculture ministry and sanitation agency, Senascia, the calf was intercepted in Neuvo Leon and is [Read More…]

An agronomist with American Crystal Sugar Company says the full-season harvest is starting this week. Joe Hastings says the warm temperatures have slowed things down. “We had planned to start on October 1, but due [Read More…]

Oilseed crops have been variable this fall for two western Minnesota farmers. Dan Younggren, who farms in Kittson County, tells Brownfield “we thought it would be a crop with a yield of 50 bushels/acre, plus, [Read More…]

A farmer in northeast Arkansas says most of the corn has been exceptional as harvest continues. Tommy Young says yields have been above 200 bushels/acre on two-thirds of the crop and the rest of it [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed, unable to follow through on the firm start to the session. Beans are waiting for more on potential trade aid for farmers, in addition to the planned tariff talks with China. That [Read More…]

Dry fields, low humidity, high winds, and hot farm equipment have been causing harvest fires across the Midwest. Paul Casper in Kingsbury County, South Dakota says there have been at least six combine fires in [Read More…]

Chet Edinger, a farmer in southeast South Dakota, says the hot, dry weather is taking the top end off corn and soybean yields. “We probably lost anywhere from three to four percent of our yield [Read More…]

A Wisconsin farmer is grateful for this year’s nearly-perfect growing conditions and surprisingly good soybean yields. Steve Duwe farms near Johnson Creek, and tells Brownfield this has been an exceptional year for soybeans. “My longterm [Read More…]

A southeast Indiana farmer says harvest pace is significantly behind schedule. Mike Koehne, raises food grade corn and soybeans in Decatur County, and says his soybean crop is finally ready. “We got planted late,” he [Read More…]

A southeastern Illinois farmer says soybeans have been the focus of harvest operations in his area. Don Guinnip, who raises corn, soybeans, wheat, and cattle in Clark County, tells Brownfield, “Harvest has begun.”  He says, [Read More…]

Corn continues to leave U.S. ports at a rapid pace. The USDA says corn export inspections during the week ending October 2nd were up sharply on the year, mainly to Mexico and Japan, reflecting the [Read More…]