Ag News
Mulhern retiring from NMPF
The National Milk Producers Federation has announced its president and CEO will retire at the end of the year. Jim Mulhern, a Wisconsin native, has led the organization for a decade and spent 45 years [Read More…]
MO farmers focus on crop nutrition
An agronomist in northwest Missouri says farmers are starting to top-dress corn. Erin Marlow with Cropwise Consulting tells Brownfield the corn looks good as more nitrogen is added for its key growth stage. “It’s [Read More…]
Trade deficit projected to grow as USDA lowers the value of ag exports
University of Missouri ag economist Scott Brown says in its latest Trade Outlook, the USDA projects a significant decline in export values while raising the value of imports. “We’re going to import $198 billion and [Read More…]
Postemergence weed control
Dry weather might have led to some less effective soil applied herbicides this year. In this Pods for Profit, weed extension specialist Christy Sprague with Michigan State University highlights new weed technology available for soybean [Read More…]
Staying Focused on Growing Global Markets
In this week’s Missouri Corn Talk, U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Ryan LeGrand says there are a lot of global factors influencing corn demand including the Russia-Ukraine war and increased production in South America. [Read More…]
Wisconsin crops need rain after a good start
Now that planting is nearly wrapped up statewide, farmers are concerned about moisture as they start spraying weeds and side-dressing fertilizers. Mike Berget farms 85 hundred acres of corn and 3-thousand acres of soybeans in [Read More…]
Listen and identify that pest
Emily Bick University of Wisconsin entomologist Emily Bick is researching common crop pests and says they can be identified by the sounds they make when chewing on plants. She’s using microphones that attach to plants [Read More…]
Near-seasonal temperatures, rainfall across the much of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures and near- or above-normal precipitation across much of the country. Warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to southern Florida, the [Read More…]
SD crops doing ok as June begins
In its latest Crop Progress and Conditions Report, USDA says the winter wheat in South Dakota is rated 28% good to excellent as almost half of the crop is heading. Spring wheat conditions are rated [Read More…]
Corn silking and cotton squaring in Arkansas
Arkansas crops are entering their next stages of development. The USDA reports as of Sunday 1% of corn is silking, 1% of cotton has reached the squaring stage and 23% of soybeans are blooming. The [Read More…]
Baldwin’s wolf bill gets mixed reactions
New legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would remove the wolf from the endangered species list. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery Act would develop a regional-specific plan to delist [Read More…]
Kentucky crops: 72% corn and 78% soybeans rated good to excellent
Weather turned hot and dry in Kentucky as planting continues across the state. Corn is 97% planted, with 86% of the crop emerged, and 72% rated good to excellent. Soybeans are 80% planted, with 65% [Read More…]
Drought conditions show in MO crop report
The dry conditions across Missouri continue to show up in the crop condition ratings in USDA’s latest Crop Progress and Conditions report. USDA says Missouri’s pasture conditions are rated 20% good to excellent with hay [Read More…]
Planting ahead of usual pace and nearing completion in Minnesota
Planting remains ahead of normal with most farmers nearing completion in Minnesota. The latest weekly crop report from USDA says corn is 98 percent planted, one week ahead of last year and five days ahead [Read More…]
June Dairy Month Kick-off and Food Bank Donation
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be in Springfield, Illinois on June 7, 2023 as Illinois dairy farmers and Illinois Milk Producers Association (IMPA) donate 9,936 pounds of milk to two local food banks to help [Read More…]
NCGA expects on-time farm bill with debt ceiling raised
With Congress raising the debt ceiling, the National Corn Growers Association says that could clear the way for lawmakers to pass the 2023 Farm Bill on time. President Tom Haag tells Brownfield leaders of the [Read More…]
2023 South Dakota Governor’s Agribusiness Summit
Brownfield’s Carah Hart will be in Watertown July 18 and 19 for the 2023 South Dakota Governor’s Agribusiness Summit. …
A closer look at consumer trends
Ag economists look at several reports to see how consumer confidence is holding up – especially in times of economic uncertainty. So why do those reports matter to the ag industry – including farmers and [Read More…]
The high price of food
The rise in food prices has slowed, but consumers are still paying more for groceries and at restaurants. David Ortega is a food economist at Michigan State University. AUDIO: Healthy Living on food prices … [Read More…]
Changing natural gas market reopens EU fertilizer plants
An economist says increased European natural gas inventories have lowered prices, allowing some fertilizer producers to restart production. Teri Viswanath with CoBank tells Brownfield the gas scarcity measures that caused plants to shut down are [Read More…]