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A farmer in eastern Missouri says he’s expecting variable corn at harvest. Jim Boerding, who farms in St. Charles County, tells Brownfield “there’s a lot of wet holes out there. There will be really good [Read More…]

A southwest Minnesota farmer is optimistic about corn and soybean yields with harvest about a month away. Bryan Biegler farms near Lake Wilson. “Our crops are looking really well, I don’t know if could get [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower amid ongoing uncertainties around demand.  November beans closed 13 and 1/2 cents lower on Tuesday at $10.41.  The market remains concerned about trade and tariffs.  China still has yet to make a [Read More…]

Wisconsin crops continue to look good, despite battles with weeds and diseases. Darin Von Ruden, Wisconsin’s Farmers Union President says he and his neighbors have been focused on harvesting hay. “We’re about finished up with [Read More…]

The push for nationwide year-round E15 could intensify in the fourth quarter of 2025. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner says Congress nearly made it happen at the end of 2024. “We’re a little [Read More…]

The executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center says a new tool is helping farmers and ag consultants access local conservation assistance.  Ryan Heiniger says the Conservation Connector is a platform designed to help farmers [Read More…]

Missouri Soybean’s CEO and Executive Director Casey Wasser says he’s looking forward to working with the state’s soybean farmers to grow demand and address ag regulations. The post Meet Missouri Soybean’s New CEO/Executive Director appeared [Read More…]

A pair of state commodity groups continue to push for nationwide, year-round E-15. Mike Bergen is a farmer director with the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and says he’s optimistic that the effort won’t stall in [Read More…]

The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says agriculture needs a win. “We need some pelts on the wall.” Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County, tells Brownfield the economic outlook for farmers isn’t promising. [Read More…]

The twice-extended 2018 Farm Bill faces expiration in less than a month. American Farm Bureau president Zippy Duvall tells Brownfield the deadline is September 30th. “Or we revert back to old law, so that’s one [Read More…]

The executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says the U.S. farmer can be a bridge to help resolve trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Mike Steenhoek says U.S. farmers feed the world and [Read More…]

Drone use is becoming more popular, especially for corn fungicide applications, but there are situations drones could be a good tool for applying fungicides or micronutrients to soybeans.  Bryce Himmelberg with the University of Wisconsin [Read More…]

A marketing analyst says the latest USDA trade outlook isn’t that surprising considering how cheap U.S. grain is on the world market. Angie Setzer is the co-founder of the grain marketing firm Consus. “Especially as we’ve [Read More…]

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Ryan Gentle, an agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids, told Brownfield at the 2025 Farm Progress Show that the company is bringing new corn traits to the market in 2026. He also says their customers are [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, while still ending the week with modest losses. Soybeans continue to wait for some sign of progress in tariff talks between the U.S. and China. For [Read More…]

A dairy organization continues to bring farmers, neighbors, and local government officials together to discuss rural issues. Professional Dairy Producers President Paul Lippert tells Brownfield the Agricultural Community Engagement or ACE meetings are a partnership [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday with no activity on the cheese market at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0150 at $0.57. Two sales were recorded at $0.5675 and $0.57.  Forty-pound cheese [Read More…]

A market analyst says he’s concerned China still hasn’t purchased any U.S. soybeans for the new crop marketing year. Arlan Suderman is with StoneX Group says the country usually has 150 to 200 million bushels [Read More…]

The call for action on year-round E-15 was loud at this year’s Farm Progress Show. Kenneth Hartman, Jr., president of the National Corn Growers Association and a southern Illinois farmer, says expanding access to higher [Read More…]