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Despite the down economy, construction projects on farms continue to keep contractors busy. Jacob Ullmer from Fox Cities Builders in Seymour, Wisconsin tells Brownfield they’ve been busier over the past year, and 2025 is not [Read More…]

A northwestern Arkansas farmer says the USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) is an investment in rural America. Jared Phillips, who raises sheep and forages at Branch Mountain Farm in Washington County, says he utilized [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the department continues to review all programs under the USDA’s budget. She tells Brownfield the department is intentional in its review. “True conservation programs that our farmers and ranchers have [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday as cheese values continued to fall on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.46.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese block prices [Read More…]

Many producers are likely to see federal farm program payments this year. “ARC payments are likely in ‘25.” Paul Mitchell, director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says many farmers were [Read More…]

Michigan’s climate is ideal for growing higher protein food-grade soybeans. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll meet an edible soybean marketer with Star of the West Milling Company who will help explain more about the [Read More…]

Research shows Missouri beef consumers feel more strongly about animal welfare and management practices than the national average. In this episode, Dr. Craig Payne with the University of Missouri Extension shares how the Beef Quality Assurance [Read More…]

Retail prices for beef in the U.S. have already exceeded the record highs hit in 2024.  With the costs of other proteins, like eggs, could that impact what consumers are putting in their grocery carts. [Read More…]

Retail prices for beef in the U.S. have already exceeded the record highs hit in 2024.  With the costs of other proteins, like eggs, could that impact what consumers are putting in their grocery carts. [Read More…]

British farmer Mark Stubb credits several crop-specific Yield Enhancement Network programs for nearly doubling his wheat yields, and he was at the Michigan Wheat Program annual meeting to compare notes. The post British, U.S. farmers [Read More…]

Missouri’s Ag Director says she’s optimistic for a more durable definition for the latest revamp of the Waters of the United States rule. Chris Chinn tells Brownfield a quick decision from the Trump administration on [Read More…]

The dairy checkoff has an online tool to help producers learn from each other about conservation practices. Jacqi Coleman says Dairy Management Inc, dairy’s checkoff program, launched Dairy Conservation Navigator in November of 2024. “This [Read More…]

A beef processing facility in southeastern South Dakota has closed. CIMPL’s, LLC is part of the American Foods Group’s fresh meats division. A press release says the closure is due to changes in the current [Read More…]

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reopened the public comment period for an interim final rule for indemnity payments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The interim final rule requires farmers pass a [Read More…]

Nebraska Governor and licensed veterinarian Jim Pillen says when it comes to addressing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry, he has two beliefs – the virus always wins in a naïve population of people, birds [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Erin Anderson attends the Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast in Indianapolis, IN. The post Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Jim Douglas, Indiana soybean farmer and USMEF board member, talked to Brownfield during Commodity Classic about the importance of maintaining strong trade relationships amid current trade tensions. Hear the full interview below. The post The [Read More…]

Planning is a key component to staying ahead of weeds. Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jeff Moon, says with Enlist E3 soybeans, having Enlist herbicides as a cornerstone of your weed control plan, coupled with [Read More…]

Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association president Tyler Drewes talks to Brownfield about the organization’s policy updates during the 2025 Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado. Hear the full interview below. The post Ohio Corn and [Read More…]

More than $1 billion might be at risk for farmers across the country if Congress eliminates conservation funds appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act. But U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman tells Brownfield the [Read More…]