Ag News
Finalists named in U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
The U.S. Champion Cheese Contest is on its final day. The overall champion will be named Thursday afternoon in Green Bay, Wisconsin. A team of 42 judges evaluated 2,249 entries in many classes for the [Read More…]
Proposition 12 decision could come soon
The pork industry is awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision on Proposition 12, a measure requiring livestock to be raised under strict production practices. Sweet Springs, Missouri hog farmer and the newly elected president of the [Read More…]
Temps to vary greatly across the U.S.; an active, wet pattern continues for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures throughout the central and eastern U.S., except in northern New England, while colder-than-normal conditions will dominate the West. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
Pig farmers brace for possibility ASF enters U.S.
Pig farmers continue to brace for the possibility African swine fever enters the U.S. Dale Stevermer raises pigs near Easton in southern Minnesota and tells Brownfield the industry is fortunate to have a few years [Read More…]
Corn growers call for dispute settlement under USMCA and sound science in any rulings
Corn growers across the nation are calling on the administration to initiate a dispute settlement under the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement after Mexico’s latest decree to ban some U.S. imports of biotech corn. Ohio Corn [Read More…]
CO2 pipeline bill has ethanol group up in arms
A bill in the Iowa House would restrict the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon pipeline projects. House File 368 would require CO2 pipeline companies to gain 90% approval from landowners, and [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn give back some gains, wheat falls
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, along with a drop in crude oil. Beans and meal gave back part of Tuesday’s gains, focusing on record production in Brazil instead of weather in [Read More…]
Farmland values continue to grow, economist says
An economist says farmland values remain strong despite rising interest rates. Francisco Scott is with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. “Farm finances are quite good,” he said. “And so this is the [Read More…]
Caskey named CEO of National Corn Growers Association
The National Corn Growers Association has named its new CEO. Neil Caskey, the organization’s Vice President of Communications will start the new role on Monday, February 27th. He succeeds John Doggett who left NCGA at [Read More…]
January poultry production up 7% on year
U.S. poultry production shot higher in January. The USDA says total production was 4.464 billion pounds, a 7% increase on the year, including 4.007 billion pounds of chicken, also up 7%, and 445.179 million pounds [Read More…]
CME milk futures & cash dairy mixed Wednesday
Milk futures were down in the near months and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. March Class III milk was down $0.04 at $17.80. April was down $0.17 at $17.90. [Read More…]
Lead times still a struggle for new equipment
Some farmers and equipment dealers say they’re frustrated that lead times for new equipment are about a year. Illinois farmer Dave Rumboldt tells Brownfield he purchased two combines last spring, “they said they would deliver [Read More…]
The importance of product innovation
Product innovation is critical to a farmer’s success, but so is making sure products are selected and placed correctly. In this Managing for Profit, Lauren Botine, a Channel technical agronomist talks about how products go [Read More…]
Some relief in egg prices could be coming soon
Michigan State University food economist David Ortega says when it comes to egg prices, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. He tells Brownfield wholesale egg prices have started to decline rapidly. AUDIO: [Read More…]
Tuesday’s Top 3: Precision, Automation and Driving
Today wrapped up our second full day abroad, and it was filled with a firehouse of information about how CLAAS services their customers through part orders and machine manufacturing. While I haven’t been through many [Read More…]
Better weed control starts with evaluating previous growing seasons
Kip Jacobs, a tech services manager with UPL says weed control is one of his farmers’ top concerns heading into the 2023 growing season. He tells Brownfield’s now is a good time to start putting [Read More…]
Small grains cost-share program enrollment opens
Funding is available for farmers in five Midwestern states who are planning to seed small-grain crops. Lydia English, field crops viability manager with Practical Farmers of Iowa, says producers in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and [Read More…]
Cattle, hog futures find support heading into midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, supported by the recent strength in boxed beef prices, getting ready for the week’s direct business, and Friday’s On Feed numbers from [Read More…]
Become part of the food price story
A spokesperson for the Animal Agriculture Alliance says rising food prices can give farmers a platform to connect with consumers. Grace Platte tells Brownfield it’s important for the agricultural industry to be part of the [Read More…]
HPAI hits U.S. egg production
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza had an impact on chicken egg production in 2022. The USDA says the number of table and hatching egg layers last year averaged 379.304 million head, 3% less than 2021, with [Read More…]