Ag News

The president of Indiana Farm Bureau says property taxes and water availability are the biggest priorities for members. During the association’s recent delegate session, Randy Kron says members wanted to ensure policy was put in [Read More…]

Cooler temperatures and dry weather helped Kentucky farmers in the field cutting hay and topping tobacco last week.  Seventy seven percent of tobacco is now topped, and 28% cut, both right on averages, with the [Read More…]

(Pictured: Story City, Iowa farmer Brent Larson – Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Many farmers are looking to meet with industry experts on a variety of challenges at this week’s Farm Progress Show. Eastern Iowa farmer [Read More…]

Spring wheat harvest continues to advance in South Dakota in one of the final weeks of August. USDA says 83% of the crop has been harvested, an increase of 13 percentage points from the previous [Read More…]

A southwestern Ohio farmer is concerned about the dry conditions across the state. Eric Tipton says it’s abnormally dry. “I think the big question right now is have we have we had enough precipitation to [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were higher, supported by oversold signals as traders watched the distribution of the show list. Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. October live [Read More…]

Small grains harvest continues in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says 74 percent of oats, 54% of spring wheat, and 57% of barley is harvested. The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 94% complete. [Read More…]

Corn and soybean conditions are consistently higher than they were last year in Nebraska. According to USDA’s weekly crop report, corn is rated 68 percent good to excellent in the state with 87 percent of [Read More…]

Corn and rice harvest started in the last week in portions of Missouri, with temperatures and moisture below normal for this time of the year. USDA says 2% of the corn is harvested, with 17% [Read More…]

A professor of crop physiology at the University of Illinois says fertility is the key to higher corn yields. Dr. Fred Below says proper crop nutrition is vital. “If there’s anything that I think is [Read More…]

The coordinator of the Illinois Agricultural Pest Survey says efforts are continuing to monitor the movement of the invasive spotted lanternfly. Kelly Estes tells Brownfield it can be especially damaging to vineyards and fruit trees. [Read More…]

Photo: Joclyn Bushman/Iowa Soybean Association The uses of soy will be on display at this year’s Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Iowa farmer Jeff Frank serves as treasurer for the Iowa Soybean Association’s Board [Read More…]

It’s been a busy week at the Nebraska State Fair for 4-H exhibitors.  Fourteen-year-old Harley Hansen was all emotions after her market steer Die Hard won overall grand champion Sunday. “He got really sick in [Read More…]

The Indiana corn and soybean checkoffs invest in developing trade relationships to grow demand for both corn and soybeans. Paul Hodgen, a farmer and member of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council says it’s all about moving [Read More…]

In this week’s Managing for Profit, a partnership with Brevant Seeds and Brownfield Ag News, Area Product Manager Brad Foresman has more on the latest advancements in soybean breeding for Brevant. The post Enlist E3 [Read More…]

The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says the organization is focused on farmer profitability as it recognizes its 60th year. Ron Kindred, who farms in Logan County, says soybean growers are facing many [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across northern sections of the Rockies and High Plains.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, with the most active months up on the week. Beans were oversold and saw bounce with help from soybean and crude oils. There’s also the chance [Read More…]

Minnesota livestock groups are working with the DNR to address deer depredation. State Cattlemen’s Association president Jake Thompson says deer are eating crops. “To the point where you have areas, fields that are, APH’s (average [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, unusually cool weather prevails.  Wednesday morning’s low temperatures dipped below 50°F in parts of the eastern Corn Belt.  Early Wednesday, any showers are limited to the middle Mississippi Valley.  Despite the [Read More…]