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Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5050. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.02 at $1.72.  Twelve sales were recorded, ranging from [Read More…]

The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) says crop damage caused by wildlife is weighing on his member’s minds. “That’s gaining ground on estate taxes as something that our farmers want to talk about [Read More…]

Mexico continues to be the largest export market for U.S. corn. In fact, 50% of corn grown in Illinois is exported. In this Managing for Profit, Jon Rosenstiel, former chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing [Read More…]

A former chairman of the US Soybean Export Council says diversifying trade relationships with other countries have helped increase demand for US soybeans. Kansas farmer Lance Rezac tells Brownfield Pakistan’s soybean crushing facilities recently signed [Read More…]

Pictured: Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins with the Schmitmeyer family in Darke County, Ohio. Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the emergency waiver to allow E-15 sales for the summer driving season is [Read More…]

Nebraska has the second most acres of irrigated cropland in the United States with nearly 8 million acres under some form of irrigation. NPPD and its generating facilities have had a long history supporting the [Read More…]

We’ve all heard the phrase “time is money.”  Michigan farmer Clint Hagen upgraded his planters to save a lot of time, and he’s planting 100 acres per hour.  Hagen discusses his off-season shop project that [Read More…]

Missouri Corn Growers Association Executive Director Bradley Schad says Ford Motor Company’s Flex-Fuel vehicles should make a comeback. “As corn growers are filling up their vehicles in their communities, they don’t have the option to [Read More…]

Some Arkansas farmers made decent planting progress in the past week with crop emergence advancing well, too. USDA says 80 percent of the state’s corn is planted, an increase of 18 percentage points from the [Read More…]

The USDA says corn, soybean and spring wheat planting are ahead of average for South Dakota. Corn planting is 23 percent complete, nearly double where it was last year. Soybean planting is 6 percent complete, [Read More…]

Above average rainfall delayed some planting progress in Missouri over the last week, but helped with crop emergence. USDA says nearly 50 percent of the corn is planted, an increase of 14 percentage points from [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican will cover the Nebraska Farm Bureau news conference on international trade report The post Nebraska Farm Bureau news conference on international trade report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Planters are moving in earnest in Ohio. The USDA says eight percent of the state’s corn, 51 percent of oats, and 10 percent of soybean crops have been planted. Winter wheat is rated 61 percent [Read More…]

Wisconsin farmers had about three days on average to continue planting last week. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says another rainy week hampered efforts, with corn planting at 4 percent and soybeans 6 percent planted. [Read More…]

Planting progress in Indiana is ahead of last year’s pace. The USDA says 10 percent of the state’s corn and soybean crops have been planted, three percent ahead of last year and near or at [Read More…]

Kentucky farmers continue to play catch-up on planting pace following heavy rains and flooding earlier in the month.  The cumulative precipitation average for the month is the second highest level in the state’s recorded history [Read More…]

Periodic rains slowed planting progress across Iowa last week. USDA says there were less than three days suitable for fieldwork, with corn planting at 34 percent as of Sunday.  Two percent of the crop has [Read More…]

The head of the National FFA Organization says a bill recently introduced in the US House could help students better prepare for careers in agriculture.  Scott Stump tells Brownfield the Youth Lead Act provides funding [Read More…]

The USDA is demanding that Mexico lift its restrictions that prevent the department from protecting American cattle from New World screwworm. Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S. needs cooperation from [Read More…]

A market analyst suggests South American weather is holding back U.S. corn prices. Naomi Blohm is with Total Farm Marketing. “Right now, Brazil isn’t really having any weather issues on that Safrinha corn. Which is [Read More…]