Ag News

A central Illinois farmer says she’s wrapped up planting…for the first time. Heather Hampton-Knodle, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Montgomery County, says several rounds of heavy rains and severe weather will likely lead [Read More…]

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says while farmers in some parts of Missouri are replanting due to excessively wet fields, the farmers in his area are replanting due to the excessively dry conditions. Aaron [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were down ahead of direct business, while feeders were up on the lower move in corn.  June live cattle closed $1.27 lower at $253.27 and August live cattle [Read More…]

A new study from North Dakota State University says China’s retaliatory tariffs are causing greater losses for U.S. agricultural exports than the previous trade war. “Almost $15 billion in annualized losses,” says Shawn Arita, the [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans are watching U.S. planting, expecting generally good progress in many areas. Crush margins remain solid, canceling out some of the demand bearishness attached to slow exports. [Read More…]

A central Illinois farmer says he’s concerned about the growing number of dust storms plaguing the Midwest. Jim Reed, who grows corn and soybeans in Piatt County, tells Brownfield… “There have been so many dust [Read More…]

An economist says the slow release of farm program details and lack of a new farm bill have producers wondering what ARC and PLC will eventually look like. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin [Read More…]

A forage specialist says he’s concerned about alfalfa weevil pressure across parts of the Midwest. “Alfalfa weevil is probably one of the most income-limiting pest that we have in our alfalfa crop,” said Jeff Jackson [Read More…]

The president of the Renewable Fuels Association is hopeful having E15 as a standalone bill in the Senate helps its chances of success. Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield. “We actually think that provides some good opportunity [Read More…]

The president of the Minnesota Farmers Union says conservation management practices are becoming more common among producers. Gary Wertish says there’s a big focus on water quality through practices like planting cover crops and reducing [Read More…]

The president of the National Farmers Union says he’s concerned that high fertilizer prices could be sticking around for an extended period of time. Rob Larew tells Brownfield, “The fact is that some folks hadn’t [Read More…]

A Minnesota farmer says another round of federal financial assistance is needed in agriculture. Nathan Serbus grows corn, soybeans, and sweet corn in Renville County and was recently asked by Brownfield if the USDA should [Read More…]

‘Tis the season for high school and college graduations! Rural communities across the Heartland are celebrating the young men and women who walk across stages in school gymnasiums, football fields, and community auditoriums to receive [Read More…]

Bayer and bp are teaming up to increase access to the biofuels market for farmers. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Chad Bilby, biofuel crops innovation and commercial lead at Bayer, says the collaboration [Read More…]

The board chair for the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service says farmer participation is critical for its upcoming June Acreage and Quarterly Stocks Reports.  Lance Honig says, “They have a big impact on our ability to really reach peak accuracy with the numbers [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation virtually nationwide. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to parts of the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, an area stretching [Read More…]

A farmer in northwest Missouri says he’s been evaluating fields to determine how much to replant following heavy rains. “We had more than six inches for the entire month of April and in the last [Read More…]

A group of fresh tomato growers says market fundamentals since 2019 have changed, and the need for tariffs on Mexican imports is no longer relevant. Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance Executive Director Tom Stenzel says greenhouse-grown [Read More…]

A farmer in southern Minnesota says the first cutting of alfalfa is about a week out. Dan Glessing farms in Wright County and tells Brownfield it’s been cool so far this month. “It seemed to [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says additional steps are being taken to increase U.S. fertilizer production and reduce input costs for farmers. “Every tool in the toolkit has to be reviewed and analyzed.” She says the [Read More…]