Ag News

For decades baby boomers have been the top customer for proteins like pork.  But Gene Noem with the National Pork Board says there’s been a shift. And the Pork Checkoff is focused on a new [Read More…]

Anthony Styczinksi, John Deere’s planting and seeding manager, says farmers are constantly trying to be more productive and efficient with each pass. He tells Brownfield John Deere’s ExactEmerge and ExactRate technologies continue to advance, allowing [Read More…]

On this week’s episode of the Outdoor Adventures hunting podcast from Brownfield Ag News, northwest Missouri hunter Garrett Wood joins the show to discuss some of his strategies for hunting whitetail deer during the late [Read More…]

U.S. officials say they’re very disappointed after a trade dispute panel ruled in favor of Canada regarding dairy market access. Shawna Morris with National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council tells Brownfield, [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply lower on technical selling and some disappointment over recent direct cash and wholesale business. December live was down $4.22 at $170.25 and February was $4.30 [Read More…]

Dec. corn closed at $4.63 and 1/4, down 5 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $13.30 and 3/4, down 25 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $457.40, down 70 centsDec. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]

Students at an inner-city school that focuses on agricultural education make holiday gifts to help support the school’s programs and FFA projects.  Monica Gahan teaches animal science and other courses at Milwaukee Vincent High School.  [Read More…]

Drought has impacted the availability of locally grown Christmas trees in parts of the southern U.S. this season. Real Christmas Tree Board Executive Director Marsha Gray tells Brownfield local U-Cuts are bringing in extra trees [Read More…]

The USDA says export sales for the major commodities during the week ending November 16th were mixed. Soybeans, soybean oil, wheat, cotton, and rice were all down on the week and lower than average, and [Read More…]

The Trees for Troops program is sending their 300,000 Christmas tree to a military family this holiday season. Christmas Spirit Foundation Executive Director Rick Dungey tells Brownfield in about ten days Christmas tree growers will [Read More…]

The executive vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says Congress needs to finalize the next farm bill sooner rather than later. Joby Young says a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill will [Read More…]

An ag economist says farmers reluctant to sell corn at the end of harvest could complicate marketing plans this winter. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank tells Brownfield farmers seem to be leaning toward a delayed strategy [Read More…]

Many corn farmers will remember 2023 for its surprisingly good yields. CHS agronomy product manager Tim Swanson says member growers reported just-in-time rains during an otherwise abnormally dry growing season. “A lot of those good [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, clear albeit chilly weather favors late summer crop harvesting throughout much of the Midwest.  Harvesting had reached 80 percent completion in most major production states as of November 19, the exceptions [Read More…]

For decades baby boomers have been the top customer for proteins like pork.  But Gene Noem with the National Pork Board says there’s been a shift, and the Pork Checkoff is focused on a new [Read More…]

The U.S. is a global trading partner and those foods we love at Thanksgiving, are also loved around the world. And that’s a good thing because agricultural trade creates American jobs, supports the U.S. economy, [Read More…]

The chairman of the US Meat Export Federation says diversification of product offerings is helping to grow demand for U.S. beef and pork. Randy Spronk, a pork producer from Minnesota, says the round provides growth [Read More…]

USDA says natural cheese stocks in cold storage for October were down 1% from September, but up 1% from last October. Total cheese in cold storage for October was 1.46 billion pounds, compared to 1.48 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower watching direct business unfold.  December live cattle closed $.52 lower at $!74.47 and February live cattle closed $.80 lower at $175.27.  January feeder cattle [Read More…]

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are seeing a changing weed spectrum. Steve Snyder with Corteva Agriscience says growers in the Dakotas and Western Minnesota are starting to deal with more than velvet leaf, lambsquarters, and [Read More…]