Ag News
Vilsack says farm bill passage is critical
US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the 2023 Farm Bill will be pivotal to the rural economy. “I don’t think I’m alone in being concerned about the fact we’ve got farmers who are doing quite [Read More…]
Buttigieg: transportation investments in rural America are long overdue
Nearly $274 million has been earmarked for a new program aimed at improving and expanding transportation infrastructure in rural areas. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says this investment in the nation’s rural communities is long [Read More…]
Michigan efforts for biofuels tax credit continue
Michigan ag groups and lawmakers plan to continue work on a biofuels tax credit in the new legislative session. A bill, introduced by Senator Kevin Daley, would have offered qualifying retailers a tax credit for every [Read More…]
USDA expects weak dairy demand to drive prices lower
USDA lowered its forecast for 2022 and 2023 milk production with a smaller expected herd. In its January supply and demand report, USDA also lowered price forecasts for all components with weak domestic demand and [Read More…]
A push to restore mandatory country of origin labeling
Fifty farm and ranch organizations are asking Congress to reintroduce a bill that would restore mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard tells Brownfield the American Beef Labeling Act [Read More…]
U.S. corn, soybean production down in 2022
U.S. corn and soybean production declined from 2021 to 2022. That followed year-to-year reductions in planted area, harvested area, and yield for corn, along with a lower soybean yield, which canceled out increases in acreage. [Read More…]
USDA cuts U.S. corn, soybean, wheat ending stocks
The USDA has lowered ending stocks projections for U.S. corn, soybeans, and wheat. Corn was reduced slightly to 1.242 billion bushels on a 200 million bushel cut in the 2022 production figure, which was partially [Read More…]
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Ag Day at the Capital
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be in Columbus on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 covering Ohio Farm Bureau’s Ag Day at the Capital. …
Expectations for more wheat acres
A marketing consultant says he expects USDA to increase wheat acreage projections for the Eastern Corn Belt in today’s report. Mark Talaski with Illinois-based Advance Trading tells Brownfield good weather this past fall and higher [Read More…]
Identifying your limiting factor for fertilizer applications
Identifying and addressing the limiting factor in a fertilizer management program could help farmers maximize their crop’s performance and yield. In this Managing for Profit, an agronomist with AgroLiquid explains how to boost return on [Read More…]
CONAB trims Brazil soybean, corn outlooks
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has lowered its corn and soybean production outlooks slightly because of weather but is still expecting much larger crops this year than last year. That means even more competition for [Read More…]
Supplier says half of his farmers have inputs locked in
An input supplier says farmers were shell shocked by input prices and product availability since the pandemic, so supply and profitability are top of mind going into 2023. Craig Oehmichen with Short Lane Farm Supply [Read More…]
An active pattern continues for much of the Nation; mild weather wanes across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation nationwide, with minor exceptions. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to central and southern California and the Desert [Read More…]
Dairy processor grant applications due soon
The application deadline is approaching for the next round of Wisconsin’s dairy processing grant program. Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski says the budget for the grant program doubled to 400 [Read More…]
Central Star Cooperative recognizes top herds
Central Star Cooperative has recognized seven producers with herds showing high reproductive efficiency rates. The top herds are: Horning Farms, LLC, Manchester, Michigan Towns Farms, Inc., Janesville, Wisconsin Hillside Dairy, LLC, Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin Kenealy [Read More…]
Cover crop study shows strengths of rye for holding phosphorus
Farmers and agronomists know cover crops help hold soil and nutrients in place, but new research helps show just how much certain cover crops help. Dr. John Jones with the University of Wisconsin says researchers [Read More…]
MO Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe talks ag issues
Brownfield caught up with Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe at the Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention. The conversation happened as the state legislative session was beginning in January. Kehoe tells Brownfield the future of Missouri agriculture is bright [Read More…]
Cattle futures lower waiting for cash trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly lower, and feeders were lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business. February live cattle were unchanged at $157.75 and April lives closed $.32 lower at [Read More…]
Wheat up, corn and soybeans mixed ahead of USDA reports
Soybeans were mixed on bull spreading. Unknown destinations bought 124,000 tons of 2022/23 U.S. soybeans, the second day in a row with an announced sale, and soybean meal was up from the recent lows. There’s [Read More…]
Work continues to improve transparency in cattle markets
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA continues its efforts to improve transparency in the cattle markets. USDA’s Ag Marketing Service recently began collecting data for its cattle contract library program. Vilsack says the goal [Read More…]