Ag News

The nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative is celebrating a record year for sales and earnings. CHS CEO Jay Debertin says for the fiscal year ending August 31st, the Minnesota-based company reported net income of $1.7 billion [Read More…]

Several biofuel and farm organizations are defending the EPA in court over small refinery exemptions. Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association says RFA, Growth Energy, the American Coalition for Ethanol, and National Farmers Union [Read More…]

An official with the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway says it is hard to tell if increased ag product movement on the Great Lakes is because of transportation issues on the Mississippi River.  Peter [Read More…]

A Southwest Nebraska farmer says harvest is nearing the finish line. Andy Jobman tells Brownfield he has about a week left and yields are beating expectations despite the region’s historic drought. “We thought we had [Read More…]

A local meat processing facility will utilize a new grant from USDA to support the region’s beef industry, create jobs and boost the economy. Nebraska-based Greater Omaha Packing is preparing for a $100 million expansion [Read More…]

Some farmers across the Corn Belt have expressed concerns about the price and availability of diesel heading into winter. Fuel supplier Mansfield Energy, based in Georgia, recently issued an alert saying diesel shortages could be [Read More…]

Soybean farmers are in Kenya and Tanzania this week as part of a trade mission hosted by the USDA. Kansas farmer Lance Rezac representing the United Soybean Board tells Brownfield three weeks ago the new [Read More…]

A northern Wisconsin farmer is very pleased with this year’s soybean crop, but it’s too soon to evaluate his corn.  Ben Augustine farms near Sheldon. He tells Brownfield, “Beans up in my area did fairly [Read More…]

Harvest has wrapped up for southwest Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser, and he says it was his worst crop in a decade. “We had lots of downed corn we had to harvest this year because of [Read More…]

On this latest episode, CROPLAN seed product manager Robert Cossar discusses management considerations for farmers when they select the best soybean trait packages for their operations. He says there are several factors to keep in [Read More…]

Minnesota’s dairy farmer advocacy group has made some changes that will help them focus more on policy issues.  Minnesota Milk Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom tells Brownfield the change affects many behind-the-scenes tasks. “A bunch of [Read More…]

A livestock economist doesn’t expect much change in the cattle market in 2023. Lance Zimmerman with Rabobank tells Brownfield producers are holding back replacement heifers as they battle drought and high feed prices. “What I’m [Read More…]

John Deere has announced some enhancements to its 7R tractor series to improve driving performance. Marketing manager Ryan Jardon says they have increased steering capacity for 2023 models. “If a customer is running things like [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly higher on commercial and technical buying. Contracts were down early, but rallied on demand, crush margins, and the strength in soybean oil, which was supported by strong global vegetable oil demand, especially [Read More…]

Photos courtesy of Anna Kistner An Illinois student is making the honor of receiving the National FFA Degree a family tradition. Anna Kistner of the Sesser-Valier FFA Chapter in southern Illinois is now part of [Read More…]

Domestic ethanol production has expanded for five weeks in a row. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.04 million barrels a day, the highest weekly average since late July and up 7,000 barrels [Read More…]

Russia is returning to a grain export agreement with Ukraine after a four-day suspension. Greg McBride with Allendale says this means Ukraine can resume exporting grain safely through the Black Sea Region. “What they are [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and east of a line from Texas to Lake Michigan, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover areas from the Pacific Coast [Read More…]

Syngenta is pushing back against a recently filed complaint by the Federal Trade Commission alleging one of its incentive programs inflates prices for farmers. Syngenta president of Crop Protection Vern Hawkins says the FTC’s complaint [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Mankato January 18th and 19th, 2023 covering the Minnesota Ag Expo. …