Ag News

The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s not losing optimism for a 2024 farm bill, but Garrett Hawkins says he’s expecting a farm bill to be down to the wire again. “We know we [Read More…]

Jaiden Mahler of Kendall County took the top spot in the 24th Annual Master Showmanship Contest at the Illinois State Fair.   The contest, held Friday, tests 4-H members showmanship skills in three species, beef, sheep, and [Read More…]

The Missouri Soybean Checkoff funds a lot of the research, including drones, soybean breeding, tillage, and water management. Missouri Soybean’s new Research Director, Blake Barlow, says the research is done in partnership with university specialists [Read More…]

A Midwestern U.S. Senator recently held a roundtable to discuss electric vehicle mandates with stakeholders that included ag and biofuel leaders. Iowa Republican Joni Ernst tells Brownfield last Saturday’s meeting in Dubuque featured representatives from [Read More…]

A question many corn and soybean farmers are asking as harvest nears is “Is the low in?” Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity says he’s not confident that it is because of several factors. And he [Read More…]

A Bipartisan bill has been introduced directing the Energy Information Administration to include sustainable aviation fuels in published data sets. U.S Representative Mike Flood (R) of Nebraska joined Louisiana’s Troy Carter (D) Friday in support of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information [Read More…]

A west-central Nebraska farmer says a new water data program is helping farmers get a better understanding of their water usage. Joe Wahlgren, with the Twin Platte Natural Resources District, says the program gathers data [Read More…]

An extension ag economist says commodity prices aren’t expected to get much better before harvest and farmers should have an exit strategy for their old crop. Chad Hart with Iowa State University says some farmers [Read More…]

The National FFA Organization has reached one-million members and some of that growth is coming from Missouri. Jackson Rhine, a vice president from southwest Missouri, tells Brownfield the growth is steady year-over-year. “We’re up over [Read More…]

A climate-smart USDA pilot project is creating a label Michigan farmers can use to direct market their products. Taste the Local Difference Marketing Director Christina Marbury is helping to develop it. “One of the big [Read More…]

Soybean aphid infestations are surging throughout the Upper Midwest. Syngenta agronomic services rep Jesse Grote says populations are growing fast. “Especially up in northern Iowa. So it’s prime time to be scouting for aphids, and [Read More…]

Farmers in southern Illinois are finding out why a strong farm safety net is important this year. “We are at about 14 inches of rain for July.” State Representative Charlie Meier’s family has farmed ground [Read More…]

Hungry fairgoers are finding one of the longtime food stands hosted by an agriculture organization has changed… a lot.    The Wisconsin Pork Association’s Pork Schoppe food stand is a popular stop for fairgoers, but [Read More…]

Urban moms learned more about nutrition and dairy farming at the Wisconsin State Fair. Dairy Lane board member Nicole Barless tells Brownfield a new initiative this year was to target “momfluencers” showing mothers in the [Read More…]

The Wisconsin State Fair has changed how Dairy Lane educators interact with the fairgoers. Board Member Nicole Barlass tells Brownfield this year, they hired dairy ambassadors instead of recruiting volunteers to handle the many questions [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $3.79 and 1/4, down 4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.93 and 1/2, down 11 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $319.50, down $4.10Sep. soybean oil closed at 42.17, up 10 [Read More…]

An extension rice specialist says herbicide drift has likely affected some of the rice as the crop headed this season. “It’s always been an issue, for several years anyway, but we definitely hit a particularly [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling, with September closing below $10. Soybeans continue to monitor development conditions, with mild temperatures and scattered rainfall in much of the region. At this point, the trade [Read More…]

The beef-on-dairy sector continues to provide an additional revenue stream for dairy producers and is helping bridge the beef supply gap. Lawrence Williams, a dairy beef cross development specialist at Purina Animal Nutrition says there are [Read More…]

Ed Ebert and John Baugh are the 2024 recipients of the AgriVision Award, the state’s highest agriculture honor.   The two were recognized for their leadership and contributions to Indiana’s ag industry.   Ebert is the senior director [Read More…]