Ag News

Purdue University’s Center for Commerical Agriculture has partnered with Acres.com to improve farmland market insights. Chad Fiechter an assistant ag economics professor says the center was looking for a more frequent land value survey to provide more [Read More…]

Mar. corn closed at $4.88 and 3/4, up 6 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.58 and 1/4, up 16 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $303.70, up $2.60Mar. soybean oil closed at 46.51, [Read More…]

An Iowa teacher is being recognized for teaching her students about agriculture. Kerri Bell, a second-grade teacher at Mid-Prairie Elementary School in Kalona, recently received the Iowa Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture award presented by [Read More…]

The communications lead for Bayer Crop Science says several state legislatures are considering proposals in support of critical crop management tools for farmers. Jess Christiansen says bills introduced by the Modern Ag Alliance, a group [Read More…]

The USDA says 218 million bushels of soybeans were crushed during December 2024. That monthly record was up 8 million from November and 14 million above December 2023, with crushers responding to meal and oil [Read More…]

Pictured: TFI President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) The president and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute says he’s urging the Trump administration to exempt [Read More…]

U.S. farmers and agricultural groups are closely watching developments around the Panama Canal. Mike Steenhoek is with the Soy Transportation Coalition. He says, “Soybeans are the number one agricultural customer of the Panama Canal. We [Read More…]

Imports of live cattle from Mexico are set to slowly resume this week after a two-month pause following the detection of New World Screwworm on Mexico’s southern border.   Ethan Lane, vice president of government [Read More…]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to impact the livestock industry and experts are working to understand how to prevent the disease. During a recent SciLine webinar, veterinarian Dr. Carol Cardona with the University of Minnesota [Read More…]

A research agronomist at Precision Planting says advancements in sprayer technology are helping farmers improve weed control. Aaron Herman says as more weeds become herbicide-resistant, precision spraying will play a larger role in combatting tough [Read More…]

Rising food costs and economic challenges have made access to healthy food more diffuclt across the U.S. Ryan Kornegay is a biological specialist for the Institute of Food and Agriculture within USDA. “It’s one thing [Read More…]

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico.  In late November, APHIS halted shipments of Mexican cattle and bison after a positive detection of [Read More…]

President Trump has signed three Executive Orders imposing new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. The tariffs are set to begin Tuesday.   New 25 percent duties will apply to all imports from Mexico and Canada [Read More…]

On this episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett sits down with ‪@firstgenhunter733‬ host Kent Boucher to talk about some of their most memorable shed hunting stories. The post Shed hunting stories with the First [Read More…]

A biosecurity specialist is encouraging the poultry and livestock industries to properly sanitize transportation fleets. Keith Bailey with Hydro-Chem Systems says highly pathogenic avian influenza is difficult to manage because it can be transmitted multiple [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Congressman is again trying to remove wolves from the Endangered Species List. Seventh District Republican Tom Tiffany tells Brownfield he introduced the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, which is almost identical to the [Read More…]

A risk management specialist has some advice for crop farmers intent on remaining profitable. Josh Ulbricht with Compeer Financial says understanding the goals of the operation is a good starting point. “A lot of that [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, adding to the week’s modest losses. The trade is monitoring weather in South America, with the chance of better harvest weather in parts of Brazil and [Read More…]

A farmer leader with Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and Minnesota Milk says the newly approved updates to the federal milk marketing orders are just one step forward.  Lucas Sjostrom tells Brownfield. “No big surprise to us, [Read More…]

The USDA’s long-awaited Cattle Inventory report indicates further contraction of the U.S. herd is likely. At the start of 2025, the number of heifers weighing 500 pounds and heavier were 1% lower than at the [Read More…]