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Brownfield’s Jared White covers the IL Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Conference The post IL Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Brownfield’s Jared White covers the Illinois Grain & Feed Association Annual Meeting The post Illinois Grain & Feed Association Annual Meeting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Brownfield’s Jared White covers the The Land Connection Organic Grain Conference The post The Land Connection Organic Grain Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Brownfield’s Jared White covers the IL Farm Bureau Everything Local Conference The post IL Farm Bureau Everything Local Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s considering some strategic plans that could help him cut back on inputs during the 2025 growing season. Lance Lillibridge says his insecticide program will be a major focus. “We [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples covers the Nebraska Agri-Business Expo The post Nebraska Agri-Business Expo appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

A field agronomist with Burrus Seed says soybean growers need to be wary of red crown rot in 2025. Missouri-based Dana Harder says the disease has spread since its initial arrival in the Midwest in [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples covers the Nebraska Corn Growers Association annual meeting. The post Nebraska Corn Growers Association annual meeting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected at a commercial turkey facility in Jay County, Indiana.  This is the first confirmed positive in Indiana since February 2024 and the first commercial detection since January 2024.  [Read More…]

The senior agronomist for Nutrien Ag Solutions suggests there could be a silver lining for areas that suffered from drought in 2024. Mike Howell tells Brownfield. “There were some areas that were hit by drought [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower and feeders were down sharply on profit taking and fund selling, ignoring direct business and a higher midday move for wholesale beef. February live was up [Read More…]

Mar. corn closed at $4.50 and 3/4, down 8 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $9.91 and 3/4, down 20 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $308.60, down $11.30Mar. soybean oil closed at 39.93, [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, with the most active months still seeing a firm weekly gain. Forecasts remain dry for parts of South America, but crops are in generally good shape [Read More…]

University of Illinois Extension beef specialist Travis Meteer says ensuring cattle access to fresh water is crucial during bitter cold temperatures. “Sometimes the water situation becomes the most challenging, and so making sure we’ve got [Read More…]

Cash dairy at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was mostly higher Friday. The USDA says cash cheese barrels were up a half a cent at $1.83 per pound and 40-pound blocks were three quarters higher at [Read More…]

Cattle producers are taking extra steps to protect livestock from incoming bitter cold. Kansas State University Extension beef specialist Sandy Johnson says having established wind breaks is crucial. “Anything to cut the wind some is [Read More…]

An eastern Nebraska grain farmer says he’s approaching 2025 with some optimism. Quentin Connealy tells Brownfield he has a lot of grain currently in storage. “I don’t want to sit on it too long because [Read More…]

Ag equipment dealers are bracing for another challenging year. Kim Schmidt with Ag Equipment Intelligence says issues that weighed heavily on the industry in 2024 like high interest rates, high inventories, and low farmer sentiment [Read More…]

A Wisconsin dairy cooperative board has selected a new chief executive officer.  Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery’s board elevated Kevin Pieh from chief financial officer to CEO, a post Pieh has been serving on an interim basis [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were up sharply, watching direct trade develop at higher prices. February live was up $2 at $193.60 and April was $1.77 higher at $196.05. March feeders were [Read More…]