Ag News

A southern Illinois based agronomist says focusing on soil health in the midst of the economic downturn can benefit farmers in the long run. Nick Frederking with AgriGold tells Brownfield, “We always like to check for [Read More…]

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural has confirmed a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in West Michigan this month. The affected commercial poultry flock in Ottawa County is currently under quarantine and [Read More…]

Photo provided by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The executive director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says a new grant program is helping young professionals get their start in the industry. Kelly Burns says [Read More…]

Indiana FFA is creating a new career development event to reach more FFA members. Amanda Mullins, the assistant director of leadership and development says the Unified Horticulture CDE is designed for members with disabilities. “Students with [Read More…]

An agronomy salesman says he’s nervous about the potential threat tariffs could have on fertilizer prices during the next administration.   Phil Tuggle with Michigan Agricultural Commodities says there could be major price impacts. “We [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, wintry precipitation—snow and freezing rain—is causing some travel disruptions in the Great Lakes region, especially across Michigan and Wisconsin.  Elsewhere, mild air is replacing previously frigid conditions, which led to a [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, with the Midwest having the greatest likelihood of experiencing above-normal temperatures.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation from southern California to the southern Plains [Read More…]

Mild weather will dominate the country during this Christmas holiday week, except for some lingering cold weather in the Northeast.  In fact, temperatures at times will attain record-high levels for this time of year in [Read More…]

Soybeans were mostly lower on fund and technical selling, following a couple of days with higher business last week.  The trade continues to monitor crop development weather in South America, which has been largely supportive [Read More…]

Mar. corn closed at $4.47 and 3/4, up 1 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.69 and 1/2, down 5 centsJan. soybean meal closed at $289.50, down $5.00Jan. soybean oil closed at 40.23, up 75 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were up ahead of the week’s direct business.  Boxed beef was mixed at midday. February live cattle closed $.95 lower at $187.45 and [Read More…]

A southeast Iowa turkey producer says he’s concerned about the rising number of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases across the state. “My heart goes out to all those folks that have had to deal with [Read More…]

Supplies of red meat and poultry in cold storage got tighter in November. The USDA says frozen red meat stocks were down 5 percent from last year.  Compared to last year, beef supplies were down [Read More…]

The director of the Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation says farm succession planning needs more attention. John Shoup tells Brownfield, “Families don’t talk about the future of the farm and the legacy they want to create [Read More…]

U.S. hog producers continue to increase productivity. The USDA says there were 75.8 million hogs and pigs in the U.S. on December 1st, an increase of 1% from a year ago.  Breeding inventory was up [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday heading into a holiday-shortened week. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.74. One sale was made at that price. Blocks unchanged at $1.8525. Barrels [Read More…]

Missouri Soybean’s new strategic plan prioritizes research partnerships. CEO Gary Wheeler says this goes hand in hand with farmer education. He believes that research funding is always a success, no matter the outcome.  The post [Read More…]

There has been an uptick in cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, and it is impacting the price of eggs. University of Missouri professor emeritus and ag economist Scott Brown says those prices aren’t likely [Read More…]

A market analyst sees a surplus of corn and soybeans overshadowing a year of strong demand. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says the theme for 2024 was bigger production and bigger supply. She tells [Read More…]

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Vaden as the next Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.  Vaden served in Trump’s first administration as the General Counsel of the USDA and was a board member of the Commodity [Read More…]