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A fertilizer market analyst says she expects a stable nitrogen supply in 2025. Veronica Nigh, senior economist with The Fertilizer Institute, tells Brownfield, “We’re well positioned from a production capacity on the nitrogen side to [Read More…]

Data from the USDA shows the number of farms in the U.S. is declining and a farm real estate specialist says he expects the trend to continue. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says [Read More…]

A farmer in Michigan’s thumb-area says favorable weather conditions led to a better-than-expected crop year. Carla Schultz and her family raise soybeans, corn, pigs, beef cattle, alfalfa, black and navy beans, and wheat. “We actually [Read More…]

The president of Kansas Farm Bureau says the organization is preparing for the 2025 state legislative session.  Joe Newland says water rights are always a priority for members. “We have to be careful about not [Read More…]

The Protect Our Produce Coalition is calling on the incoming administration to provide relief to farmers impacted by mandated H-2A wages. Greg Bird with the Michigan Vegetable Council tells Brownfield farmers want a two-year freeze [Read More…]

The supervisor of the Illinois & Iowa U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) office says the agency needs to hear from agriculture on the monarch butterfly. Kraig McPeek says public comment is now open on [Read More…]

A livestock economist says there’s still room for cattle prices to move higher.  University of Missouri professor emeritus Scott Brown says he’s looking ahead to this month’s Cattle on Feed report and continues to monitor [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were higher Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange despite a higher dollar and somewhat lower global dairy trade. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7450. Blocks up $0.0375 at $1.89. Seven trades were [Read More…]

Pictured: Katrina Hall, Indiana Farm Bureau with Brownfield’s Erin Anderson Water protections and taxes are two top legislative priorities for Indiana Farm Bureau members in 2025. Caitlin Smith is the associate director of policy engagement. [Read More…]

Lawmakers continue to negotiate a farm bill extension and economic aid package for farmers. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says House Speaker Mike Johnson indicated an agreement was reached last night. “We still don’t have text [Read More…]

The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) says he’s optimistic soybean exports can rebound under the Trump administration. Jim Sutter tells Brownfield about 60% of U.S. soybeans are exported. “I believe that the [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, rain stretches from southern Missouri into the lower Ohio Valley.  In fact, rain has become heavy enough in parts of southwestern Missouri to spark flash flooding.  Meanwhile, mild weather covers the [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across the eastern one-third of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will stretch from the Pacific Coast to the Plains and upper [Read More…]

Brad Sirianni is a farmer, former farm business management instructor, and ag lender says many families need help getting a clear picture of their income and expenses, starting with knowing the cost of production for [Read More…]

The new treasurer of the United Soybean Board says he continues to focus on sustainable ag practices on his operation. Matt Gast is a first-generation farmer from Valley City, North Dakota where he grows soybeans [Read More…]

Delta farmers are reflecting on the 2024 growing season. Western Kentucky farmer Brent Gatton says weather was his biggest challenge. “We were extremely dry early on and then probably toward the end of April it [Read More…]

The director of global pet food and North American growth for French-based Innovafeed says organic farmers will soon have better access to the company’s unique fertilizer. Sean Madison says it comes from the byproducts of [Read More…]

A livestock economist says he still expects to see some contraction in the January cattle inventory report. Don Close, with Terrain Ag tells Brownfield there could be between 200,000 to 300,000 fewer cows. “It will [Read More…]

Brownfield Ag News is relaunching its popular Weekly Livestock Market Update on January 10, 2025. On Friday afternoons for nearly nine years, Brownfield Broadcast Supervisor Meghan Grebner has held an in-depth Facebook Live conversation with [Read More…]

The chief atmospheric scientist with Conduit Ag says South American weather is not helping U.S. grain markets. Eric Snodgrass says key growing areas in Brazil and Argentina are benefiting from abundant moisture. “There’s drought, but [Read More…]