Ag News

A networking organization is working to close the gender gap in leadership positions throughout the food supply chain. Females in Food President Alyssa Badger tells Brownfield, “Eighty percent of food buying decisions globally are made [Read More…]

The executive director of the Plant Based Product Council says finalizing a farm bill before the end of the year is becoming increasingly difficult. James Glueck is also the former policy director for Senate Ag [Read More…]

The head of a state poultry group is encouraging consumers to stock up on turkey before the avian influenza outbreak impacts the supply chain. Bill Mattos with the California Poultry Federation says retail turkey prices [Read More…]

The down farm economy is taking a toll on employment in at least one Midwestern state. Iowa Farm Bureau economics and research manager Christopher Pudenz says recent analysis shows the downturn could claim more than [Read More…]

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service released its final rule to update the federal milk marketing orders two weeks ago, but farmers and cooperatives still can’t vote to accept or reject it.  That’s because the final rule [Read More…]

Soybeans ended the day higher, in lighter volume business. The USDA announced a sale to China on Wednesday morning, which did help the trade get off to a solid start.  Development conditions in South America [Read More…]

A former USDA official and six-term Wisconsin Assembly member has died.  Betty Jo Nelsen served in the administration of President George H. W. Bush as administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service within the United [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by higher cash business during the session.  December live cattle closed $1.10 higher at $188 and February lives closed $.90 higher at $188.60.  [Read More…]

Dec. corn closed at $4.15 and 3/4, down 4 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.88 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $290.50, up $2.40Dec. soybean oil closed at 40.75, [Read More…]

The husband-and-wife realtor team that recently sold southern Illinois farmland for over $25,000 per acre says the auction results weren’t typical. Brenda Chandler, managing broker of the couple’s Property Peddler, Inc., says they expected the [Read More…]

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins of Texas to serve as the 33rd US Secretary of Agriculture.   Rollins was part of Trump’s 2016 Economic Advisory Council and has helped develop and manage the [Read More…]

A Case IH field representative says precision ag technology is designed to enhance equipment logistics. Kendal Quandahl says FieldOps was launched this year and comes standard in new Case IH equipment. “The really cool thing [Read More…]

Current market conditions have growers increasingly focused on maximizing the dollars they spend, including their nitrogen investments. On this latest episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks about the [Read More…]

The CEO of an ethanol plant in northwest Kansas says 2024 has been a challenging year. Derek Peine is with Western Plains Energy in Oakley. “For us in particular, we suffered another year of drought. [Read More…]

There is still much to learn about the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans. Iowa State University entomologist Greg Tylka has studied soybean cyst nematodes for decades and says he’s fascinated by the biology. “There [Read More…]

Dec. corn closed at $4.26 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.77 and 3/4, down 12 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $287.70, down $1.70Dec. soybean oil closed at 42.18, [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower ahead of widespread direct cash business and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed numbers. Feeders had support from the lower move in corn, also waiting for direct [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Near-term planting and development weather in South America continues to look generally favorable. The fundamental implications of big South American crops also pressured soybean meal and oil. [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans continued to follow the lead of bean oil, which followed the lead of global palm oil, while watching conditions in South America. ABIOVE estimates Brazil’s 2025 [Read More…]

An agricultural machinery manufacturer is looking to grow its pipeline of engineers through an apprenticeship program in Omaha, Nebraska.   John Schofield, with CLAAS tells Brownfield… “They have a a split role. They’re working at [Read More…]