Ag News
Soybean farmer leaders ready for next farm bill
Illinois farmer Daryl Cates is taking over as the president of the American Soybean Association this week. “It will be an interesting year with this farm bill coming up in my presidency.” By the end [Read More…]
KC Fed economist not seeing many parallels to 1980’s farm crisis
The rapid rise in interest rates is drawing comparisons to the 1980’s farm crisis. Nate Kauffman with the Kansas City Federal Reserve says it’s on the minds of many producers. “We do get that question [Read More…]
Hinson blasts Biden admin over oil production in Venezuela
A US Representative from Iowa says the country should be expanding its use of biofuels rather than boosting oil production in Venezuela. Chevron was recently granted a license to take over an oil project in [Read More…]
Ernst praises E15 legislation
US Senator Joni Ernst says the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, recently introduced in the Senate, would bring nationwide certainty to the sales of E15. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the bill would allow [Read More…]
2022 U.S. meat exports down sharply on week
Last week was a dismal week for 2022 U.S. meat export sales. The USDA says beef exports for the week ending December 1st were 1,600 tons with good sales to a few key customers, including [Read More…]
Processor urgently waiting for grant that would expand capacity
A small meat processor in Nebraska says is wanting to expand but grants announced in September haven’t been awarded yet. Max McClean of McLean Beef tells Brownfield he was approved for an $80,000 grant that [Read More…]
Thompson voted House Ag chair
Republicans have named Glenn GT Thompson as the chair of the House Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress. The party’s steering committee held their vote Wednesday. Thompson tells Brownfield he plans to audit agriculture [Read More…]
Senator is optimistic about passing farm workforce modernization law
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is optimistic Congress can address farm labor issues before the lame-duck session ends. Baldwin tells Brownfield the leading proponents of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, one Democrat, and one Republican, have [Read More…]
CME milk futures and cash dairy prices mostly lower Wednesday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly lower Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December Class III milk was down $0.08 at $20.39. January was down $0.42 at $19.62. February was down $0.23 at [Read More…]
Ohio Farm Bureau Washington D.C. Presidents’ Trip
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will travel to Washington D.C. , March 7 – 9, 2023 participating in the annual Ohio Farm Bureau Presidents’ Trip. …
A wide-ranging temperature pattern to fuel stormy weather next week across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S., while colder-than-normal conditions will cover an area stretching from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
Farmer sentiment is unchanged amid input, interest rate concerns
Farmer sentiment was unchanged in the latest Ag Economy Barometer as high input costs and rising interest rates continue to be a concern. The monthly national survey of 400 producers by Purdue University and CME [Read More…]
Market expert fears the world might run out of food production acres
Photo: Jacob Shapiro and Dan Basse speak with attendees at PDPW’s Dairy Insights Summit A global commodities marketing expert is concerned about the number of acres used to produce food. Dan Basse with AgResource Company [Read More…]
Inflation, consumer demand factor into higher retail pork prices
Despite a more than 30 percent increase in retail pork prices over the last couple of years, demand for pork has remained steady. Jayson Lusk is the distinguished professor and head of the ag economics [Read More…]
Managing Weeds in 2023
Managing weeds is one of the most important aspects of farming each year. In this Managing for Profit, Devin Hammer, North America Dicamba and Glyphosate Technology Development Manager for Bayer CropScience says farmers will have [Read More…]
New technology could help manage herbicide resistant weeds
New technology at this year’s Nebraska Ag Expo could help farmers better manage herbicide resistant weeds. Dave Button with Kansas-based Row Shaver says his products cuts weeds that grow between or above any type of [Read More…]
Farm Bureau delegates want harmful first responder tests eliminated
Wisconsin’s Farm Bureau delegates say a commonly-used national test for emergency responders is hurting volunteer fire departments. Brent Sinkula farms in Manitowoc County and is a volunteer firefighter. He tells Brownfield many municipalities in and [Read More…]
Wisconsin law helps keep farm equipment out of probate court, but needs adjustment
Wisconsin has a first-of-its-kind law allowing the transfer of farm machinery on death without going through probate court, but an attorney and Farm Bureau delegate says the new law needs one more piece. Kelly Wilfert [Read More…]
Wisconsin’s new transfer on death law lacks reporting mechanism
An attorney who remains active with the family farm says Wisconsin’s new transfer-on-death law for farm machinery could use an additional reporting tool. Kelly Wilfert from Two Rivers tells Brownfield that Wisconsin’s groundbreaking law allows [Read More…]
Farm Bureau evaluates specialty crop limitations in farm bill
The American Farm Bureau Federation wants to enhance specialty crop insurance coverage in the next farm bill. Economist Danny Munch recently analyzed the nearly 80 policies currently in place. “You have a number of specialty [Read More…]