Ag News

A Minnesota farmer is one of 10 American Farm Bureau members selected to participate in AFBF’s Partners in Advocacy Leadership program. Amanda Durow of Hastings says it’s an exclusive, executive-level opportunity for farmers. “It’s a [Read More…]

A northern Illinois Christmas tree grower says it’s been nearly an ideal summer for her crop. Sadie Asher says she and her husband, Shane, are developing a 21-acre agri-tourism operation in Henry County. “Growing up [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, unable to hold onto its early gains as soybean oil also gave back some ground. Harvest delays are likely in the south and east as Hurricane [Read More…]

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says a continuing resolution to fund the government that passed Wednesday does not include a full farm bill extension. “No, not necessary, we’re fine until December 31st.” GT [Read More…]

A bipartisan bill has been introduced into the U.S. Senate to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to purchase imported feedstocks for biofuels production. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, co-sponsor of the bill, says there’s been a surge [Read More…]

A technical services representative with BASF says early harvest results in his area have been mixed. Mike Probst, who’s based in southeastern Illinois, tells Brownfield… “Honestly, seeing a lot of soybeans coming off.”  He says, [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, lingering showers are confined to parts of the lower Great Lakes region.  Elsewhere in the Midwest, mild, dry weather favors a return to fieldwork, including early-season harvest activities.  However, a few [Read More…]

An agronomy expert says harvest results have been somewhat of a mixed bag across parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. Dr. Kess Berg with Advanced Agrilytics tells Brownfield he’s traveled across Indiana and Ohio the [Read More…]

An ag economist says farmland prices and ag equipment sales continue to be weak, according to the latest Rural Mainstreet Index. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says farmland prices, which sank for the fourth time [Read More…]

A southeast Minnesota farmer says his crops faced some challenges this year. Bruce Peterson grows corn and soybeans near Northfield. “Yeah a little bit of everything, I mean there’s a little bit of white mold [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were up, waiting for the week’s direct cash business to develop. October live cattle closed $.15 lower at $183.05, and December live cattle [Read More…]

Tropical storm Helene is only expected to bring temporary relief to low Mississippi River levels. But Mary Lamm, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service, tells Brownfield the moisture is needed, because the lower Mississippi [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers and thunderstorms are causing temporary fieldwork delays but boosting soil moisture.  On September 22, topsoil moisture was rated 95% very short to short in Ohio, with values of 50% [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the Southwest and the Great Lakes region having the greatest likelihood of experiencing warm weather.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says disaster assistance needs to be more easily accessible in rural and agricultural areas. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield many farmers impacted by natural disasters this year have been challenged by [Read More…]

A key U.S. trade official says a new agreement with Chile will help improve market access for a number of U.S. cheese and meat products. Doug McKalip, Chief Ag Negotiator in the Office of the [Read More…]

A Kansas farmer says drought has delayed his winter wheat planting. Brian Sieker tells Brownfield he’ll plant the crop this week after receiving some much-needed rainfall. “This year we had lots of army worms, web [Read More…]

The executive director of the Organic Farmers Association (OFA) says more than 90 farmers in Iowa, Minnesota, and other states recently received “clawback” letters surrounding the 2022 bankruptcy of Iowa-based Global Processing, Incorporated. Kate Mendenhall [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher, waiting for direct business to develop. October live cattle closed $.05 lower at $183.20 and December lives closed $.57 higher at $184.40.  October [Read More…]

A livestock economist says breeding inventory is a number to watch in this week’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. University of Missouri associate extension professor emeritus Scott Brown says the industry has been almost sideways.  [Read More…]