Ag News

It was another mostly dry week across Iowa. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig responded to USDA’s latest crop update by saying while areas of northern Iowa received some scattered showers, conditions were favorable for fieldwork. [Read More…]

A warm stretch is easing concerns of an early frost in the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld says it’s very unlikely freezing temperatures will occur the next two weeks. “We [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.59.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5875 to $0.59.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $2.27.   [Read More…]

Ag lobbyist Tom Sell says a new farm bill isn’t likely by the end of September. “I don’t think it’s realistic for House floor action. It’s certainly not realistic for Senate floor action, but at [Read More…]

A dairy economist says recent milk powder sales to China are a good sign, but he’s not expecting China to be buying long-term. Chuck Nicholson with the University of Wisconsin says, “I’d say that’s probably [Read More…]

Interest is building in a newly designated central Illinois ag tech hub.                  The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub earlier this year received a $51 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) implementation grant.  Congresswoman [Read More…]

Harvest is underway across the Midwest. In this week’s Managing for Profit, a partnership with Brevant seeds and Brownfield Ag News, Area Product Manager Craig Solomon talks about having a safe, successful harvest and planning [Read More…]

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The Majority Whip in the U.S. House is confident a new farm bill will be completed by the end of the year. Minnesota Republican Tom Emmer tells Brownfield House Ag Committee chair GT Thompson is [Read More…]

The first human case of H5N1 or avian influenza has been confirmed in Missouri through an influenza surveillance system via the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Read More…]

Missouri’s Ag Director says over-the-top dicamba herbicides won’t likely be available in 2025 and farmers should plan accordingly.  Chris Chinn tells Brownfield “we’ve been in contact with the EPA encouraging them to re-register this product [Read More…]

A dairy economist says some recent dairy purchase volumes are probably a sign of retailers making sure they have enough product to meet demand. Chuck Nicholson with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield a short-term [Read More…]

An extension soil health specialist is looking at the nitrogen response of corn using various conservation practices. Anna Cates with the University of Minnesota says her research project evaluates how short and long-term soil health [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply lower, pressured by the week to date’s light, lower direct trade. October live was down $1.97 at $177.25 and December was $2.17 lower at $176.72. [Read More…]

The outreach agronomist for the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says many farmers across the state are seeing late-season diseases impact their soybean fields. Stephanie Porter says she’s seeing a wide range of issues. “Some concerns [Read More…]

Dec. corn closed at $4.10 and 3/4, down 2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.23 and 1/2, up 2 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $322.40, down $3.40Oct. soybean oil closed at 41.69, up 97 pointsDec. wheat [Read More…]

Two regenerative ag consultants say adaptive grazing can help build healthy soils. Eric Fuchs with Understanding Ag says adaptive grazing for livestock looks different from conventional grazing. “The conventional model has cattle turned into a [Read More…]

An ag economist at Purdue University says consumer estimates for food price inflation declined in the latest Consumer Food Insights Report. Joseph Balagtas with Purdue’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability says this is [Read More…]

A USDA official is concerned solar installations will take productive farmland out of production. Undersecretary for farm production and conservation Robert Bonnie tells Brownfield. “I hear it everywhere I go, and I worry about bringing [Read More…]

Many corn and soybean farmers faced significant disease pressure this season. Rob Tate farms near Cannon Falls in southeast Minnesota and says conditions suited plant pathogens. “We decided to spray a little more fungicide than [Read More…]