Ag News
Midwest governors take action toward permanent year-round E15 sales
A bipartisan group of governors from eight midwestern states have notified the EPA of their intent to exercise state rights under the Clean Air Act to allow year-round sales of E15. Renewable Fuels Association CEO [Read More…]
Ohio Farm Bureau Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will cover the Ohio Farm Bureau Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience in Washington, D.C. September 13 – 15, 2022. …
HPAI detected in Wexford County
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting an additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard poultry flock this week. A 60-bird mixed-species flock in Wexford County has been confirmed [Read More…]
Cattle futures mixed heading into Friday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed lower and feeder cattle were higher watching corn, and direct cash business develop. June live cattle closed $1.12 lower at $133.90 and August live cattle closed $.67 [Read More…]
Wisconsin Beef Council & Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association tour
Brownfield’s Larry Lee will be in Lodi, Wisconsin May 5, 2022 for the Wisconsin Beef Council & Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association tour. …
Farmer says fieldwork is underway, but planting is not
Southern Ohio farmer Greg Corcoran says spring fieldwork is underway despite cool conditions. “It’s been wet on and off, but mostly cold. We haven’t had that temperature rise where we would like to see,” he [Read More…]
Rain stunts early planting progress in North Iowa
A half-inch of rain quickly ushered a north-central Iowa farmer back to the sideline after beginning planting Wednesday. Andy Coombs farms with his father near Rowan and Dows and says this spring has been cool [Read More…]
Iowa farmer begins planting in less-than-ideal weather
A farmer in west-central Iowa began planting this week. Brent Johnson of Manson says field conditions are pretty good despite less-than-ideal weather. “But just in the last couple days we’ve really started making some headway [Read More…]
Extension & Farm Bureau spread road safety message
As spring fieldwork picks up, a farm group and extension educators are reaching out to motorists to make roads safer. Cheryl Skjolaas Cheryl Skjolaas is the Agricultural Safety and Health Specialist with the University of [Read More…]
Keeping the crop healthy
Utilizing a fungicide can help farmers control crop diseases, improve crop health and ultimately boost yields. In this Managing for Profit, Lynn Justesen, UPL Tech Services Lead says farmers need consistent performance from their fungicide [Read More…]
Nebraska reports 7th case of HPAI
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has confirmed the state’s seventh case of Highly Parthenogenic Avian Influenza. NDA and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the virus on a farm in Knox County [Read More…]
Cattle, hog futures lower at midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder closed lower watching corn and waiting for the rest of the week’s direct cash business develop. June live cattle closed $1.22 lower at $135.02 and August live [Read More…]
Anticompetitive concerns addressed during House Ag cattle market hearing
The cattle industry continues to wait for the results of a Department of Justice investigation examining anticompetitive behavior among meatpackers. House Ag Committee Chairman David Scott took the opportunity to question the heads of the [Read More…]
Frozen dairy product production up on the year
USDA’s 2021 annual dairy product report shows how production has shifted with more foodservice demand following the start of the pandemic. Total cheese production totaled more than 13 billion pounds, up 3.5 percent from 2020 [Read More…]
Ethanol production up as stocks tighten
U.S. ethanol production moved modestly higher last week but stayed well below a million barrels as seasonal maintenance continues at some plants. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 963,000 barrels a day, up [Read More…]
Farmer juggling risks from volatile grain market and input costs
An Illinois farmer says it is difficult to keep track of all the factors pressuring the global grain markets. Lance Panzer of Waltonville in southern Illinois tells Brownfield the war in Ukraine, drought in the [Read More…]
Vilsack approves transfer of funds to support HPAI response efforts
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has taken action to support response efforts to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The Secretary approved the transfer of nearly $263 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to USDA’s Animal and Plant [Read More…]
Short-term drying over parts of the Corn Belt; temps vary across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, unusually cool weather prevails, except along and southwest of a line from near the Nebraska-South Dakota border into the lower Ohio Valley. Frost and Freeze Warnings and Advisories were in effect [Read More…]
A wet pattern ahead for most of the Heartland, with temps to vary
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in the North and Far West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the central and southern Rockies to the [Read More…]
Market Wagon delivers fresh, local food to consumers
Market Wagon, an online farmers market, is delivering local food to hundreds of doorsteps. CEO and Co-Founder Nick Carter says he wanted to help family farmers succeed by getting their products directly to consumers. “I’m [Read More…]