Ag News

A climate-smart USDA pilot project is creating a label Michigan farmers can use to direct market their products. Taste the Local Difference Marketing Director Christina Marbury is helping to develop it. “One of the big [Read More…]

Soybean aphid infestations are surging throughout the Upper Midwest. Syngenta agronomic services rep Jesse Grote says populations are growing fast. “Especially up in northern Iowa. So it’s prime time to be scouting for aphids, and [Read More…]

Farmers in southern Illinois are finding out why a strong farm safety net is important this year. “We are at about 14 inches of rain for July.” State Representative Charlie Meier’s family has farmed ground [Read More…]

Hungry fairgoers are finding one of the longtime food stands hosted by an agriculture organization has changed… a lot.    The Wisconsin Pork Association’s Pork Schoppe food stand is a popular stop for fairgoers, but [Read More…]

Urban moms learned more about nutrition and dairy farming at the Wisconsin State Fair. Dairy Lane board member Nicole Barless tells Brownfield a new initiative this year was to target “momfluencers” showing mothers in the [Read More…]

The Wisconsin State Fair has changed how Dairy Lane educators interact with the fairgoers. Board Member Nicole Barlass tells Brownfield this year, they hired dairy ambassadors instead of recruiting volunteers to handle the many questions [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $3.79 and 1/4, down 4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.93 and 1/2, down 11 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $319.50, down $4.10Sep. soybean oil closed at 42.17, up 10 [Read More…]

An extension rice specialist says herbicide drift has likely affected some of the rice as the crop headed this season. “It’s always been an issue, for several years anyway, but we definitely hit a particularly [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling, with September closing below $10. Soybeans continue to monitor development conditions, with mild temperatures and scattered rainfall in much of the region. At this point, the trade [Read More…]

The beef-on-dairy sector continues to provide an additional revenue stream for dairy producers and is helping bridge the beef supply gap. Lawrence Williams, a dairy beef cross development specialist at Purina Animal Nutrition says there are [Read More…]

Ed Ebert and John Baugh are the 2024 recipients of the AgriVision Award, the state’s highest agriculture honor.   The two were recognized for their leadership and contributions to Indiana’s ag industry.   Ebert is the senior director [Read More…]

Uneven crop development could result in challenges storing corn and soybeans this fall. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says a wet spring stretched planting dates. “We end up with some mature beans [Read More…]

An Iowa agronomist says recent rains were welcomed. AgriGold’s Jeff Morey tells Brownfield,“It’s very good at this time of the year because we’re using a lot of water as we’re finishing out this corn and soybean [Read More…]

A technical service rep with BASF says harvest is the best time to start soil testing for soybean cyst nematode. Don Schneider says additional can lead to higher yield potential. “It’s a situation where they [Read More…]

A senior loan officer at Farm Credit MidAmerica says the ag economy is seeing its fair share of ups and downs. Kyle Weber says the recent uptick in equipment layoffs didn’t come as a surprise. “With [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly dry weather trails the passage of a cold front.  Thursday’s high temperatures will remain below 85°F throughout the Midwest, with readings staying below 75°F in the Red River Valley [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures across most of the country.  The south-central U.S. will have the greatest likelihood of experiencing hot weather, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be [Read More…]

Doug Zalesky, director of the Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center, discusses the various housing and feeding systems, cattle handling facilities and research planned at the new facility. [Read More…]

The cyclical nature of agriculture can help project how long grain markets might remain in a slump.  Northstar Commodity senior market analyst Mark Schultz says commodity prices are coming off a big runup similar to [Read More…]

An international trade policy director with USA Rice says the fourth largest market for U.S. rice can now resume its purchases of the commodity. Karah Janevicius says “it’s a win-win for farmers, millers, merchants and [Read More…]