Ag News

One distillery in Northern Michigan is trying to restore the state’s prominence as a rye producer and it’s going to great lengths to do so. “Our goal here is to make Rosen Rye a viable [Read More…]

It’s been a good harvest for many Kansas wheat farmers. Marsha Boswell with Kansas Wheat says the overall quality is better than last year’s drought-stricken crop. “Test weights have been above 60 pounds and so [Read More…]

Export sales for a pair of key commodities hit marketing year lows during the week ending July 4th. The USDA says beef exports were down sharply on the week as several leading buyers did make [Read More…]

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has unanimously passed a budget for 2025 that increases investments in agricultural research and conservation while fully funding the Women, Infant, and Children program. Chair Patty Murry says the Agriculture, [Read More…]

The co-founder of AgMarket.net says this week’s four year low in the grain markets are likely just the beginning. Matt Bennett tells Brownfield the USDA’s June acreage report was not friendly. “The bearish part of [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says a new farm bill isn’t likely to get passed this year. “I do applaud our friends over in the House and Chairman GT Thompson. They passed a strong bipartisan bill, [Read More…]

A senior economist at The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says the ag sector continues to struggle with labor. Cortney Cowley says the number of jobs isn’t the problem. “Obviously, labor is still in [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, Post-Tropical Cyclone Beryl is crossing the lower Great Lakes States, with heavy rain falling early Wednesday in parts of Michigan and environs.  Tropical showers are generally benefiting corn and soybeans, although [Read More…]

The president of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says growing demand for U.S. beef on the global market is a marathon. Dan Halstrom says the organization continues its work to build relationships with customers and [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for hotter-than-normal weather nearly nationwide, with the Southeast and an area covering northern sections of the Rockies and High Plains experiencing the greatest likelihood of having above-normal [Read More…]

Michael Cordonnier with Corn and Soybean Advisor says he’s expecting U.S. corn yields to fall slightly below USDA’s trendline due to wet conditions and soybeans are doing ok. Hear more in this Managing for Profit [Read More…]

The USDA’s proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders includes make allowance increases of up to seven cents per pound for butterfat, nonfat dry milk, dry whey, and cheese.  American Farm Bureau Federation economist [Read More…]

Winter wheat harvest is wrapping up for Kansas farmers. Jacquelyne Leffler who farms near Emporia tells Brownfield she’s had back-to-back years of high yielding wheat.  “We pushed up to 85 bushels on some yields for straight through [Read More…]

The leader of one of the states hit hardest by recent flooding wants to be sure disaster aid gets to those who need it most. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz tells Brownfield the process can take [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply lower, with boxed beef down sharply at midday, waiting for direct business to get better defined. August live cattle were $2.00 lower at $182.35 and [Read More…]

A biofuels producer is turning to solar to help reduce its carbon footprint. Edgar Castro with Chevron Renewable Energy Group says the installation of a solar array at its facility in north Iowa will cut [Read More…]

Southern rust has been detected in Kansas. Dr. Rodrigo Onofre is the row crops specialist at Kansas State University’s Department of Plant Pathology. “We just confirmed as of July 1st that southern rust was identified [Read More…]

The president of Bayer Crop Science North America says artificial intelligence is opening new doors in crop protection. Brian Naber says the company’s CropKey utilizes data science to design precise new pest solutions. “What we’re [Read More…]

The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says preserving the state’s farmland will allow growth in its ag sector. In 1998, the Office of Farmland Preservation created a voluntary agreement with farmers and the ODA to [Read More…]

The U.S. EPA has announced it expects to finalize biofuel blending volumes for 2026-2028 late next year. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa says he’s frustrated with the agency’s delayed action as biofuel producers were [Read More…]