Ag News

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the first cases highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry workers since 2022. Officials say at least five people in Colorado have tested positive for the virus [Read More…]

A senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the Midwest is officially recovering from a derecho. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield… “We use that term derecho when we’re talking about a storm system that produces [Read More…]

Farmers concerned about a wet harvest are assured there’s an ample supply of propane for drying grain. CHS chief financial officer Olivia Nelligan says the cooperative is closely tracking demand. “So we understand what we’re [Read More…]

An extension pathologist says tar spot continues to spread across Indiana. Darcy Telenko with Purdue University says it was recently confirmed in the eastern part of the state.  “If you had tar slot in your [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, a cold front crossing the Ohio Valley is generating showers and thunderstorms.  However, mild, dry air has overspread most of the Corn Belt, resulting in nearly ideal conditions for corn and [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the central and eastern U.S., while hotter-than-normal weather will cover Florida’s peninsula and a broad area [Read More…]

Arlan Suderman, the chief commodities economist with StoneX Group, says farmers must be disciplined in their marketing plans, especially if there’s still old crop left in the grain bin to sell. The post Be disciplined [Read More…]

Some farmers are finding retrofitting machinery a viable option in the current economy.               Central Illinois farmer Chris Stoller says they’ve retrofitted most of their machinery. “There’s not one piece of equipment that’s on our farm [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were higher, feeders were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed numbers. August lives closed $.55 higher at $182.67 and October lives closed [Read More…]

A Michigan farmer says he’s thankful he finished wheat harvest by the Fourth of July and beat the rains. John Burk tells Brownfield any wheat left in fields near him is quickly eroding. “We had [Read More…]

A farmer in north-central Missouri says some flooding has affected the crops this summer. Meagan Kaiser tells Brownfield “we’re not used to flooding in July, but we did get flooding this year for a little [Read More…]

Connected and appreciated is what I felt after the tour of an ethanol facility organized by Missouri Corn’s Director of Market Development Lane Howard. The purpose of the tour was to learn, and I did just that! We [Read More…]

A dairy economist says strong domestic demand has been driving the butter market. Highground’s Betty Berning tells Brownfield, “Buyers have been extremely eager to buy whatever is available, so if there’s more butter for sale, [Read More…]

A north Iowa farmer facing tight crop margins suggests applying in-season fertilizer was not an easy decision. Caleb Renner and his family grow corn and soybeans near Klemme where they are currently side-dressing corn. “It [Read More…]

Deer damage in Michigan can cause at least 10 percent yield losses in soybean fields, but in some areas it’s even greater. In this Pods for Profit, Michigan Soybean Committee Vice President Scott Wilson discusses [Read More…]

Colombia is the sixth largest market for U.S. agriculture and the world’s third largest importer of U.S. soybean meal. On this episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association director discusses how the U.S. [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures throughout the northern and western U.S., as well as Florida, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the central and southern [Read More…]

In this Missouri Spotlight on Soybeans podcast, listen to experts with Missouri Soybean explain why it is important that soybean farmers are involved in their checkoff decisions and why they should know how the checkoff [Read More…]

There’s consumer confusion around lab-grown protein. Iowa Cattlemen’s Association executive director Bryan Whaley says that’s because it’s referred to by several names. “Is it a lab-grown protein, or is it a lab-grown meat? All of [Read More…]

A northeast Kansas farmer says corn and soybean conditions continue to be strong, despite excessive heat. Lance Rezac tells Brownfield… “The crop conditions, especially the corn where it’s so far along, just really look magnificent,” [Read More…]