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The Brazilian government recently upheld its 18 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol imports. Mackenzie Boubin with the U.S. Grains Council says the announcement comes two months after American biofuel stakeholders submitted comments asking for a [Read More…]

Wet and windy weather is making it difficult for farmers to control weeds. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Liz Stahl says growers were lucky to get a preemergence herbicide on. “The thing is now [Read More…]

It’s getting easier for Wisconsin students to participate in FFA programs. Jescey Thompson is the new Wisconsin FFA State President.  He tells Brownfield some students have already benefited from the state’s open enrollment opportunities, where [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower again Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey remains unchanged at $0.48.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0075 at $1.8525.   Thirteen sales were recorded, ranging [Read More…]

A northwest Illinois farmer says crops in his area are looking good.  Jon Rosensteil, who chairs the Illinois Corn Marketing Board and farms in Stephenson County, tells Brownfield… “We had a fairly early start to [Read More…]

A climatologist says some moderate drought conditions have reappeared in parts of the Midwest. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says northeast Missouri had the biggest expansion in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. [Read More…]

A U.S. Senator from Kansas says agricultural trade is moving in the wrong direction for American farmers and ranchers. “Unfortunately, this White House has not made negotiating trade agreements a priority,” Republican Roger Marshall said. [Read More…]

The USDA has suspended inspections of avocados and mangos from a Mexican state after the assault of two employees. According to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, the assault occurred during field inspections in the [Read More…]

Another case of H5N1 Influenza A has been confirmed in an Iowa dairy herd. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the most recent detection occurred in dairy cattle in Sioux County. It’s [Read More…]

Composting can help gardeners add much needed nutrients to the soil that benefits plants and yield. Karen Mitchell a consumer horticulture extension specialist at Purdue University says vermicomposting is a great way to get started [Read More…]

A major U.S. trading partner is paying attention to farm bill negotiations. USDA Undersecretary for Trade Alexis Taylor is on a trade mission to Canada and spoke to Brownfield from Vancouver Wednesday. “In Canada they [Read More…]

A professor at Ohio State University is leading an initiative to address food waste in households across the country.  Brian Roe says the project is funded by a $2.5 million USDA grant. “Helping households realize the [Read More…]

Without the July Cattle Inventory report from the USDA, industry experts are taking a deeper look at the data that is provided for any indication that producers have started retain breeding animals. University of Missouri’s [Read More…]

A Northeast Missouri dairy farm has made investments in its operation to meet logistical needs.  Eric Onan with Milk Source says finding a feed mill to fit the nutrition level for many cows was a challenge. [Read More…]

Tar spot is starting to show up in parts of the Corn Belt and an agronomist at the University of Kentucky says he continues to monitor its movement. Dr. Chad Lee tells Brownfield its hot [Read More…]

Soybeans ended the day mostly higher.  Soybean oil was higher Tuesday and bean meal also found some strength.  The USDA dropped the crop conditions rating 2 points to 70% good to excellent.  That’s still well [Read More…]

A dairy and crop farmer in northern Wisconsin says he will likely have a lot of prevent plant acres this year. Ben Augustine says, “There’s a number of fields in my area that just ain’t [Read More…]

John Deere’s latest series of combine is geared toward livestock producers looking for high straw quality. Deere go-to-market manager for harvesting equipment Bergen Nelson says the new T6 800 is a “walker” machine. “As the [Read More…]

An agronomist says farmers should go ahead and plant their soybeans as soon as the soil is dry enough, even though it’s mid-June. Tony Lenz, an agronomist with Stine Seed tells Brownfield in most cases, [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.50, up 6 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.74, up 16 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $364.60, up $4.30Jul. soybean oil closed at 44.30, up 57 pointsJul. wheat [Read More…]