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Across the Corn Belt, widespread, locally severe thunderstorms have erupted across the upper Midwest, with some of the heaviest rain falling from the middle Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley.  In contrast, hot, mostly [Read More…]

Applications for the Iowa-Missouri Grassroots Fellowship are open until July 15. Missouri Soybeans Outreach Director Baylee Asbury says the chosen applicants can spend the next several months participating in farm-related activities, such as working directly with [Read More…]

An ag lawyer says a ruling earlier this year reinforces the benefit of the Indiana Grain Indemnity Program for the state’s farmers.   Brianna Schroeder, from Janzen Schroeder Ag Law says the fund is supported by voluntary farmer [Read More…]

Starting this week, Minnesota’s Board of Animal Health is requiring lactating dairy cattle to have negative Influenza A Test before going to fairs and exhibitions. Ag Commissioner Thom Peterson says “a lot of times in [Read More…]

The next generation of Bayer’s digital farming platform is expected to enter tractor cabs this fall.            Andy Folta, U.S. product marketing manager, says “FieldView Drive 2.0” is their first device upgrade since launch in 2016. [Read More…]

USDA’s latest supply and demand estimates were released Wednesday, and Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says there weren’t many revisions from May. He tells Brownfield there are signs soybean demand is improving, with [Read More…]

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More cases of H5N1 Influenza A have been reported in northwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the virus was detected in dairy herds in Plymouth and Sioux counties. Iowa Ag [Read More…]

Minnesota’s Board of Animal Health will now require lactating dairy cattle to have a recent negative H5N1 test before going to fairs and exhibitions. The order takes effect Tuesday, June 18th.  The show cattle must [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall says a new farm bill isn’t likely to get passed this year. “I think we’re looking at another extension and I’m sorry to say that,” he said. “I’m not going to [Read More…]

U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she’s concerned about the widening ag trade deficit. “When you talk about $32 billion as a deficit, that’s the wrong way,” she said. “We should be in the plus, the [Read More…]

National crop condition ratings are higher compared to the past several years, but southwest Minnesota farmer Bryan Biegler tells Brownfield that’s not the case on his farm. “We have a lot more unevenness out in [Read More…]

Recent Chinese demand is helping improve the outlook for soybean prices. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says China remains the number one export market for U.S. soybeans. “Seeing them being more active now [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady to higher except for butter Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.48.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0450 at $1.9825.   Four sales [Read More…]

Northwest Iowa farmer Jolene Riessen says wet conditions impacted soybean emergence. “Corn came up really well. Beans, we fought some crust. And I like to shoot for 150,000 seeds out there, so doing stand counts [Read More…]

Some soybean pests are thriving in wet conditions. Justine Terwillegar with Syngenta Crop Protection says one example is Japanese beetle. “We often see more issues when it’s wet in the spring, and then maybe we [Read More…]

Brownfield’s meteorologist says farmers should prepare for El Nino to shift to La Nina sooner rather than later.  Greg Soulje tells Brownfield he expects the shift to cause drought conditions to intensify throughout the summer. “As [Read More…]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a third Iowa dairy herd. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the case involves a farm in Sioux County in the northwest part of [Read More…]

A House Appropriations subcommittee is proposing more cuts to the USDA’s budget. During Tuesday’s markup of the 2025 budget, Ranking Member Sanford Bishop stressed the need to better fund the Economic Research Service and National [Read More…]

Kansas farmer Craig Meeker says timely rains have made all the difference for his operation. “We are in really good condition today here in South Central Kansas,” he says.  “Harvesting probably one of my top [Read More…]