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A wet spring is resulting in standing water in fields and Iowa farmers replanting corn and soybeans. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says more scattered showers limited days suitable for fieldwork to less than four [Read More…]

Tennessee farmers took advantage of mostly dry weather last week. USDA says corn is 93 percent planted, 82 percent has emerged, and condition is rated 66 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 68 percent planted, [Read More…]

A western Indiana farmer says consistent rain has kept him out of the field. Kevin Cox tells Brownfield planting early benefited him. “The stuff that was planted early looks fantastic. Got it in, got a [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange except for nonfat dry milk.  Dry whey was up $0.0050 closing at $0.42.  No sales were recorded,   Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.08 at [Read More…]

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is pleased with the results of this year’s Iowa Legislative Session. Executive director Bryan Whaley says many of the priorities identified going into the session had favorable outcomes. “Specifically, foreign ownership [Read More…]

One lawmaker says higher blends of ethanol need to be a part of the solution to help lower emissions. U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says legislation like the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act would allow [Read More…]

Enlist Field Specialist Mark Mongin with Corteva Agriscience says once planting is done and preemergence herbicides are applied, regular scouting is imperative. He tells Brownfield there are some helpful questions soybean growers can ask themselves [Read More…]

A commercial turkey operation in Cherokee County, Iowa has been confirmed with a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship tells Brownfield more than 102,000 turkeys will [Read More…]

A cattle industry expert says the industry continues to improve and evolve. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach says the shift in mindset from the nation’s cattle and beef industry has elevated beef demand. “That quality improvement [Read More…]

A dairy forage specialist says grain farmers who missed the crop insurance planting deadline might want to look beyond a simple cover crop . Daniel Olson with Forage Innovations tells Brownfield USDA has changed the [Read More…]

University of Illinois Ag Economics Professor Scott Irwin says building the Sustainable Aviation Fuel market for biofuels is a marathon, not a sprint. “It is a large, potential market in the long run, but don’t [Read More…]

A north Iowa crop and livestock producer is recovering from recent storm damage. Josh Nelson of Belmond says strong winds took the roof off one of his hog barns the morning of May 24th. “We [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is concerned about the impact high interest rates are having on the ag economy. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield when farmers are dealing with the added expense, it effects buying decisions [Read More…]

Farmers might be seeing more diverse and higher insect pressure following a mild winter and early spring across much of the Midwest. Justine Terwillegar is an agronomic service representative for Syngenta Crop Protection and says [Read More…]

The director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is stressing the importance of biosecurity as a second farmworker in the state has been confirmed with H5N1 Influenza A. Tim Boring says the [Read More…]

John Deere has announced its intent to layoff some of its global production and salaried workforce in the coming months.  In a release, the company cited rising operational costs and declining market demand leading to [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower, pressured by the cash and wholesale business during the session. June live was down $1.00 at $181.55 and August was $1.32 lower at $178.45. August [Read More…]

The Indiana corn and soybean associations are supporting a proposed biofuels tax credit bill to boost the state’s economy. Steve Howell, the Senior Director of Industry Affairs for the Indiana Soybean Alliance and the Indiana [Read More…]

A technical agronomist says the wet spring is a good reminder that farmers using surfaced applied nitrogen should also be using an inhibitor. Matt Fryer with Koch Agronomic Services tells Brownfield… “Especially nitrogen that has [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady to higher Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.01 closing at $0.4150.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.40 to $0.4150.  The cheese market was very quiet [Read More…]