Ag News
African swine fever detected in Thailand
The first cases of African swine fever in Thailand have been confirmed. According to the World Organization for Animal Health three pigs were purchased in 2021 as pets by a private citizen. All three pigs [Read More…]
Iowa beef plant says ARPA funds makes government have ‘real skin in the game’
The founder of a producer-owned beef processing plant headed to Western Iowa says he will apply for federal funding to help get the facility online. CEO of Cattlemen’s Heritage Chad Tetinger tells Brownfield access to [Read More…]
Cattle futures down on technical weakness
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower on technical weakness and a sharply lower move in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The losses were despite a higher midday move in beef, periodic [Read More…]
USDA confirms two more cases of HPAI in wild birds
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed two additional findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza wild birds. One case was identified in South Carolina and the other in North Carolina. These findings [Read More…]
Can China repeat 2021 corn import record?
The U.S. Grains Council wonders how close China might come to repeating last year’s record corn imports. USGC director of strategic initiatives and engagement Melissa Kessler tells Brownfield China was the top destination for U.S. [Read More…]
Restoring RFS certainty a policy priority for Growth Energy
Growth Energy has released its policy priorities for 2022. CEO Emily Skor tells Brownfield the first is restoring certainty to the Renewable Fuel Standard. “Everyone in our industry understands just how much this is foundational [Read More…]
Farm Bureau and Nationwide offer ag education grants
Early education teachers can now apply for free ag education resources from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. Nationwide Insurance is sponsoring 300 classroom grants for kindergarten through third grade which includes the Ag [Read More…]
Missouri Soybeans partners with Perdue AgriBusiness for contracting program
An exciting partnership with Perdue AgriBusiness will offer the first organic high oleic SOYLEIC® contracting program, providing premiums to plant heart-healthy high oleic soybeans. Perdue AgriBusiness, a leading agriculture products and services provider, will contract [Read More…]
Commodity title program elections
Farmers have until March 15th to make decisions on which commodity title program they want to cover crops for the upcoming growing season. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse with MinnStar Bank in southern Minnesota tells [Read More…]
ASF researcher believes disease will eventually reach the U.S.
A researcher studying African Swine Fever says it won’t be easy to stop the virus from spreading to other countries and continents. Dr. Cassandra Jones with Kansas State University believes the ASF virus will eventually [Read More…]
Iowa State evaluates weed seed destroyer
An Iowa State researcher says two mechanical technologies can help reduce the number of weed seeds in fields. Prashant Jha tells Brownfield a chaff liner limits the weed seeds to a narrow and more manageable [Read More…]
Trade deputy keeps spotlight on Canadian dairy quotas
A U.S. trade official again emphasized the importance of Canada fully meeting its USMCA commitments. During a virtual meeting with U.S., Mexican, and Canadian trade representatives Wednesday, Deputy United States Trade Representative Jayme White expressed [Read More…]
Highly pathogenic H5 avian flu discovered in South Carolina waterfowl
The USDA has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a migratory bird in southeast South Carolina. The discovery of the wild American wigeon during routine monitoring marks the first time the Eurasian H5 strain has [Read More…]
Nostalgia and flavor in ‘22
Nostalgia and flavor are among the anticipated food trends for 2022. The International Food Information Council recently released its anticipated food and beverage trends for this year. It is expecting nostalgia, specifically the 1990s, to [Read More…]
AFBF President Zippy Duvall concerned about interest rate hike
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is concerned about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates this year. “That’s the only really big difference between the bad times of the 80’s and what we’ve just experienced [Read More…]
Former USDA World Ag Outlook Board head Bange dies
Former chairman of the USDA’s World Ag Outlook Board Gerald “Jerry” Bange died Thursday, January 13th. Bange, who worked for several USDA agencies from 1971 to 2014, spent 1994 to 2014 as the head of [Read More…]
Cattle, hog futures mixed to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed, mostly higher adjusting spreads. February live cattle closed $.97 higher at $137.97 and April live cattle closed $1.15 higher at $142.12. March feeders were [Read More…]
EPA renews registration of Enlist herbicides, adds restrictions
The EPA has renewed registration of Corteva’s Enlist Duo and Enlist One herbicides for seven years, securing them as a weed control option in corn, cotton and soybeans for the 2022 growing season. Dustin Ehler [Read More…]
Economist concerned about energy sector’s impact on farm costs
An ag economist says one of the areas of the economy that concerns him is the current trend in the energy complex. Virginia Tech Professor Emeritus Dr. David Kohl says he’s seeing more divestment in [Read More…]
Economist encouraged by milk prices
The Chief Economist for the National Milk Producers Federation is encouraged by milk price trends. Peter Vitaliano says milk prices are at an eight-year high, and booming exports across a wide range of products are [Read More…]