Ag News
Soybeans bounce, corn & wheat give back some gains
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, bouncing back from Tuesday’s weak finish. Crop conditions in most of South America look good, with harvest just over 20% complete in Brazil. DTN says [Read More…]
Where is the “New China” for ag exports?
A top official with the U.S. Soybean Export Council says no single market can make up export losses experienced by trade disputes with China but combined, some areas offer potential. “We’re talking about markets in [Read More…]
Iowa’s Landus Cooperative announces new CEO
Ames, Iowa-based Landus Cooperative has hired a new CEO. He is Matt Carstens, who most recently served as senior vice president of Truterra, the ag sustainability division of Land O’Lakes. Prior to that, he worked [Read More…]
Nebraska legislature begins debate on major property tax/school funding bill
The Nebraska legislature began debate this morning on LB 974, a bill to give relief to property taxpayers and reform school funding by providing more state aid to schools. The sponsor of the bill, Revenue [Read More…]
Conservation groups file intent to sue over new water rule
The first steps in a legal challenge to the Trump Administration’s new water rule, to replace WOTUS, have been taken. The groups, led by the Center for Biological Diversity, say they have filed a formal [Read More…]
Wisconsin’s nutrient trading clearinghouse bill awaits the Governor’s signature
Wisconsin is a step closer to creating a clearinghouse for nutrient credit trading. The proposal by State Senator Rob Cowles and Representative Joel Kitchens was one of thirteen water quality bills passed by the State [Read More…]
AgTech NEXT 2020
Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be in St. Louis, Missouri on May 4 – 6, 2020 for AgTech NEXT 2020. Continue reading AgTech NEXT 2020 at Brownfield Ag News.
Connecticut farmers cursed and blessed by dense population
Connecticut farmers have their hands full considering population density, environmental concerns and the price of land, but the state’s agriculture commissioner says there are advantages. Bryan Hurlburt tells Brownfield the proximity of agriculture to consumers [Read More…]
Ohio EPA announces TMDL effort for Lake Erie
Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will develop a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Western Lake Erie Basin over the next two to three years. A Total Maximum Daily Load is a [Read More…]
Security needs to go beyond disease threats for livestock farms
Security on livestock farms is reaching new heights as animal activists become more of a threat. Hannah Thompson-Weeman with the Animal Agriculture Alliance tells Brownfield radical transparency on farms can offer consumers a look into [Read More…]
Hog futures supported by sharply higher cash prices
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher on follow-through buying and optimism about higher cash trade this week. Feeder cattle were higher on the same factors. Beef, along with pork is [Read More…]
Governor Noem promotes Grain Bin Safety Week by recalling her father’s death
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has proclaimed February 16-22 Grain Bin Safety Week. “The purpose of this week is to promote the education and awareness of hazards and safe work practices in an effort to [Read More…]
Wheat sharply higher on smaller Australia crop
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. China says nearly 700 U.S. ag goods, including soybeans, are eligible for one-year tariff waivers, now Beijing has to actually start issuing those waivers. That might [Read More…]
AFT works to increase cover crops on rented lands
Photo courtesy Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship It’s estimated that 40 percent of Midwest farmland is rented or leased—and that’s been a barrier to increased planting of cover crops, according to Brian Brandt [Read More…]
Illinois Farm Bureau: Keeping trade a priority through the election year
President Trump has his signature on trade deals with China, Japan, Canada and Mexico, so where does trade go from here? Illinois Farm Bureau national policy director Adam Nielson says although major trade negotiations have [Read More…]
CME milk futures higher, spot market mixed, GDT index falls
Milk futures were mostly up, and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. February Class III milk was down $.01 at $16.98. March was unchanged at $17.01. April was up $.10 [Read More…]
Ohio Master Farmer Awards at the Ohio Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Ada, Ohio on March 3, 2020 for the Ohio Master Farmer Awards at the Ohio Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference. Continue reading Ohio Master Farmer [Read More…]
DFA will purchase Dean Foods assets
Dairy Farmers of America has announced it plans to acquire Dean Foods processing facilities, direct delivery system, and additional assets for $425 million. DFA president and CEO Rick Smith says it’s important to ensure continued [Read More…]
Organic weed control with propane
Organic farmers have an uphill battle with weeds. The few chemicals available are very expensive and labor-intensive mechanical weed control is also cost-prohibitive. Mechanical engineering professor George Gogos at the University of Nebraska has developed [Read More…]
Corps of Engineers’ plan includes deepening river channel
Tom Steever spoke to Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, who says the Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River channel is welcome news for soybean growers. The [Read More…]