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Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the recently concluded state legislative session was highlighted by a historic investment in clean water. He tells Brownfield the “Farm to Faucet” water quality package realigns existing resources without [Read More…]

Many farmers in the Eastern Corn Belt continue to face weather delays as the planting deadline for crop insurance nears.  Jason Williamson, with Ohio-based Williamson Crop Insurance, says the final planting date for most areas in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, [Read More…]

A farmer and an agriculture professional applaud legislation that would designate May 29th as Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day, but say families need help, too. Jeff Ditzenberger is a former farmer who attempted suicide [Read More…]

A field agronomist for Burrus Seed says getting the crop off to a good start should still be growers’ top priority. Chris Brown, who covers the eastern two-thirds of Illinois and southern half of Wisconsin, [Read More…]

A new collaboration with the Conservation Technology Information Center is expanding Cargill’s Success From the Ground Up program. In this episode of Managing for Profit, hear from CTIC’s Ryan Heiniger and Cargill’s Alayna Jacobs about [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across southern Florida and the northwestern half of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover most areas along and southeast of [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower Tuesday, July contracts closed at $11.86, down 10 and ½ cents.  The market was under pressure from weather.  There’s been plenty of precipitation recently across much of the Midwest and enough to [Read More…]

The Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council has rejoined USA Rice Federation. That means the state will participate in national rice advocacy and promotion efforts, giving Missouri rice producers access to USA Rice domestic and [Read More…]

Hundreds of supporters of Wisconsin agricultural education have signed a petition to create FFA license plates. Kendra Jentz with the Wisconsin FFA Foundation tells Brownfield the project started earlier this year, but they needed five [Read More…]

A farmer in northern Missouri says he’s grateful for weather that allows a few consecutive days to plant the crop. Drew Lock says the planting season didn’t start until early May due to the rain [Read More…]

A wet start to the growing season caused problems for some farmers in east-central Iowa. Cordt Holub grows corn and soybeans south of Waterloo and says recent conditions have aided planting progress. “We’ve had some [Read More…]

A new study shows farmers are playing a role in improving water quality throughout the Auglaize River Watershed.  Jordan Hoewischer with Ohio Farm Bureau says the Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative’s 2026 Assessment Survey report shows over half of the fields surveyed are enrolled [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s disappointed Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman does not plan on including a solution for Proposition 12 in the Senate farm bill. “This bill is the best opportunity that [Read More…]

Tar spot is a corn disease that continues to spread across the Midwest, and Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jason Gibson says growers should be paying close attention. He tells Brownfield tar spot can escalate [Read More…]

Josh Linville with StoneX Group says it’s unclear how the Trump administration’s push to expand domestic fertilizer production helps lower prices and improves availability for U.S. farmers. “We appreciate all the things that are going [Read More…]

An ag economist with the Ohio State University says U.S. agriculture should be paying close attention to the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield “Mexico’s our number one agricultural export market and [Read More…]

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says a standalone nationwide, year-round E15 bill has enough support to pass the Senate. John Boozman from Arkansas tells Brownfield “It’s one of the number one priorities [Read More…]

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While there’s been excessive rains across much of Missouri, the Bootheel has been dry. Farmer Aaron Porter says that’s been affecting soybeans. Learn more in this Spotlight on Soybeans! The post Replant Likely Due to [Read More…]

An ag economist says there are a couple of factors contributing to the increase in cattle being placed into feedyards.     University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez says placements were up 6 percent in the latest Cattle [Read More…]