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In its latest Supply and Demand report, the USDA has lowered its beef production estimate for 2025. The U.S. border remains closed to imports of feeder cattle from Mexico to prevent New World screwworm from [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were steady to higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange except for dry whey.  Dry whey prices were down $0.0475 at $0.7450. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.7450 to $0.77.  Forty-pound cheese [Read More…]

Indiana Farm Bureau’s president will continue to serve the state’s members. Randy Kron says if this year has taught him anything, it’s that farm bureau members have two concerns during the upcoming legislative session. “We’ve talked [Read More…]

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Nebraska is known for its robust beef industry, but one young farmer hopes to also put the state on the map for seafood. Grant Jones, of Imperial, started Chundy Aquaculture in 2018 and since 2020 [Read More…]

Some lawmakers are considering putting the commodity and crop insurance titles from the unfinished farm bill into other legislation to get them done, but some farmers oppose that. Commodities under Title I and crop insurance [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, on spread trade.  Feeder cattle were lower on profit taking.  February live cattle closed $1.52 higher at $193.65 and February lives closed at $1.17 higher at [Read More…]

The outgoing president of the Nebraska Cattlemen Association says he’s concerned about ongoing labor shortages. Jerry Kuenning tells Brownfield it’s impacting every sector of U.S. agriculture. “It’s not just in packing plants, it’s who’s going to [Read More…]

Early indicators are pointing to an increased risk of drought in 2025. Eric Snodgrass, chief atmospheric scientist with Conduit Ag, says he’s closely watching La Nina and the Bermuda High. “We had a pretty epic [Read More…]

Researchers are about a year away from developing rapid tests to detect some foodborne illnesses. Michigan State University Nano BioSensor researcher Vangie Alocilja is leading a project to develop a test kit for poultry producers [Read More…]

It’s an unprecedented time in farm bill discussions. Jonathan Coppess leads the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois. “I’m not sure when we’ve seen this level of uncertainty.”  He says, “A two-year [Read More…]

Connecting research to ag start-ups, the Michigan State University Innovation Center serves as a link to find solutions for agricultural challenges. AgBio Technology Manager Julia Miller tells Brownfield, “Most of the technologies have not been [Read More…]

Canada’s National Farmers Union is concerned about the potential scale of the sustainable aviation fuel market. Director of climate crisis policy and action Darrin Qualman says the airline industry plans to transfer the energy sources [Read More…]

High pressure currently camped over the Corn Belt will drift eastward, allowing moisture associated with a weak disturbance to overspread the mid-South and Midwest later Friday into Saturday.  Wintry precipitation (snow, sleet, and freezing rain) [Read More…]

As growers plan for next year, they might be looking for areas to cut back on in terms of costs. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather nearly nationwide, with the northern High Plains and adjacent Rockies having the greatest likelihood of experiencing above-normal temperatures.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower on technical selling, while waiting to see how much direct cash business is left to be done this week. February live was down $.52 at [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s state veterinarian says state officials are getting ready for the federal order requiring raw milk testing for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dr. Darlene Konkle says they are taking steps to begin H5N1 testing. “We’re [Read More…]

Many Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) members tell Brownfield they find value in their membership even amongst the ongoing legal dispute with the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Montgomery County farmer Ethan Brown says the organization [Read More…]