Ag News

On June 13, Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground in Waterloo, WI for the Green Energy Showcase at Crave Brothers Farm.     Continue reading Green Energy Showcase at Crave Brothers Farm [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures clawed their way back to bounce off session lows.  Except for the nearby contract, live cattle closed mostly higher.  The lack of direction in the cash market, tighter [Read More…]

A rally is planned in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Wednesday, the day EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is anticipated in the city.  South Dakota Corn Growers Executive Director Lisa Richardson tells Brownfield farmers feel strongly about [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Tom Steever and Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground for the Syngenta Grow More Experience in Columbia, MO on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Continue reading Syngenta Grow More Experience at Brownfield Ag News. [Read More…]

The dairy markets were mostly down at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday.  Class Three June milk was down $.03 to $15.40. July was down $.07 at $15.93.  August was down $.11 to $16.41. September was [Read More…]

  The U.S. Dairy Export Council says U.S. export volumes set a record in April.  USDEC’s Global Dairy Market Outlook report says more than 213-thousand tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat, whey, and lactose was [Read More…]

The USDA has tightened the old and new crop ending stocks estimates for soybeans and corn. The month to month change for old crop corn was bigger export demand guess and for soybeans, it was [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Sites will be on the ground in West Lafayette for the Indiana FFA Convention on Wednesday, June 20.   Continue reading Indiana FFA Convention at Brownfield Ag News.      

The USDA has raised its projection for the current winter wheat crop. As of June 1st, the crop is estimated at 1.198 billion bushels, up 1% from May’s guess, but down 6% from the 2017 [Read More…]

University of Wisconsin Extension Agent Greg Blonde says updates to their standing hay pricing app make the tool useful on all devices and anywhere in the country. Continue reading Updated smartphone app helps buyers and [Read More…]

Iowa’s overall crop ratings remain high—81 percent good to excellent on corn and 78 percent on soybeans—but there are some problem areas in the state. Parts of north-central and northeast Iowa, which were already behind [Read More…]

It was another good week for Nebraska’s crops, even though some areas were impacted by damaging hail and high winds. Overall, the good to excellent ratings are 86 percent for corn, 87 percent for soybeans, [Read More…]

A market analyst says as trade negotiations go south and the value of the dollar goes higher, U.S. agriculture faces monumental headwinds. Jamey Kohake with Paragon Ag Advisors tells Brownfield whether its crops or livestock, [Read More…]

It’s an impressive first crop condition rating for Minnesota corn and soybeans. The USDA says 90 percent of the state’s corn acreage and 86 percent of the soybean crop is in good to excellent condition. [Read More…]

An Integrated Pest Management specialist says growers dealing with persistent rains could start running into some weird issues. Bruce Potter with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield damping off is occurring in both corn and [Read More…]

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) hosted seminars at World Pork Expo about how to use engAGe, a new app that helps farmers advocate on social media.  Following her presentation, we visited with USFRA communications [Read More…]

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says she’s more optimistic about the Senate farm bill than the failed House farm bill. Klobuchar tells Brownfield House Ranking Member Collin Peterson encouraged her and the Senate to put together [Read More…]

More than 50 counties in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota are eligible for FSA emergency low-interest loans because of damage from Winter Storm Evelyn, the April blizzard that dumped more than 30 inches of snow in [Read More…]

The milk futures were down and cash cheese flat at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday.  Class Three June milk was down $.04 to $15.43. July was down $.14 at $15.90.  August was down $.10 to [Read More…]

Fifteen agriculture industry groups are now asking the courts to declare the 2015 Waters of the United States rule unlawful.  The American Farm Bureau Federation says court briefs filed Friday in North Dakota support 13 [Read More…]