Ag News

There have been some planting delays in South Dakota in the last week due to the continued rains and wet fields. USDA says corn planting in South Dakota is 84% complete, ahead of average, with [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up following Friday’s On Feed report.  Feeders lead the way on the lower move in corn.  Boxed beef was also sharply higher at midday. June [Read More…]

Rains prevented Arkansas farmers from getting much field work done last week.  USDA reporters say there were only three days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending Sunday. Topsoil moisture levels are reported as 24% [Read More…]

Wet weather continues to complicate planting in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says rain the majority of the week allowed for less than three days of fieldwork statewide. Despite a slow week, corn planting [Read More…]

Some missed rains have helped Ohio farmers catch up on planting progress. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, ​79 percent of corn has been planted, a ​33 percent jump [Read More…]

Iowa has its first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza since December. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says HPAI was recently detected in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Sioux [Read More…]

Farmers continued to work around weather delays to advance planting progress.  However, according to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress and Conditions report, both corn and soybean planting pace is significantly behind recent years. Corn is [Read More…]

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has been named the 2024 America’s Fuel Award winner by Growth Energy. The biofuels group says Pillen won the award in recognition of his commitment to American bioethanol and his efforts [Read More…]

Kansas State University’s Agriculture Innovation Initiative has received a $25 million matching award from the Kansas Legislature. The initiative – which includes facility upgrades, expansion and new construction – invests in education, research and industry [Read More…]

A pest is causing problems for Argentine corn farmers. Michael Cordonnier with Soybean and Corn Advisor tells Brownfield corn leaf hopper is spreading corn stunt disease. “It was really bad this year, so everybody is [Read More…]

The administrator of USDA’s Foreign Ag Service says the tremendous growth in Africa over the past couple of years provides new opportunities for U.S. agriculture. Daniel Whitley says “one opportunity is to help them become [Read More…]

Seven National FFA members have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the highest honors for high school students. The students are recognized for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, career and technical education.  FFA members [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool weather prevails in the wake of a cold front’s passage.  Tuesday’s high temperatures will remain below 70°F in much of the northern Corn Belt.  In addition, spotty showers are slowing [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in parts of Georgia and the Carolinas.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most [Read More…]

A livestock economist says the latest Cattle on Feed report from the USDA indicates the herd still isn’t growing. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says, “I think we’re going to keep getting tighter.” He says [Read More…]

An expanding USDA program designed to help create more domestically-produced fertilizer is adding a revenue stream to a Wisconsin dairy farm. J.J. Pagel with The Pagel Family Businesses which includes Dairy Dreams farm explains what [Read More…]

Commentary. On May 9, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants. That rule calls for aggressive actions they believe will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from [Read More…]

Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Will Tubbs says application timing is critical to getting the best return on investment on fungicide. He tells Brownfield getting it right comes down to several factors, including disease history, [Read More…]

On this week’s episode of the Outdoor Adventures podcast from Brownfield, Brent Barnett talks with @NebraskaGameandParksCommission‘s Greg Wagner about some of the turkey hunting opportunities across the state. Nebraska’s turkey season continues through the end [Read More…]

A cooperative leader says dairy producers got much of what they asked for in the House version of the farm bill. Alan Bjerga with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield the House bill, which [Read More…]