Ag News

The prospect of continued low commodity prices and no more trade aid concerns many in agriculture. Rod Hebrink, CEO of Farm Credit cooperative Compeer Financial, says MFP payments the past two years have made a [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, frigid weather prevails. Friday morning’s low temperatures fell to 0° or below as far south as central Missouri and plunged below -20° in portions of the upper Great Lakes region. Across [Read More…]

In this Operation Weed Eradication Radio Road Show, Darren Unland, Technical Marketing Manager with BASF says to eradicate pigweed, it’s important to understand its biology. Pigweeds are dioecious, meaning they have male and female plants. [Read More…]

A swine ‘information solutions’ company sees increasing sow mortality in farrowing houses tied partly to ag labor issues. Ron Ketchem with Swine Management Services of Fremont, Nebraska says there’s a high turnover of labor and [Read More…]

Chicago Federal Reserve bank officials say fourth quarter 2019 farmland values in the Fed’s Seventh District were the same as the fourth quarter of 2018. They do say, however, there’s room for optimism because of [Read More…]

A farmer in west-central Indiana can trace back to the moment he decided to start using cover crops. Rick Clark of Williamsport tells Brownfield he’s not sure of the year, but he remembers a field [Read More…]

Commodity groups looking to improve exports are zeroing in on the railway system in the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO Tom Slunecka says farmer-leaders from 12 organizations in Minnesota and the [Read More…]

The South Dakota Agricultural Foundation presented its annual Building Rural Communities and Ag Innovators Youth Education grants. Twenty-one grants totaling $29,000 were awarded in support of innovative youth ag education programs and rural community projects. [Read More…]

Mar. corn closed at $3.79 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/2 centsMar. soybeans closed at $8.96 and 3/4, up 3 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $291.90, up 20 centsMar. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]

Increasing the use of biodiesel across the state and country is a top priority for the Illinois Soybean Association this year. Public affairs and marketing manager Andrew Larson tells Brownfield that was the main talking [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, frigid, breezy conditions across the upper Midwest are resulting in low wind chill temperatures and an increase in livestock stress. Readings below -20° were reported in eastern North Dakota and northern [Read More…]

Precipitation across the eastern one-third of the U.S. will largely end later Thursday. However, lowland flooding and muddy conditions will persist for several days, especially across the South. Meanwhile, weekend temperatures across the Plains, Midwest, [Read More…]

The Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says the shortage of USDA inspectors at ports of entry is a threat to the nation’s food supply and Congress has made filling positions a priority. [Read More…]

The USDA says pork export sales saw a week to week decline, but physical shipments were steady. New sales during the week ending February 6th were down modestly, less than 1,000 tons, mainly headed to [Read More…]

Having access to affordable health care is a major concern for young farmers and ranchers. Southern Indiana farmer Deidra Gottbrath grows corn, soybeans, and popcorn in Washington County. “As young farmers it’s entirely a day-to-day [Read More…]

Some believe the South American crop is smaller than the market consensus. Indigo global analyst Rodney Connor expects corn to be about 10 million metric tons less than USDA’s latest projection, and says the Ag [Read More…]

Compeer Financial has introduced a program to help conventional farmers transition to organic. Senior lending specialist Paul Dietmann says the Organic Bridge Loan is in response to increasing interest in organic grain production. “And usually [Read More…]

The Missouri Pork Association supports the ban on public hunting of feral hogs on federal lands in Missouri. Association Director Don Nikodim says hunting spreads the wild hogs out and makes them harder to contain. [Read More…]

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says some of the results from a recent survey asking consumers their thoughts on plant-based proteins are worrisome. Danielle Beck, executive director of government affairs says across the board, the [Read More…]

A market analyst and broker says dairy farmers might see another seasonal dip in milk prices because of the cheese market.  Mike North with Commodity Risk Management Group and Vault Ag tells Brownfield cheese production [Read More…]