Ag News

BASF has launched a new industry-initiative targeting pigweeds on the farm. Herbicide-resistant pigweed is a major economic issue for growers across the U.S. Operation Weed eradication promotes on-farm eradication through cultural and mechanical practices, chemical [Read More…]

The Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association is alerting USDA officials to concerns found in the interim final hemp rule. Association president Dave Ladd has submitted comments to the Ag Department that claim the 15-day harvest window [Read More…]

A Wisconsin ag department official says the tariff and trade disputes over the last year made a considerable dent in ag exports. Wisconsin’s Director of the International Agribusiness Center Mark Rhoda-Reis tells Brownfield some December [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling, with the most active months posting a big week to week drop, more than $.25. Beans saw another round of pressure from concerns about demand from [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Ken Anderson will be in Mead, Nebraska February 13, 2020 for the Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference, sponsored by UNL Extension. Continue reading Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference at Brownfield [Read More…]

CattleFax market analyst Kevin Good says Friday’s cattle inventory report came out about as expected. “It would suggest that the beef cow herd plateaued about 12 months ago and actually declined by one percent—and there [Read More…]

Family farm bankruptcies in 2019 were up 20 percent and the most in the past eight years according to a new analysis from the American Farm Bureau. Chapter 12 family farm bankruptcies have increased consecutively [Read More…]

While Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s recent State of the State left agriculture out of the conversation, she did allude her office would prioritize drinking water and climate change issues in the coming year. “Recent headlines [Read More…]

After a challenging year in 2019, soybean growers are hoping for an earlier start to the 2020 planting season. Of course, you can’t control the weather. But Troy Bauer, BASF regional technical field representative for [Read More…]

Nebraska ag director Steve Wellman The Nebraska Department of Agriculture will begin taking applications for hemp production and processing this Monday. Nebraska ag director Steve Wellman says there continues to be good interest in hemp [Read More…]

Nebraska farmer Debbie Borg was among the dozens of farmers who attended the signing of the USMCA trade pact at the White House this week. “It was really exciting to be there, and as I [Read More…]

The Presidents of Wisconsin’s top two farmer organizations are working together on a dairy supply management presentation.  Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden tells Brownfield they presented research by the University of Wisconsin Center for [Read More…]

It’s not a Super Bowl Party without food but how do you keep that food safe and prevent you and others you are serving at your party from getting sick? Continue reading Super food safety [Read More…]

Egg yolks contain 13 essential vitamins and minerals and hold nearly half of eggs high-quality protein. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you’ll crack open an egg to find a Double Yolk. Healthy Living – all about [Read More…]

The federal EPA says its latest regulatory review of glyphosate reaffirms that it is safe to use and is not carcinogenic. The news was welcomed by Bayer, which produces the popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. [Read More…]

Dairy groups are applauding Ag Secretary Perdue for protecting common product names. The U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation, and the Consortium for Common Food Names issued a joint statement that thanked Perdue [Read More…]

February Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed 30 cents lower at $17.34.  March down 22 at $17.76.  April off 19 at $17.63.  May through August contracts 15 to 20 cents lower. [Read More…]

The U.S. ethanol industry is coming off its first losing season in seven years. University of Illinois ag economist Scott Irwin says there were a couple of reasons why. “One, a deterioration in the net [Read More…]

Photo courtesy Iowa Farm Bureau Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are joining forces for a study that will look for ways to limit flooding along the Missouri River. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts tells Brownfield it [Read More…]

The USDA’s interim hemp production rules are getting some negative feedback. The American Farm Bureau has submitted comments saying the USDA needs to improve testing rules, expand the testing timeline and give clarity to hemp [Read More…]