Ag News

Weather challenges in 2019 left many cattle producers concerned about both the quality and quality of hay for the 2020 year. In this Managing for Profit, Derrell Peel with Oklahoma State University talks about how [Read More…]

African swine fever continues to cause disruptions to the global pork market.  The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service says Poland’s swine inventories dropped 4 percent in 2019 and attributes much of the contraction due to the [Read More…]

Canada has started the process for ratification of the USMCA. The first step was achieved Wednesday with a vote allowing for the introduction of Canada’s implementing bill. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants the [Read More…]

A farmer in southeast Minnesota says price won’t be the only factor when determining 2020 crop rotations. Darin Johnson of Wells says a lack of tillage will influence acres. “We’ve had a lot of compaction [Read More…]

A double crop soybean and wheat farmer is seeing some positives for the wheat industry. “The most profitable rotation on our farm has been the wheat and double crop soybeans together. Year in and year [Read More…]

U.S. corn exports topped a million tons for the second week in a row. The USDA says corn sales for the week ending January 23rd were nearly one and a quarter million tons, up 99% [Read More…]

An Illinois farmer has seen advancements in technology and biodiesel first-hand after being away from the farm for several years. Scott Gaffner grew up on a grain and dairy farm in Greenville. High operating costs [Read More…]

Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 4, 2020 for the Know to Grow conference by Farm Credit Mid-America. Continue reading Know to Grow conference by Farm Credit Mid-America at [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Dayton, Ohio February 14 for the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association annual conference. Continue reading Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association annual conference at [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Noblesville, IN Saturday, February 8 for the Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ag Professionals Conference. Continue reading Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ag [Read More…]

A meteorologist is keeping a close eye on weather conditions in South America. Eric Snodgrass, the principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says many soybean producing areas in northern Brazil are turning wet during [Read More…]

The President of the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association was at the White House for the signing of the USMCA trade deal. Doug Rebout from Janesville, Wisconsin says, “To be able to be there for the [Read More…]

The National Farmers Union was pleased with the signing of the USMCA trade deal Wednesday and hopes it sets a foundation for future agreements. President Roger Johnson tells Brownfield originally, their board unanimously opposed the [Read More…]

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association Industry Conference kicked off with its first-ever safety and risk management day. Jason Nowakowski, chairperson of the risk and safety committee with the Ohio AgriBusiness Association, says it’s critical to offer [Read More…]

The USDA is spending nearly 61 million dollars to help build and boost broadband infrastructure in more than 11,000 homes and 80 farms in rural Missouri. Governor Mike Parson says not filling the broadband gap [Read More…]

USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky says the USMCA signing is big because of its updating of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), especially where Canada is concerned. “Canada still had some barriers to a [Read More…]

All that U.S. heavy lifting to get the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), also known as NAFTA 2.0, is over with President Trump’s signature January 29 fulfilling his campaign pledge to replace the original tripartite treaty – [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says they’re hopeful the coronavirus outbreak in China doesn’t inhibit the Phase One trade deal purchase goals for this year.  “Travel has been disrupted and I think the last number I [Read More…]

Milk futures recovered some from losses early in the week, and cash dairy prices were mostly steady on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday.   January Class III milk was up $.02 at $17.06.  February was up [Read More…]

A dairy cooperative leader is encouraged by the signing of the USMCA trade agreement.  Edge Dairy Farmers Cooperative President Brody Stapel says getting USMCA across the finish line was vital. “If we want stability economically, [Read More…]