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The northwest Missouri farmer sentenced to federal prison for running the largest organic food fraud scheme has been found dead. The coroner has ruled Randy Constant’s death a suicide A federal judge sentenced Constant last [Read More…]

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released a report saying it found traces of the herbicide glyphosate in nearly 20 oat-based cereals and snacks in a new round of testing the group commissioned. Should you [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed higher on strong wholesale values during the session and this week’s potentially higher cash trade.  Feeder cattle futures closed higher on the same factors with additional support [Read More…]

A market analyst says he doesn’t expect the volatility in the lean hog market to ease up anytime soon. John Heinberg with Stewart-Peterson says any news coming out of China is causing the market to [Read More…]

Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce has temporarily blocked implementation of Missouri’s Senate Bill 391. The law – that was to take effect in a week – prohibits counties from passing ordinances stricter than state laws [Read More…]

The owners of a western Missouri cattle and beef company have announced they’re leaving the beef processing business after a long and costly fight to expand it. Valley Oaks Steak Company applied last year to [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Larry Lee will cover the University of Wisconsin Agronomy & Soils Field Day on August 28, 2019 in Arlington, Wisconsin. Continue reading University of Wisconsin Agronomy & Soils Field Day at Brownfield Ag News. [Read More…]

Yields in this year’s Michigan Wheat Performance Trials are nearly double of what USDA is forecasting for a national winter wheat average.  Experts say part of the reason is the cooler weather, but high management [Read More…]

Michigan’s second soybean processing plant is prepping for its very first harvest season. Zeeland Farm Services’ Brian Meeuwsen has been overseeing the construction of the facility and tells Brownfield the grain elevator has been taking [Read More…]

Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary Wertish tells Brownfield President Trump was correct in calling out China for its unfair trade practices. But the Renville farmer says Trump made a mistake by not asking other countries [Read More…]

The USDA says more than 17-thousand dairy farmers have signed up for the new Dairy Margin Coverage Program.  With only a month until the signup deadline, Undersecretary Bill Northey says he’s encouraged by the number [Read More…]

A northeast Indiana farmer says she has improved soil health and her bottom line with cover crops and nutrient management. Sarah Delbecq grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in DeKalb County. “Especially on the cover crop [Read More…]

The U.S. dairy industry has asked Robert Lighthizer and Sonny Perdue to work quickly to secure a trade deal with Japan.  In a letter sent Monday, more than 70 dairy companies, cooperatives, and associations signed [Read More…]

A four-year trial on wheat seed choices and management scenarios showed a wide range of outcomes.  Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin says the study looked at what inputs farmers can use to reach [Read More…]

The Missouri man who pleaded guilty in an organic grain fraud scheme has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Randy Constant was sentenced in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He admitted to misleading [Read More…]

Purdue photo Wally Tyner, the James and Lois Ackerman Professor of Ag Economics at Purdue passed away after a brief illness Saturday. Tyner joined the Purdue faculty in 1977 after earning his bachelor’s degree in [Read More…]

The owners of Valley Oaks Steak Company in western Missouri’s Johnson County have announced they are closing operations after a long and costly fight to expand their business. A statement on Valley Oak’s Facebook page [Read More…]

DTN’s lead market analyst says five states will tell the story of the 2019 crop year. Todd Hultman tells Brownfield half of the 10 states looked at last week in a DTN digital crop tour [Read More…]

University of Wisconsin’s Soybean and small grains specialist Shawn Conley talks about a recently completed wheat seed and management study. Continue reading Wheat seeds, management styles lead to wide range of outcomes at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

Southwest Missouri Congressman Billy Long recently came back from Brazil with House Ag Committee chairman Collin Peterson who will join Long next Friday on a tour of farms in Long’s district. In the case of [Read More…]