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University of Illinois farm management specialist Gary Schnitkey expects 2019 corn yields to be lower than USDA’s latest forecast of nearly 170 bushels per acre. “I think that number could go down. And you’ve got [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner will be on the ground in Winchester, Kentucky on Saturday, October 5, 2019 for the Hemp Harvest Festival. Continue reading Hemp Harvest Festival at Brownfield Ag News.      

A Missouri research team is working to create new heat-tolerant and herbicide resistant rice strains. Dr. Christian DeGuzman, rice breeder with Southeast Missouri State University, says rice yields declined several years ago because of extreme [Read More…]

The Minnesota State Fair is confident its protocols are enough to prevent the introduction of African swine fever. Several Midwestern states, including Iowa, have implemented additional swine health inspection requirements because of the threat of [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be on the ground in Columbia on August 23 when Missouri Congresswoman Hartzler meets with Boone County farmers to provide Congressional update at MU’s Bradford Research Center, Columbia, MO. Continue reading [Read More…]

For a second time, two groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA and its approval of XtendiMax, Monsanto’s dicamba herbicide. The National Family Farm Coalition and the Center for Food Safety sued the EPA’s [Read More…]

During the next several days, separate areas of locally heavy rain will affect the Midwest and the lower Southeast, respectively. Scattered locations in both regions could experience as much as 2 to 4 inches of [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, summer crops are developing amid an absence of heat stress, with near- or below-normal temperatures continuing. In addition, several clusters of showers are benefiting corn and soybeans. Early Friday, the most [Read More…]

The president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says the current political climate is negatively impacting the ag industry. Chuck Conner describes the current political environment as toxic. “Congress is really struggling [Read More…]

Black vultures have become a threat to livestock in the eastern corn belt and delta regions. But, because they are a protected species, producers must be mindful of their management practices. In this Managing for [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed mixed on spread trade.  The markets were pressured from the sharply lower cash trade, but some support from the sharply higher wholesale values.  Feeder cattle futures [Read More…]

A Missouri farmer is trying to make her mark in the meat box subscription business. Lucinda Cramsey coaxed a $400,000 investment on the television show Shark Tank to help expand the company she calls Moink. [Read More…]

The price outlook is improving for a southeast Minnesota dairy farm. Barb Liebenstein and her husband milk about 400 cows about 40 miles south of the Twin Cities. “This year has just been a little [Read More…]

A veterinarian suggests the more he learns about African swine fever, the more daunting the task of keeping it out of the U.S. hog herd becomes. Dr. Scott Dee with Pipestone Veterinary Clinic in southwest [Read More…]

The president of the Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association says developing a safety net is critical to the long-term viability of hemp. Dave Ladd tells Brownfield he formed the association earlier this year because while there’s [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 8 – 11, 2019 for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting. Continue reading National Association of State [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Atlanta, Indiana on August 22 for Becknology Days. Continue reading Becknology Days at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Lebanon on August 19 for the Indiana 4R Field Day. Continue reading Indiana 4R Field Day at Brownfield Ag News.      

The National Pork Board has announced the final four contestants vying to be named America’s Pig Farmer of the Year. The program awards one farmer each year who excels at raising pigs following the We [Read More…]

CNBC reports conflicting signals on trade out of China. According to CNBC, China early Thursday said it would take counter measures against the latest round of proposed U.S. tariffs, but later a spokesperson for China’s [Read More…]