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A switch from too much moisture to not enough is taking a toll on Illinois crops. The latest weekly report from USDA shows the condition ratings for both corn and soybeans has declined. For corn, [Read More…]

A final rule modernizing the Endangered Species Act is getting praise from agricultural groups.  Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association tells Brownfield the new rule deals with key issues impacting producers, like the [Read More…]

A seed company rep in southwest Minnesota says the growing season has calmed down after an alarming spring. Craig LaVoi with Peterson Farms Seed tells Brownfield the consensus in his part of the country is [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were limit down on long liquidation and the losses in the broader market. The uncertainties about the impact of the plant fire in southwestern Kansas added to the session’s [Read More…]

The USDA tightened its outlook for the domestic new crop carryover for soybeans, while raising projections for corn and wheat. Soybean ending stocks for the next marketing year are expected to be 755 million bushels, [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $3.85 and 1/4, down 25 centsAug. soybeans closed at $8.61 and 1/2, down 12 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $291.90, down $4.80Aug. soybean oil closed at 29.64, up 13 [Read More…]

The livestock superintendent at the Missouri State Fair says the fair commission’s decision to extend the late entry date with no fee has really made a difference, “Most of our entries, I think, came close [Read More…]

Farm families from all of Missouri counties are being honored today by Missouri Farm Bureau at the Missouri State Fair.  One of those is the Wright family, from southeast Missouri’s Carter County, “We have 120 [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be on the ground in Kansas City on September 23 for the Ag Outlook Forum presented by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City & Agri-Pulse. Continue reading AG OUTLOOK FORUM [Read More…]

Dr. Damon Smith with the University of Wisconsin says Tar Spot losses averaged 30 bushels per acre last year, with some fields as high as 50 bushels per acre.  He has some advice based on [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will cover the Organic and Non GMO Forum in Minneapolis, MN on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Continue reading Organic and Non GMO Forum at Brownfield Ag News.      

The EPA’s announcement this afternoon that it’s granting 31 more exemptions to oil refineries from the Renewable Fuels Standard has been met with harsh criticism from the ethanol industry and farm groups. Geoff Cooper with [Read More…]

The farm credit system seems to be holding up during the down ag economy. Rod Hebrink is CEO of farm credit institution Compeer Financial. “The farm credit system is doing very, very well. And I [Read More…]

The Rural and Agriculture Council of America is confident USMCA ratification will result in immediate benefits for U.S. farmers and ranchers. The Council’s Cooper Little says a ratified agreement would alleviate concerns for ag commodities [Read More…]

The director of sustainable beef research with NCBA says the U.N.’s recent climate change report is not saying people should stop eating meat, as many in the media are reporting. Sara Place points out that [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed steady to lower on the lack of strength in the cash trade and long-term demand concerns.  Feeder cattle futures were lower on the same factors with additional [Read More…]

Farm Service Agency offices are having trouble keeping up with Market Facilitation Program applications.  Southwest Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says he’s been trying to get the ball rolling on MFP2 signup. “In our county, I’ve [Read More…]

Subway is the next restaurant chain to serve products from plant-based protein company Beyond Meat. Beginning in September, Subway will offer a Beyond Meatball Marinara sub at more than 600 restaurants in the US and [Read More…]

Much of the country will experience a period of near- or below-normal temperatures, while hot, humid weather will persist from the southern Plains to the southern Atlantic Coast. The hottest weather, relative to normal, will [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, mostly dry weather accompanies near- or below-normal temperatures. Despite an absence of heat stress, a difficult growing season continues in parts of the Midwest due to late-planted, poorly rooted corn and [Read More…]