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New research from American Farmland Trust shows soil health practices improve farmers’ bottom line and the environment. Michelle Perez, water initiative director at American Farmland Trust, says four case studies were developed to highlight farmers [Read More…]

Excessive spring rains created a favorable environment for fungi to infect corn plants early in development. A Beck’s hybrids agronomist says it is not easy to see from above ground, but many corn plants across [Read More…]

August is National Peach month~ when you bite into a fresh peach you’ll not only enjoy the flavor,  you’ll be getting a great number of healthful nutrients.  Healthy Living ~ peach month Continue reading August [Read More…]

This month’s USDA production and supply and demand reports will feature revised crop acreage data for corn and soybeans. Mark Jekanowski is the Acting World Agricultural Outlook Board Chairman, “Just like everyone out in the [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures saw moderate gains ahead of widespread direct cash business, a positive beef export sales report, and firm wholesale values during the session.  Feeder cattle were higher on [Read More…]

The U.S. Grains Council is expanding its ethanol programs with the help of Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) program funding USGC ethanol programs received the largest portion of the council’s ATP award of more than $20 [Read More…]

Environmental groups are again suing the EPA over the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The groups are suing the EPA for refusing to ban chlorpyrifos during a ruling in July. The EPA said it would expedite a review [Read More…]

The USDA is investing nearly $1 million to proactively prevent opioid and substance abuse in north-central and northeast Arkansas.  The Delta Understanding and Preventing Substance and Opioid Abuse in Rurality (Delta UPSOAR) program will offer [Read More…]

The UK’s international trade minister says the United Kingdom wants a free trade agreement with the U.S. soon. Liz Truss said earlier this week in London that signing a new free trade agreement with the [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Contracts were oversold and there are concerns about dry weather in parts of the Midwest. Rainfall this week has generally been scattered and the weekly drought [Read More…]

The conservation efforts of a southwest Minnesota farm family have landed them on the cover of a Wheaties Box.  Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz own Stoney Creek Farm where they raise crops and red angus cattle [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $4.11, up 4 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $8.65, up 16 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $294.80, up $1.80Aug. soybean oil closed at 28.96, up 100 pointsSep. wheat [Read More…]

Under the Texas sun on the 317-acre Kubota Ranch, Brownfield’s Cyndi Young was on the ground for the roll-out of the new Kubota M8 Series tractor. The 190 and 210 horsepower models in the M8 [Read More…]

A Beck’s Hybrids agronomist says excessive spring rains have many midwestern corn fields battling crown rot this year. Travis Burnett, based in north central Indiana, tells Brownfield fungi infect a corn plant early in development [Read More…]

Farm income went down in the second quarter of this year in the St. Louis Federal Reserve District, amid flooding in parts of the region, The bank’s latest Ag Finance Survey showed the highest proportion [Read More…]

AccuWeather is projecting the smallest U.S. corn crop in 7 years following the historically slow, historically wet planting period. The weather forecast group has production at 13.07 billion bushels, 9.3% less than 2018, and the [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground at Joe Huber’s Family Farm Orchard in Borden, Indiana Tuesday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. for a Seed Consultants 2019 kick-off meeting. Continue reading Seed Consultants 2019 [Read More…]

After releasing its planted acreage numbers June 30th, USDA has been under fire from those who believe the forecast did not reflect the amount of acres that went into prevent plant this year.  Following a [Read More…]

U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue visited Farmfest in southwest Minnesota where he addressed a number of farmer concerns.  House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson invited Secretary Perdue to participate in a listening session in his [Read More…]

The USDA Farm Service Agency is preparing for the second Market Facilitation Program.  Minnesota FSA director Joe Martin says producers continue to contact his office asking about how payments are calculated. “The payment rates vary [Read More…]