Ag News

The 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law in December but implementation on the bill continues. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown says farmers need the certainty that the programs provide, especially after the 2019 planting season. [Read More…]

A farm manager from Wisconsin says he has seen the challenges facing young and beginning farmers firsthand. Matthew Keesling said he had difficulty securing a beginning farmer loan.   “With all of the areas that [Read More…]

The Congressional Crop Insurance Caucus was officially launched Thursday during the first briefing led by Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Pennsylvania Congressman GT Thompson. Illinois soybean farmer and American Soybean Association board member Ron Moore [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in St. Paul for the Minnesota State Fair Thursday, August 22, 2019. Continue reading Minnesota State Fair at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in St. Paul for the Minnesota State Fair and the Princess Kay of the Milky Way ceremony on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Continue reading Princess Kay of [Read More…]

USDA announced details of the Market Facilitation Program on Thursday. Payment rates will range from 15 dollars to 150 dollars per acre, with most expected to be in the 50 to 75 dollar range. The [Read More…]

Several areas, including the Midwest and parts of the Gulf Coast region, will experience periods of appreciable rainfall during the next 5 days. In addition, the full-fledged onset of monsoon-related showers will lead to local [Read More…]

Between the late planting and weather challenges, farmers haven’t had much relief since getting the 2019 corn and soybean crops into the ground. In this Managing for Profit, Pioneer agronomist Matt Montgomery details some of [Read More…]

Second Helpings, a non-profit organization in Indianapolis, Indiana, is doing what it can to help food insecure people and prevent food waste. Healthy Living ~ food waste solutions Continue reading Ways to deal with food [Read More…]

Travis Roling Farmers had a lot of questions about USDA programs for flood recovery. Thursday, at a meeting with four USDA agencies, the Farm Service Agency stressed the importance of landowners contacting the FSA prior [Read More…]

An analysis by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows how much of an impact tariffs have had on U.S. soybeans. FAPRI-MU Director Pat Westhoff says, not surprisingly, if tariffs had been removed [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were mixed in a narrow range ahead of widespread direct cash business and concerns about long-term demand.  Feeder cattle were mixed on the same factors with some [Read More…]

Industry association and business leaders are urging Congress to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a press conference today in support of the USMCA. Corn Refiners Association President and [Read More…]

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is urging the USDA to expand flooding coverage for farmers hurt by record rains this planting season.   Brown says many Ohio farmers planted less than 50 percent of their intended [Read More…]

House lawmakers are working with the administration to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the timing is up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “Ambassador Lighthizer has been working with her [Read More…]

America’s farmers are getting older and as they look to retire or transition away from farming, young and beginning farmers are faced with challenges. A House Small Business Subcommittee hearing on rural development, agriculture, trade, [Read More…]

Detasselers work in a field near Seward, Nebaska. A seed corn detasseling crew near Seward, Nebraska had a little extra help on Tuesday. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and state ag director Steve Wellman joined the [Read More…]

Sep. corn closed at $4.18 and 1/2, down 5 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $8.82 and 1/2, down 8 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $303.90, down $2.40Aug. soybean oil closed at 28.27, [Read More…]

The USDA has released details of the second trade mitigation program saying signup begins next Monday, JULY 30th. Sign up for MFP-2 runs through December 6th. Payments of the $16-Billion package will be made in [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Continue reading Ohio State Fair at Brownfield Ag News.