Ag News

The Trump Administration has appointed a new USDA Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs.  FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce announced that fourth-generation Pennsylvania farmer William “Bill” Beam will oversee major portions of farm bill programs including disaster [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production and stocks declined last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.042 million barrels a day, down 25,000 on the week as margins continues to weigh on the industry, even [Read More…]

Missouri certified applicators will NOT have a state label to follow on dicamba products in the 2019 growing season. Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says the new two-year federal label for the three dicamba products [Read More…]

The USDA reports a record amount of chicken in cold storage at the end of October. Chicken stocks jumped 8% to 942.926 million pounds because of high production levels and steady to slow demand, pushing [Read More…]

The Centers for Disease Control issued a nationwide alert Tuesday, warning consumers to throw away any type of romaine lettuce because it could be contaminated with E. coli. The CDC says consumers should also wash [Read More…]

A southeast Missouri man has been indicted in St. Louis federal court, accused of illegally applying dicamba herbicide to his cotton and soybean crops in 2016. The indictment says Bobby Lowery, owner of Lowrey Farms [Read More…]

The Renewable Fuel Association’s Chief Economist says Small Refinery Waivers like the one granted to oil giant Chevron Tuesday continues to hurt the ethanol industry.  Scott Richman says, “Even though we’ve had some good news [Read More…]

John Deere says earnings are up for both the fourth quarter and the year.  The company released its report Wednesday, showing 4th quarter earnings up 54% and net sales of 8.3 billion dollars, up 18%. [Read More…]

A Senate Ag Committee member is confident rural broadband will be enhanced in the new farm bill. Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith says internet connectivity today should be approached like rural electrification was in the last [Read More…]

Ethanol groups are criticizing the latest small refinery exemption granted by the EPA. RFA President Geoff Cooper calls Tuesday’s announcement of a retroactive 2017 hardship waiver for Chevron a “blatant abuse” of the small refiner [Read More…]

The director of international trade for the National Pork Producers Council says the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, if ratified, will provide much-needed certainty to pork producers. Maria Zieba testified on behalf of NPPC at an [Read More…]

A southeast Minnesota farmer says his crops did pretty well this year all things considered. Tony Secora grows corn and soybeans in Steele County.  He tells Brownfield 2018 was wet. “Just finished harvest about 10 [Read More…]

A north central Indiana farmer says he was able to wrap up harvest before wind and wet conditions caused too much damage to crops. Mike Beard grows corn and soybeans in Clinton County. “We think [Read More…]

A Minnesota dairy farmer expects the down cycle in milk prices to continue. Dan Glessing of Waverly, which is west of the Twin Cities, says the short-term outlook isn’t good. “We’re in this for the [Read More…]

U.S. agriculture officials were back in Cuba working to strengthen relationships and promote opportunities. Minnesota Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson was one of 20 U.S. representatives attending the Cuba-U.S. Agriculture Business Conference in Havana last week. [Read More…]

Wisconsin cheesemakers took home 24 awards at the World Cheese Awards in Bergen, Norway.  That’s about a quarter of the awards going to United States producers. The World Cheese Awards received a record-breaking 3,500 entries [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Ag Department official says they have extended the deadline for farmers to apply for 2019 industrial hemp licenses.  Donna Gilson says, “People were telling us that they weren’t able to get land and seed [Read More…]

Continue reading at Brownfield Ag News.      

FCS America’s Chief Credit Officer says 2019 will likely be another volatile year in agriculture but ethanol looks better than commodities. Tim Cook says ethanol margins THIS year have been compressed, “But, overall the ethanol industry [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Kearney December 5-6 for the Nebraska Cattlemen annual meeting.     Continue reading Nebraska Cattlemen annual meeting at Brownfield Ag News.