Ag News

The president of the American Soybean Association says it’s been a rough year for soybean growers, “Losing your number one customer has been tough this year. We look forward to all the new trade partners, [Read More…]

The 2018 growing season featured everything from severe drought to significant flooding. That all happened within the Illinois and Missouri geography in which Abigail Peterson serves as a field manager for the Soil Health Partnership. [Read More…]

An ag lending expert says farmers can’t borrow their way out of a tough farm economy.  Curt Covington, executive vice-president, chief credit officer with FarmerMac says there’s an old saying – “farmers borrow money during [Read More…]

Many farmers across southern Minnesota will lament the 2018 growing season. Wyffels Hybrids marketing manager Mitch Heisler tells Brownfield it’s been a very challenging year. “We kind of went straight from winter to summer it [Read More…]

The Federal Reserve says farmland values in the Midwest during the third quarter have remained stable. Senior business economist David Oppedahl in the Chicago District tells Brownfield credit concerns among lenders are growing.  “With the current [Read More…]

Pork producers and industry officials from Iowa are on a trade mission in southeast Asia, visiting Japan and now South Korea. Pat McGonegle, CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says both countries view U.S. pork as [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed higher ahead of widespread direct cash business and stronger wholesale values at midday.  December live cattle closed $.55 higher at $115.15 and February live cattle closed $.50 [Read More…]

The director of the Swine Health Information Center says block chain is coming to a pork producer near you. Dr. Paul Sundberg tells Brownfield with several livestock disease threats swirling around the world, traceability has [Read More…]

A Farm Bureau official is skeptical of reports saying Mike Conaway remains at odds with the other three principle leaders as farm bill negotiations continue. Andrew Walmsley tells Brownfield he believes the Texas Congressman is [Read More…]

A lobbyist for the dairy industry says he hopes the 2018 Farm Bill is passed by the first week of December. “My personal hope is that they’re able to resolve it before government funding runs [Read More…]

A lobbyist for the dairy industry says he hopes the 2018 Farm Bill is passed by the first week of December. “My personal hope is that they’re able to resolve it before government funding runs [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground at the Indiana Statehouse (Indianapolis) on Monday, November 19 for Indiana State Poultry Association’s Annual Poultry Donation.  Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch [Read More…]

An ag real estate professional says farmland values will likely continue to soften in 2019. Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company says farmland values have been fairly steady with downward pressure because of the down [Read More…]

The president of the National Association of Conservation Districts says a farm bill must be passed this year, so farmers and landowners can continue to implement voluntary and incentive-based programs instead of a one-size fits [Read More…]

Several states including Indiana, Ohio, and parts of Missouri and Illinois have been under a winter weather advisory. Brownfield ag meteorologist Greg Soulje tells Brownfield the wet and cold conditions will likely delay harvest. “If you’re [Read More…]

Ross Bender, senior agronomist for The Mosaic Company, says there are many considerations when evaluating nutrient management strategies.  And he’s placing a lot of emphasis on sulfur going into next year.     Continue reading [Read More…]

The chairman of National Sorghum Producers says sorghum growers are feeling the pain of the U.S./China trade war, “Sorghum currently sits at a 25% tariff going into China just like other commodities. We still have [Read More…]

The Animal Welfare Institute says it has sued the USDA in federal court for the agency’s “failure to mandate third-party audits of food label claims.” The complaint says the USDA has unreasonably delayed its response [Read More…]

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says trade normalization with China is up to that country. “If they could change the things they’re doing that we find objectionable then we’d start trading right away,” said Perdue, [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower ahead of widespread direct cash business and pressure from wholesale values.  December live cattle closed $.77 lower at $114.60 and February live cattle closed $.15 lower [Read More…]