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The President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports are expected to set a new record. “Somewhere in the range of 1.6-1.7 billion gallons,” he says. Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield that means the [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Nicole Heslip will be on the ground in Grand Rapids November 27-28 for the Michigan Farm Bureau State Annual Meeting.     Continue reading Michigan Farm Bureau State Annual Meeting at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

   For the remainder of Wednesday, a winter-weather event will unfold across the mid-South and environs, while heavy rain will return to the Southeast. Through Friday, storm-total precipitation will reach 1 to 2 inches in [Read More…]

A Michigan farmer says early maturing corn varieties have more quality issues than normal. Paul Shultz of Mayville tells Brownfield vomitoxin has been very prevalent in fields that suffered from drought conditions during pollination in [Read More…]

Controlling weeds is one of the best ways for farmers to maximize their profit potential at harvest. In this Managing for Profit, Kurt Rahe talks about the importance of weed control and the ways farmers [Read More…]

Nebraska farmers took advantage of nearly five days of good weather to gain on harvest work The latest crop report from USDA says corn harvest is at 77 percent as of Sunday, several days behind [Read More…]

Iowa farmers battled cold and wet conditions to draw closer to the end of harvest. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report says with four days suitable for fieldwork last week, the soybean harvest reached 94 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day higher, contracts were oversold and there was additional support from wholesale values.  Feeder cattle closed sharply higher drawing support from the days lower move in [Read More…]

The incoming president of the American Sheep Industry Council runs the largest shipping goat auction in the nation. Benny Cox is based in San Angelo, Texas.   Continue reading Cox runs largest shipping goat auction [Read More…]

Continued wet and cool conditions and a lack of storage availability has slowed harvest in Ohio. According to the latest USDA Crop and Weather report, 78 percent of corn has been harvested and soybean harvest [Read More…]

Hoosier farmers continued to make corn and soybean harvest progress this week. According to the latest USDA Crop and Weather report, 88 percent of corn is harvested, and soybean harvest is 91 percent complete. Winter [Read More…]

The marketing manager for sustainable solutions at Valent USA says she’d like to give clarity to growers on how the company defines sustainability. Kara Jackson tells Brownfield to Valent, sustainability means doing what’s best for [Read More…]

Ag bankers say an oversupply of milk and efficient producers are changing the dairy landscape. “For some, it’s time.  For some, it’s tragedy.”  Wisconsin banker Dave Coggins says about 500 dairies have closed their doors in [Read More…]

Ag bankers say they’re nervous about the year ahead for farmers. Shan Hanes is a banker in Kansas and chair of the Ag and Rural Bankers Committee for the American Bankers Association.  “The biggest concern frankly, [Read More…]

University of Minnesota Extension staff have identified ways of making hog farms more energy efficient. Extension program manager for energy development Fritz Ebinger says producers should go after the low-hanging fruit first. “Pretty much every [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Indianapolis 2018 on Thursday, November 29 for the Indiana Agbioscience Innovation Summit. Continue reading Indiana Agbioscience Innovation Summit at Brownfield Ag News.      

An ag meteorologist says a return to autumn weather is in store for parts of the Midwest dealing with winter conditions. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield November snow as far south as Oklahoma and Texas is [Read More…]

The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending November 8th remain ahead of the projected pace for the current marketing year. Wheat came out at 342,157 tons, up 1,593 from the week [Read More…]

CoBank Economist Ben Laine authored a new report that suggests the traditional three-year dairy price cycle might be a thing of the past, with the shift to larger dairy farms possibly leading to longer periods [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground for Trees for Troops Tuesday, November 13 in Thorntown, Indiana Continue reading Trees for Troops at Brownfield Ag News.