Ag News

A consultant says this is a good time for young people to consider starting a beef cattle operation.  Dan Schaefer of Schaefer Beef Consulting tells Brownfield the combination of aging producers, strong consumer demand, and [Read More…]

May corn $4.67 and 1/4, up 4 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.71 and 3/4, up 16 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $319.80, down $2.60May soybean oil 67.10, up 137 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.97 and 3/4, [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly lower ahead of the week’s direct business.  Choice boxed beef dropped sharply during the session.  April live cattle closed $.95 lower at $234.42 and [Read More…]

The state Farm Service Agency director for Minnesota says the distribution of Farmer Bridge Assistance payments is going smoothly. “We’ve got a good success rate on that.” Kurt Blomgren tells Brownfield more than 70 percent [Read More…]

The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) says estate tax relief is one of the organization’s top priorities during the General Assembly’s spring session. Phillip Nelson says the Family Farm Preservation Act would increase [Read More…]

An ag economist says the continued rise in fuel prices will impact profitability in the livestock sector.  Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says trucking costs are starting to creep up. “The rule of [Read More…]

Producers attending Wisconsin’s biggest farm show have different reasons for going.  Brownfield asked a few attendees at the 64th WPS Farm Show what caught their attention and what impressed them most. They said, “Just the [Read More…]

The president and CEO of a crop nutrient supplier says the availability of some fertility products has improved since the Middle East conflict began. Nick Bancroft with AgroLiquid tells Brownfield, “We’re watching nitrogen. We’re watching [Read More…]

Indiana Governor Mike Braun has announced a $1 billion investment to help drive agricultural innovation over the next decade. Don Lamb, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, says it’s a commitment to the [Read More…]

Michigan farmers and food processors are raising concerns about the lack of transparency in the water discharge permitting process with the state. Former state agriculture director Jamie Clover Adams aired grievances she’s been receiving through [Read More…]

Southwest Minnesota farmer George Goblish is in his first year as the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council’s District 7 director and says there’s been a lot to learn. He tells Brownfield the Soy Checkoff makes [Read More…]

Farmers who want to see new technology and innovations have the opportunity to see it up close this week.  Matt Cullen with Wisconsin Public Service tells Brownfield that the WPS Farm Show features innovations that [Read More…]

Luke Luchterhand farms with his cousin Aaron and his aunt Alma at Elusive Hill dairy in Wisconsin, where they compared traditional parlors to robotic milkers and a rotary parlor, and for them, the benefits of [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA needs to think outside of the box to deliver assistance faster to producers impacted by events like the recent Nebraska wildfires. “We are going to be looking at every single [Read More…]

A veterinarian with the USDA says highly pathogenic avian influenza detections continue to occur across the Midwest. Dr. Chelsey Shivley, acting critical issues manager for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, says the virus [Read More…]

Spring planting is just a few weeks out for southwest Iowa farmer Kevin Ross. “You get around that April 10 or 11th time frame, and a lot of folks want to run if we can. [Read More…]

A delegation of corn growers from the Midwest told federal lawmakers they have one top policy priority. Shane Goplin says, “The number one thing with every single meeting we had was E15.” Goplin farms near [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says lawmakers still have a lot of work ahead on the farm bill. “We have a great product coming out of the House. We will make our own changes hopefully here [Read More…]

Farmers across the Midwest are preparing for the 2026 planting season. Greg Thoren, who raises row crops and cattle in northwestern Illinois, says spring is starting out on the dry side. “We’ve missed some of [Read More…]

U.S. House Republican ag leaders say work is underway to expand how farmers can utilize the H-2A guest worker program. Michigan Congressman Bill Huizenga tells Brownfield House Ag Committee chair Glenn “GT” Thompson has legislation [Read More…]