Ag News

The director of government affairs for the National Farmers Union says farm bill negotiators remain far apart on several issues. Zack Clark tells Brownfield for all the talk of compromise, there are still major differences [Read More…]

It’s time to think ahead to next year’s seed and inputs.  Jeff Berndt with Dairyland Seed says to know the soil type, geography, and don’t be afraid to try new varieties.   Continue reading Plan [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Congressman is making a new attempt to get the grey wolf removed from the Endangered Species Act list before Congress adjourns. Seventh District Republican Sean Duffy tells Brownfield, “What my bill will do [Read More…]

A recent media report about a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in a herd of Chinese cattle was no surprise to National Pork Board leaders.  Cindy Cunningham tells Brownfield, “Foot and Mouth Disease is a disease [Read More…]

The Wisconsin Farm Service Agency Director expects they will be trying to help many farmers impacted by the soggy late summer weather.   Sandy Chalmers tells Brownfield, “There’s a lot of interest in Emergency Livestock Assistance [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s crops are starting to dry out after the record rain and flooding earlier this month.  USDA reporters say corn and soybeans are losing color.  Many farmers are harvesting corn silage, and some are finishing [Read More…]

President Trump announced an additional 200-billion dollars in tariffs on Chinese products imported to the U.S. beginning September 24th. Trump and senior administration officials say this third list of goods will have 10% tariffs until the [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day mostly higher in choppy trade.  There is support from higher beef values due to speculation Hurricane Florence may reduce pork availability.  October live cattle closed [Read More…]

The director of strategic marketing for Illinois Soybean Association says even if U.S. growers were able to capture every single Brazilian customer – that’s not China – there’s still going to be a lot of [Read More…]

The 2018 corn harvest is underway for southeast Minnesota farmer Ryan Buck. “We had some corn on some lighter ground down by the River that we knew was probably dry enough, and thought maybe we [Read More…]

Hot and dry weather over the past week has accelerated the maturity of Nebraska’s crops. As of Sunday, 44 percent of the state’s corn crop was mature and 64 percent of soybeans were dropping leaves, [Read More…]

A lot of Missouri cattle producers are forced to feed alternatives because of the shortage of hay and forage caused by the drought. Dave Davis, superintendent of the University of Missouri’s Forage Systems Research Center, [Read More…]

The application process for the federal Market Facilitation Program (MFP) is now open. Kathy Anderson, production and compliance program chief for FSA in Nebraska, says it’s a fairly simple process. “A producer does need to know [Read More…]

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has announced a $1 billion infrastructure project for 2019. The Next Level Connections program will expand broadband in rural Indiana, move up the completion of major highway projects, and more. Holcomb [Read More…]

Discussions on trade issues were prominent at the recent annual meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) in Connecticut. One of the attendees, Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig, says there is [Read More…]

President Trump is ready to proceed with tariffs on 200 billion dollars more in Chinese goods–a move that could come this week, according to a Wall Street Journal report. News of the tariff plan comes just [Read More…]

The President of the U.S. Dairy Export Council says tariffs and trade tensions between the U.S. and China haven’t stopped recently-established research partnerships.  USDEC President Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield they are still working with Jiangnan [Read More…]

The USDA reports corn export inspections for the week ending September 13th indicate a bullish beginning to the 2018/19 marketing year. Wheat came out at 406,004 tons, down 24,711 from the week ending September 6th and [Read More…]

The remnants of Hurricane Florence —now a tropical depression centered in eastern Kentucky—will accelerate east-northeastward, producing additional locally heavy downpours in the Southeast while bringing moderate to heavy showers to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern States. [Read More…]

As of Sunday night, the North Carolina Pork Council says there are no reported breaches or overtopping of treatment lagoons from Hurricane Florence. Lagoon levels were low ahead of the storm’s arrival because of dry weather [Read More…]