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  The U.S. Dairy Export Council says U.S. export volumes set a record in April.  USDEC’s Global Dairy Market Outlook report says more than 213-thousand tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat, whey, and lactose was [Read More…]

The USDA has tightened the old and new crop ending stocks estimates for soybeans and corn. The month to month change for old crop corn was bigger export demand guess and for soybeans, it was [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Sites will be on the ground in West Lafayette for the Indiana FFA Convention on Wednesday, June 20.   Continue reading Indiana FFA Convention at Brownfield Ag News.      

The USDA has raised its projection for the current winter wheat crop. As of June 1st, the crop is estimated at 1.198 billion bushels, up 1% from May’s guess, but down 6% from the 2017 [Read More…]

University of Wisconsin Extension Agent Greg Blonde says updates to their standing hay pricing app make the tool useful on all devices and anywhere in the country. Continue reading Updated smartphone app helps buyers and [Read More…]

Iowa’s overall crop ratings remain high—81 percent good to excellent on corn and 78 percent on soybeans—but there are some problem areas in the state. Parts of north-central and northeast Iowa, which were already behind [Read More…]

It was another good week for Nebraska’s crops, even though some areas were impacted by damaging hail and high winds. Overall, the good to excellent ratings are 86 percent for corn, 87 percent for soybeans, [Read More…]

A market analyst says as trade negotiations go south and the value of the dollar goes higher, U.S. agriculture faces monumental headwinds. Jamey Kohake with Paragon Ag Advisors tells Brownfield whether its crops or livestock, [Read More…]

It’s an impressive first crop condition rating for Minnesota corn and soybeans. The USDA says 90 percent of the state’s corn acreage and 86 percent of the soybean crop is in good to excellent condition. [Read More…]

An Integrated Pest Management specialist says growers dealing with persistent rains could start running into some weird issues. Bruce Potter with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield damping off is occurring in both corn and [Read More…]

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) hosted seminars at World Pork Expo about how to use engAGe, a new app that helps farmers advocate on social media.  Following her presentation, we visited with USFRA communications [Read More…]

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says she’s more optimistic about the Senate farm bill than the failed House farm bill. Klobuchar tells Brownfield House Ranking Member Collin Peterson encouraged her and the Senate to put together [Read More…]

More than 50 counties in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota are eligible for FSA emergency low-interest loans because of damage from Winter Storm Evelyn, the April blizzard that dumped more than 30 inches of snow in [Read More…]

The milk futures were down and cash cheese flat at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday.  Class Three June milk was down $.04 to $15.43. July was down $.14 at $15.90.  August was down $.10 to [Read More…]

Fifteen agriculture industry groups are now asking the courts to declare the 2015 Waters of the United States rule unlawful.  The American Farm Bureau Federation says court briefs filed Friday in North Dakota support 13 [Read More…]

Delegates to this Saturday’s Iowa Republican Party state convention will decide who will represent the party in the state ag secretary race this November. None of the five candidates in last week’s primary election received [Read More…]

Researchers have a better idea of how multiple viruses present in swine barns impact mortality. Boehringer Ingelheim swine technical manager for influenza Christa Goodell says the approach has typically been one treatment for one disease. [Read More…]

Trade tensions are running high between the U.S. and Canada, with President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exchanging words over the weekend, after the G7 meeting. Trudeau said Canada would move forward with [Read More…]

A strong storm system hit parts of the corn belt over the weekend, damaging corn and soybeans in some places. Stephanie Porter, Burrus Sales Agronomist, tells Brownfield Ag News there were strong storms where she is, [Read More…]

June Dairy Month is observed with many community breakfasts and dairy farm tours.  Lloyd Gunter and his family in southwest Missouri are among the dairy farms hosting events.  Gunter says he wants people to see [Read More…]