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Category 4 Hurricane Florence will churn toward the Atlantic Seaboard, likely reaching the coast of North Carolina late Thursday or Friday. Florence is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane, resulting in potentially devastating [Read More…]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he doesn’t know if his payment limitations will be part of a final farm bill but tells reporters he sure hopes so.  The farm bill conference committee met publicly for [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day lower pressured by sliding beef prices.  Contracts are at a premium to cash.  Nearby domestic demand uncertainties are also adding pressure, as Hurricane Florence has [Read More…]

The impact on agriculture of Hurricane Florence – which is moving toward the Carolinas – could be reminiscent of Hurricane Floyd of 1999. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, “When we saw more than 20 inches of rain [Read More…]

There’s been speculation that China has had trouble controlling the spread of African Swine Fever and a livestock economist says that could be behind the recent strength in the hog market. University of Missouri’s Scott [Read More…]

The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings improved slightly last week, as heavy rainfall aided late crop development in some areas, but likely caused damage in others. As of Sunday, the USDA says 68% [Read More…]

The USDA and FDA will hold a joint meeting to discuss the regulation and labeling of cell-based meat. There have been disagreements in the industry over which government agency should oversee the product. Carmen Rottenberg [Read More…]

The USDA recommends Americans eat two servings of fish a week for good health. Fish and seafood have healthy omega-three fats and high protein. Continue reading Eating fish twice a week at Brownfield Ag News.      

A west central Indiana farmer says he is transitioning to organic AND improving soil health on his farm. Rick Clark has used cover crops and no-till for a decade and will continue as he transitions [Read More…]

Ohio senator and farm bill conferee Sherrod Brown says he’s optimistic that the Farm Bill will get done on time despite the differences in the House and Senate versions of the bill. “I’m still optimistic [Read More…]

Kyle Lilly with Compass Minerals Plant Nutrition has some advice for growers and talks about the importance of an often-forgotten mineral, zinc.   Continue reading Fall fertilizing and the importance of zinc at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

Two of the United States’ top ag trade officials were in Omaha Monday for the Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference. Gregg Doud, Chief Ag Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s, and Ted McKinney, Undersecretary for [Read More…]

The Tenth Annual Ag Innovation Showcase brings together the science of agriculture inputs with the processing of food. Consumer concerns about food production make it necessary to bring crop inputs into the same conversation as [Read More…]

A study shows that U.S. ethanol makers will lose significant sales revenue if the EPA continues exempting small refiners from mandated blending obligations. “Over the next six years, the losses in terms of revenues that [Read More…]

Missouri soybean growers face challenges ranging from trade disputes to drought and low prices. Tom Steever spoke to Casey Wasser, Policy Director, Missouri Soybean Association, who says USDA’s Market Facilitation Program payment of $1.65 a bushel [Read More…]

The CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) says while the ship has not yet sailed on TPP, the days are numbered for the U.S. to reenter the Trans Pacific Partnership. Chandler Goule [Read More…]

The director of the Swine Health Information Center says the detection of Classical Swine Fever in Japan underlines the constant disease pressure pork producers are up against. Dr. Paul Sundberg says the U.S. hog industry [Read More…]

The USDA says recent rains have helped improve some of Michigan’s crop condition. The USDA says corn is now 90 percent in the dough stage, 67 percent dented, 13 percent mature and condition is 53 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed firm in a narrow trading range and feeder cattle futures were mixed.  The market lacks direction and there is some pressure carrying over from the wholesale [Read More…]

The USDA says rain helped improve soybeans in Ohio this week. Soybeans are 79 percent good to excellent, with 31 percent dropping leaves. Corn is 79 percent good to excellent, with 95 percent in the [Read More…]