Ag News

State lawmakers are encouraging officials to address regulatory burdens for farmers within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as part of a proposed Farm Start program. Representative Mike Muelher says the cost of [Read More…]

Another option to control disease in corn and soybeans. In this Managing for Profit, Sabih Javed, U.S. Corn and Soybean Fungicide Product Lead at Bayer Crop Science, discusses how Delaro Complete compares to other products [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and near- or below-normal precipitation across much of the country.  Colder-than-normal conditions will be confined to areas along and [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cold air—accompanied by snow showers—remains in place from the upper Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes States.  Meanwhile, warm weather is returning across the southwestern Corn Belt, including Nebraska and [Read More…]

The Food Security Leadership Council says greater investments in U.S. agriculture research would help lower costs for farmers and consumers while strengthening global food security. Executive Director Anna Neslon tells Brownfield public investments have declined [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans bought back part of Monday’s drop, with help from gains in soybean and crude oils. Soybean meal futures were lower on product spread trade with bean [Read More…]

The Ohio Soybean Council is working to create new domestic demand opportunities for Ohio-grown soybeans. Madi Corbi says BIORESTOR is helping extend the life of rural roads in northwest Ohio. “Any traditional petroleum product, we can put soy in [Read More…]

Twenty-one new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in commercial poultry facilities across the state since the beginning of March. Denise Derrer Spears with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the wild bird migration [Read More…]

May corn $4.54, unchangedMay soybeans $11.57, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $311.70, down 50 centsMay soybean oil 65.97, up 203 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.89 and 3/4, down 7 and 1/2 centsApr. live cattle [Read More…]

The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says it isn’t easy for young cattle producers to get started, but it can be done. Jackie Moore of Joplin Regional Stockyards in [Read More…]

Minnesota farmer Tom Frisch recently served as chair of the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council and says there were several takeaways. Frisch is also a volunteer firefighter and has helped promote soy-based firefighting foam. [Read More…]

The Trump administration could be poised to make a big announcement on biofuels policy next week. U.S Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield he’s hopeful Renewable Volume Obligations for 2026 and 2027 will be announced during [Read More…]

A technical expert with Pig Improvement Company North America says there’s a renewed focus in the pork industry on wean-to-finish survivability. Isaiah Spath tells Brownfield better management begins at the sow farm. “Preparing a good [Read More…]

Adam Abel is the State Grazing Lands Specialist with Wisconsin’s NRCS.  He tells Brownfield that rotational grazing can work for nearly every farm, cutting the cost of production for beef cattle and dairy heifers.  The [Read More…]

Soybeans were sharply lower to start the week, and nearby soybean contracts were actually limit down on Monday.  The market is concerned that the trade meeting with China could be delayed beyond its late March [Read More…]

The conflict in the Middle East is driving up ag input prices. Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he applied all his phosphate and potassium for 2026 last fall. “Locked in my [Read More…]

The blizzard that moved through Wisconsin Sunday and Monday dumped enough wet, heavy snow to collapse a farm building. Anthony Knorn with Junion Homestead Farm near Casco, Wisconsin, tells Brownfield that around two feet of [Read More…]

The founder of ForgeBee says lab-grown honeybees may be a key to the future of food production. Gene Robinson, who’s also a professor at the University of Illinois, says colony collapse and other factors continue [Read More…]

May corn $4.54, down 13 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.55 and 1/4, down 70 centsMay soybean meal $312.20, down $10.50May soybean oil 63.94, down 350 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.97 and 1/4, down 16 and 1/2 [Read More…]

The president of Solutions From the Land says farmers need strong technical assistance for conservation programs in the farm bill to succeed. Ernie Shea says the proposal recently advanced by the U.S. House Ag Committee continues that commitment with long-term [Read More…]