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A drone technology company has designed a crop management tool to help growers make better decisions in a timely fashion. AeroVironment director of business development Matt Strein says their Quantix drone is versatile and user-friendly. “It’s [Read More…]

The president of Minnesota Farmers Union is frustrated because elected officials aren’t doing enough to bring healthcare costs down. Gary Wertish accuses the state and federal government of playing politics at the expense of many. [Read More…]

The USDA reports soybean export inspections as of the week ending August 16th, 2018 remain on pace to meet projections for the 2017/18 marketing year. The current marketing year for beans, corn and sorghum runs [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Sites will be on the ground in Frankton, Indiana on Tuesday, August 21 for Stewardship Tech in the Field (hosted by Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Growers Association)   Continue reading Stewardship [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground at Farm Science Review September 18 & 10 in London, Ohio. Continue reading Farm Science Review at Brownfield Ag News.      

There’s a shortage of Missouri Ag Department inspectors for dicamba damage complaints, “We have eight investigators,” says Ag Director Chris Chinn, “Right now we have three vacancies in our investigators and two support staff who [Read More…]

Some food retailers have set standards to replace fast-growing chickens with slower growing ones in the next six years while science says that decision is less sustainable. Charlie Arnot with the Center for Food Integrity [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle future closed higher on steady cash trade and spillover support from hog futures.  Talks of repairing trade relationships in increasing hope for higher beef exports.  August live cattle closed [Read More…]

Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver is seeking funds for more rural water towers in his western Missouri district to address drought challenges. State Senator Denny Hoskins says he met with Cleaver to discuss the plan, “I [Read More…]

The Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says while farm bills are traditionally extended beyond four years, she hopes that’s not the case this fall. “It really does depend on the politics of [Read More…]

The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is confident corn-based ethanol will remain a viable fuel source for years to come. ACE CEO Brian Jennings says as the industry watches emerging technologies like [Read More…]

A southeastern Indiana farmer says he has decided to go back to school at 59 years old because of how much the agriculture and banking industry has changed over the years. Bill Whitman and his [Read More…]

The dairy markets were mixed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. August Class Three milk was up $.02 at $15.01.    September was down $.08 to $15.81. October was down $.07 to $16.02.  November was unchanged [Read More…]

Michael Clark, co-owner and meteorologist of Indiana-based BAM weather, says it has been a challenging year for farmers across the Corn Belt. “Some folks are the driest they’ve ever been and some folks are the [Read More…]

Someone once said, “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig.  You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” In the escalating battle between President Trump and the media – “fake news,” [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather has returned to the upper Midwest. However, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms are occurring across the southern and eastern Corn Belt, generally benefiting summer crops and providing drought [Read More…]

Enforcement of the 2015 WOTUS rule is back for some states, but not for all. The Trump administration suspended the Obama-era rule to allow the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to rewrite it, but [Read More…]

RFS hardship waivers provided to oil refiners continue to be a sore point for the ethanol industry. Speaking at the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) conference in Minneapolis, ACE CEO Brian Jennings said EPA must [Read More…]

   Late-summer heat will continue in much of the West and briefly spread eastward across the nation’s northern tier. Late in the weekend, however, cool weather will return to the Plains and eventually expand to [Read More…]

Making investments in soil fertility now can help producers maximize their crops yield potential and now is the time to start making those decisions. In this Managing for Profit, Corey Haas an Encirca Certified Services [Read More…]