Ag News

August 17th is the acreage sign-up deadline for continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) offerings. USDA undersecretary for farm production and conservation Bill Northey says continuous enrollment is limited to certain conservation practices. “That may be [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, lingering showers are confined to the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region. Dry weather has returned to the southwestern Corn Belt, following early-week showers that provided some limited drought [Read More…]

Controlling weeds is one of the biggest challenges farmers face every season.  Ryan Rubischko, the North America Dicamba portfolio lead says if there are weeds out there – they are robbing yield.  But, by spraying [Read More…]

Farmers are telling their story at the Indiana State Fair again this year. Southwestern Indiana farmer Marybeth Feutz raises cattle and hay in Gibson County. “It’s a lot of fun to hear some of the [Read More…]

The Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee has intimate knowledge of USDA’s $12 billion-dollar trade aid proposal.  And, Collin Peterson says the relief package could do more harm than good. During a Minnesota Congressional [Read More…]

Producer sentiment is down as farmers continue to face trade uncertainty from retaliatory tariffs and low commodity prices. Ag economist Jim Mintert says the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 26 points, the largest [Read More…]

A Howard County, Missouri cattleman worries that a county health ordinance will make it difficult to grow his cattle operation to include his sons. “My main concerns are the future,” said Omer Conrow, president of [Read More…]

The Missouri Department of Transportation is offering a special permit for hauling hay in the midst of the hay shortage caused by severe drought. With the free permit farmers and ranchers will be able to [Read More…]

The J.R. Simplot Company has secured gene editing technology licenses which could be used to reduce food waste for certain fruits and vegetables. The joint agreement with Corteva, the Broad Institute and Harvard will allow [Read More…]

Acreage devoted to organic corn and soybeans in the U.S. is growing, but it’s still less than one percent of the total acreage of each of those crops. A Nebraska-based company called AgriSecure is working [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were slightly higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday.  The Global Dairy Trade event index held steady. At Chicago, August Class Three milk was up $.01 at $14.83.    September [Read More…]

There are conflicting views about whether China can reduce soybean imports. A report from Chinese state media Economic Daily says China can cut soybean imports by more than ten million tons by using livestock feed [Read More…]

A crop farmer and custom harvester says making hay has been tough because of this year’s weather patterns. Zeb Zuehls makes large bales for clients in central Wisconsin and says the hay he cut last [Read More…]

Red meat exports are off to a strong start for 2018. Joe Schuele with the US Meat Export Federation says beef exports are growing around the world, but US mainstay Asian markets – Japan, South Korea, [Read More…]

Rural Minnesotans are being reminded of the potential impact of this year’s elections as FarmFest gets underway in Redwood County. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse coordinates the forums held at FarmFest each year.  He says [Read More…]

Tom Steever and Shannon Yokley will be on the ground in Sedalia for the Opening Ceremonies at the Missouri State Fair on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Continue reading Opening ceremonies, Missouri State Fair at Brownfield [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday August 10 for the Hoosier Homestead Award ceremony. Continue reading Hoosier Homestead Award ceremony at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday August 10 for the Cheese Sculpture Unveiling by “The Cheese Lady”   Continue reading Cheese Sculpture Unveiling by “The Cheese Lady” at Brownfield [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday August 10 for the Make it Cheesy Media Competition.  She will attempt to carve the Brownfield logo into a block of cheese.  Go [Read More…]

Dr. Rodrigo Werle is a weed scientist with the University of Wisconsin and the UW Extension, and he shares some of the early findings in their large-scale testing of dicamba drift and volatility.   He says knowing [Read More…]