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Voters in Howard County, Missouri decide Tuesday whether to retain a health ordinance putting animal head count and manure handling restrictions on concentrated animal feeding operations in the county.   Presiding Commissioner Sam Stroupe tells Brownfield [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower on profit-taking after Friday’s impressive showing.  The heavy cattle inventory combined with demand uncertainties creates a negative tone for the market.  August live cattle closed $.27 [Read More…]

A new report says projected changes in Indiana’s climate could impact crop conditions, the types of crops that can be planted, and livestock health. Laura Bowling, a professor at Purdue University and an author of [Read More…]

Despite strong overall crop condition ratings in Minnesota, some farmers continue to report problems from excessive moisture. Keith Hartmann, who farms southwest of the Twin Cities, says this has been a challenging year. “Early on [Read More…]

According to the latest USDA crop and weather report, the  Ohio corn crop is 76 percent good to excellent and soybeans are 72 percent good to excellent. Oats are 81 percent harvested, ahead of the [Read More…]

Unemployment rates are low, and the lack of available labor could create a bottleneck in the meat processing sector and drive prices lower. Christine McCracken with RaboResearch says processing typically peaks in the fall, and [Read More…]

Showers and thunderstorms currently stretching from the Great Lakes region into the Southwest will slowly shift southeastward. As a result, 5-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches in a broad area including the [Read More…]

  An integrated pest management specialist says this is the fourth consecutive year of pyrethroid-resistant soybean aphids in Minnesota. Bruce Potter with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield resistance to the insecticide was first documented [Read More…]

A south-central Minnesota farmer says crops are evening out after a wet start to the growing season. Kristin Weeks-Duncanson of Mapleton tells Brownfield her corn and soybeans are improving, but many fields have potholes from [Read More…]

Minnesota farmers remain hopeful the trade situation with China gets resolved soon. Matt Alford is a corn and soybean grower from Blue Earth. “The hope is that long-term it will be beneficial, but it kind [Read More…]

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) wants the USDA—not the FDA— to have oversight of lab-grown fake meat products. NCBA president Kevin Kester says any product classified as meat needs to be inspected by USDA’s [Read More…]

The USDA reports corn export inspections as of the week ending August 2nd continue to trail expectations for the current marketing year. The 2017/18 marketing year for corn, sorghum, and soybeans runs through the end [Read More…]

Continue reading Weed control in soy this season at Brownfield Ag News.      

The percentage of the Illinois corn crop rated good to excellent has been increasing.  To hear it from farmers and an agronomist, corn and soybeans in central Illinois and southeastern Iowa appear to have been [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will attend the  2018 Syngenta Media Summit: A New Era in Ag Innovation in Minneapolis, Minnesota Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2018. Continue reading 2018 Syngenta Media Summit: A New Era in Ag [Read More…]

   Across the Corn Belt, mostly dry weather accompanies a gradual warming trend. Significant soil moisture shortages persist in the southwestern Corn Belt broadly centered on Missouri, as well as parts of Michigan and environs. [Read More…]

Locally heavy showers and thunderstorms will develop this weekend across the upper Midwest and neighboring regions before shifting eastward early next week. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches in the upper Midwest. [Read More…]

President Trump on Thursday tweeted support for the SNAP work requirements in the House farm bill. Democrats oppose the House provision saying it would lead to steep cuts in food stamps. Trump’s tweet also appeared [Read More…]

A southern Minnesota crop and livestock farmer affected by trade disruptions says she is disturbed by all the uncertainty. Kristin Weeks-Duncanson is part of a family grain and hog operation near Mankato. “People need to [Read More…]

The USDA says farm real estate values are higher than last year.  From 2017, the value of farms, including land and buildings, is up $60 an acre, according to USDA Deputy Chief Economist Warren Preston.  [Read More…]