Ag News

Land O’Lakes has acquired Iowa-based Agren, a software company specializing in soil health and conservation. Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN senior vice president Matt Carstens says the acquisition solidifies the agribusiness giant as a leader in sustainability. [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day higher on end of the week buyer support.  Strong wholesale values at midday and the demand picture are also supportive of prices.  August live cattle [Read More…]

Milk futures were mixed and cash dairy prices were mostly up at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. August Class Three milk was up $.07 at $14.88.    September was up $.07 to $15.68. October was down [Read More…]

Sen. John Barrasso (R, WY), chair of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, this week publicly encouraged President Trump to make acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler the permanent agency honcho.  “Andrew Wheeler would make [Read More…]

An analyst says while the market seems to be focused on soybeans, there’s an intriguing story taking shape for both corn and wheat. Angie Setzer, vice president of grain for Michigan-based Citizen’s Elevator, tells Brownfield [Read More…]

China says it will impose tariffs on 60 billion dollars in U.S. goods. The announcement was made in response to the Trump administration’s threat to raise proposed tariffs on 200 billion in Chinese goods from [Read More…]

Smith Seed has picked the southwest corner of Missouri for its new Midwest seed coating plant. Governor Mike Parson says the company chose “the great community of Lamar” because of the strong ag industry in [Read More…]

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is holding is summer meeting in Denver this week.  In an interview with Brownfield, NCBA president Kevin Kester talks about some of the big issues being discussed at that meeting. AUDIO: Kevin Kester [Read More…]

Indiana Pork helped the ag community kick of the 2018 Indiana State Fair this morning. Jeanette Merritt, the director of Indiana Pork checkoff programs, says the fair is an opportunity to bring farmers and consumers [Read More…]

Brittle snap, or the breakage of corn stalks by violent winds is a challenge that growers in areas of the US, where high wind events happen more often, face.  Many factors affect the severity of [Read More…]

The White House has released its research and development priorities for 2020 and agriculture is included. A statement from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Science and Technology Policy says that ag [Read More…]

An agronomist with Seed Consultants says he is concerned prolonged dry weather in some parts of the Midwest have hurt corn root development. Bill McDonald says forecasted timely rains will be helpful if the crops [Read More…]

Food hardship in the U.S. is on the rise, according to a new report from the Food Research and Action Center. Randy Rosso, a senior policy and research analyst, says food hardship, or the inability [Read More…]

A University of Wisconsin weed scientist says their research is showing how important it is to follow the label guidelines when using dicamba. Dr. Rodrigo Werle tells Brownfield his Wisconsin team is working with researchers [Read More…]

A Michigan farmer says while his crops desperately need more rain, weather has been idea for wheat harvest. “We didn’t have to worry about stopping and losing test weight because once we started we could [Read More…]

Chapter 12 bankruptcies for farmers and fishermen during the first half of 2018 have dropped nine percent compared to last year but the American Farm Bureau Federation says that doesn’t mean the farm economy is [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. Contracts followed through on Wednesday’s losses, with a slightly less stressful near-term weather forecast in many areas. Most of the dry areas are expected to remain [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were modestly lower on profit taking and the recent wholesale trend, as traders get ready for the week’s widespread direct cash business. August was down $.02 at $108.60 and [Read More…]

A delegation of Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) leaders is wrapping up a 12-day education and trade mission to Europe. One of the participants, ISA’s director of market development Grant Kimberley, says there is a good [Read More…]

China has fired back against the Trump administration’s threat to increase proposed tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese goods. In a statement, China’s Ministry of Commerce said if the U.S. proceeds with its threat, [Read More…]