Ag News

Kent Klingbeil, director of precision ag for Ames, Iowa-based Landus Cooperative, says tissue sampling is a good way to understand current crop nutrient levels and to see if they are experiencing any “hidden hunger” issues. “Where [Read More…]

Work on the 2018 farm bill can continue now that the Senate has named nine members to the conference committee. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appointed Ag Committee chair Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow [Read More…]

The National Biodiesel Board has filed their first court briefs in their lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board’s Paul Winters says, “The first and primary argument we’re making is that EPA must account [Read More…]

The U.S. Trade Representative is he preparing to follow through with increasing tariffs on Chinese goods. USTR General Counsel Stephen Vaughn told reporters China continues to treat the U.S. unfairly.  “The President has asked us [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed higher today on a late rally to take back some of the losses in recent sessions.  Contracts were oversold and due for a bounce.  August live cattle [Read More…]

An analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the cost of the Trump administration’s aid package for farmers could be more than three times the amount announced when accounting for other sectors. The Chamber [Read More…]

A Midwest farmer says the recent upward trend in the grain market along with the first rain in nearly a month is providing some optimism during a very stressful time. “When you have the market [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, starting the month by giving back part of Tuesday’s gains. The trade is continuing to monitor tensions with China, including new talk of higher U.S. tariffs [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices all went up at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. August Class Three milk was up $.10 at $14.86.    September was up $.09 to $15.65. October was up $.15 to [Read More…]

A northeast Nebraska farmer says his crops look “fantastic”. “The dryland crops, I don’t know if they could look any better than they do,” says Greg Anderson of Newman Grove. “I just can’t recall another [Read More…]

BASF closed its acquisition of assets from Bayer Wednesday. Senior vice president for BASF Crop Protection North America Paul Rea says the $9 billion-dollar purchase transforms how the company provides farmers more tools and solutions. [Read More…]

USDA officials are expressing disappointment in a recent ruling by Europe’s highest court that says “gene-edited” crops are “genetically modified organisms”. That means gene-editing could be subject to the same restrictive policies that govern the [Read More…]

Commentary. I’ve received some hate mail over the years for commentary I’ve written.  It’s come at me from many directions!  I’ve been accused of being too much of a “granola cruncher” by some while others [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production declined last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.064 million barrels a day, down 10,000 on the week with firmer corn prices limiting profitability, but 62,000 above a year [Read More…]

President Trump insists his trade policies are helping farmers correct the trade deficit with China. “China and others have targeted our farmers- not good, not nice,” he says. Trump defended his decision to implement tariffs [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young and Shannon Yokley will be on the ground at the Missouri State Fair on Tuesday, August 14 for Missouri Farmers Care Food Drive Tuesday and Missouri FFA Food Insecurity Service Day Schedule.  [Read More…]

Brownfield will be on stage with other sponsors of Drive to Feed Kids during the Cole Swindell concert at the Missouri State Fair to present a check to Feeding Missouri. Continue reading Drive to Feed [Read More…]

A plume of tropical moisture interacting with a cold front will continue to spark heavy showers and local flooding from the eastern Gulf Coast region into southern New England. During the next 5 days, additional [Read More…]

November soybean futures have climbed nearly a dollar since bottoming out near $8.25 per bushel in early July. DTN analyst Todd Hultman says there are several reasons why, including speculation about China. He’s also watching [Read More…]

A soybean expert says the impact of spring weather on soybeans is showing up now.  Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin says many farmers are looking at weed control challenges after a wet spring [Read More…]