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An eastern Illinois farmer says he had one of the easiest planting seasons and his crops are looking good. David Olson grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Vermillion County. “We’ve had some recent rains here [Read More…]

In some parts of the Upper Midwest, the soybean crop looks as if it will yield well.  “The crop looks very good and has the potential to be extremely good,” said farm manager Tom Peters, [Read More…]

The director of market development for the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council points to Australia as a model of successful free trade. Kim Nill says as the U.S. faces trade disruptions from other importers, [Read More…]

A central Iowa farmer and member of Farmers for Free Trade says the aid package proposed by the Trump Administration does little to address his concerns. Scott Henry of Nevada tells Brownfield bailouts won’t allow [Read More…]

An east central Illinois farmer says although it’s shaping up to be one of the hottest summers on record, his crops are looking good. Tom Kentner grows corn and soybeans in Vermillion County. “Corn yields [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly higher on short covering ahead of widespread direct cash business.  Trade volume was light.  Feeder cattle were mostly lower, pressured by supply and demand concerns.  August [Read More…]

Some previous studies on crop insurance have determined that the risk management tool is so critical to farmers that is unresponsive to price, but a new study by Cornell University says that that isn’t true. [Read More…]

A top USDA official says he’s pleased with farmer reaction to the administration’s proposed farm aid package. “I think that farmers realize that we’ve got the right target in mind,” says Greg Ibach, undersecretary for [Read More…]

The spring wheat crop is likely to be less than first thought.  The Wheat Quality Council’s just-completed Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat Tour yield estimate is 41.1 bushels to the acre. “Certainly that’s not [Read More…]

Bayer will be appealing a ruling by the General Court of the European Union to ban neonicotinoids. Darren Wallis with Bayer’s North American Crop Science Division tells Brownfield science-based innovation in agriculture is important to [Read More…]

Fifty farms have now been donated to Michigan’s agricultural conservation easement program. George Cullers of Barry County donated the development rights of his 137-acre farm in honor of his late wife. He says the land [Read More…]

Iowa State University will lead a new national effort to coordinate research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges chose ISU to lead [Read More…]

A coalition of ag, meat and livestock groups is urging President Trump to ensure the USDA acts as the primary regulatory authority over lab-grown meat products. In a letter to Trump, the groups accuse the [Read More…]

USDA undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs Greg Ibach was in Lincoln, Nebraska Thursday to speak at the Animal Health in the Heartland conference.  In an exclusive interview with Brownfield, Ibach discussed several topics, including animal [Read More…]

More farmers are tuning to the H-2A guest worker program as a source of seasonal labor, a lot more. The Department of Labor reports requests for workers has increased by more than 160 percent over [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Sites will attend the Indiana Soybean Alliance Glass Barn Reception Thursday, August 2 at the Indiana State Fair. Continue reading Indiana Soybean Alliance Glass Barn Reception at Brownfield Ag News.      

The National FFA and Microsoft have formed a joint initiative to provide classroom technology and research to more than 650,000 FFA students. Microsoft Vice-President Mary Snapp says the project will ensure ag classrooms nationwide are [Read More…]

We live in a digital age where we want answers immediately. An agronomist says they’re using social media as a digital coffee shop to talk all things farming. In this Managing for Profit Pioneer’s Doran [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day sharply lower ahead of widespread direct business.  They were also pressured by poor export data and heavy supply concerns.  August live cattle closed $1.07 lower [Read More…]

Soybeans were mostly fractionally higher, mostly unable to follow through on the early strength. Contracts were up sharply at the open as weekly export sales were larger than expected, including big new crop sales to [Read More…]