Ag News
Very hot on the southern Plains; cooler across the Midwest
Hot, mostly dry weather will prevail for the remainder of the week in northern California and the Northwest, as well as the south-central U.S. Meanwhile, showers will continue across the Southwest, but may become more [Read More…]
CME dairy prices mostly up Monday
Dairy futures were mostly up on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday. July Class Three milk was down $.01 at $14.26. August was up $.34 to $15.18. September was down $.25 to $15.51. October was [Read More…]
New and improved ways to seed cover crops in Upper Midwest
Farmers in the Upper Midwest are finding new and better ways to seed cover crops. Soil Health Partnership field manager Tricia Verville says growing cover crops in northern states like Minnesota and Wisconsin has been [Read More…]
Determining trade damage “will be hard”
How will the USDA estimate tariff damages to farmers? “We have analytical procedures that can give us some idea but it’s really going to be really hard,” says Carl Zulauf, Ohio State ag economist. US Ag [Read More…]
Soybean, corn export inspections down on week, up on year
The USDA reports corn and soybean export inspections as of the week ending July 12th remain close to projections for the current marketing year. The 2018/19 marketing year for wheat got underway June 1st, while [Read More…]
InfoAg: Data will be competitive advantage in ag
The CEO of a data and analytics company which has changed dramatically since it was founded in the 1970s tells Brownfield data will be a competitive advantage in agriculture. Steve Rau, who leads Farm Market ID, [Read More…]
McKinney leads trade mission in Asia
USDA Under-secretary Ted McKinney is leading a trade mission to expand ag export opportunities in Southeast Asia this week. The mission is based in Indonesia, but also includes buyers from Malaysia and the Philippines interested [Read More…]
Japan accepts U.S. sheep and goat meat exports
U.S. sheep and goat exports will be accepted into Japan for the first time in in more than 14 years. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the agreement is the result of work by the USDA [Read More…]
Illinois crop update
A central Illinois agronomist says the crops in his area look better than average. Matt Montgomery is with Pioneer. “Seventy-five to eighty percent of the district I cover really, really looks good,” he says. “In [Read More…]
Top U.S. soybean competitors into China face obstacles
An analyst concerned about Chinese tariffs on soybeans says the U.S. is not in danger of being phased out of that market long-term. Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities in Des Moines, tells Brownfield top [Read More…]
Potential ‘turf war’ over who regulates lab-produced meat
A recent Food and Drug Administration hearing on lab-produced meat may have been the first volley in a potential “turf war” over regulation of the new technology. Danielle Beck of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, [Read More…]
Inaccurate fertilizer application hurts bottom line
Farmers should make sure fertilizer spreaders are maintained correctly so that the amount of fertilizer applied is consistent and accurately placed. Poorly adjusted spreaders result in lost corn yield, according to Peter Scharf, nutrient management [Read More…]
Missouri state Women in Ag conference
Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be on the ground fore the Missouri state Women in Ag conference in Cape Girardeau, MO September 17 – 19. Continue reading Missouri state Women in Ag conference at Brownfield [Read More…]
Wide-ranging crop, weather conditions Nationwide
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are primarily confined to the upper Midwest. Drought continues to adversely affect some corn and soybeans in the southwestern and northeastern Corn Belt. On July 8, at [Read More…]
Wide-ranging crop, weather across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are primarily confined to the upper Midwest. Drought continues to adversely affect some corn and soybeans in the southwestern and northeastern Corn Belt. On July 8, at [Read More…]
AFB economist: Trade disputes mean lost export sales, hurt farmers
The latest USDA data says through June 28, more than 5 million metric tons of soybean sales to China have been lost because of trade disputes. American Farm Bureau Federation economist Veronica Nigh says the [Read More…]
CME milk futures and most cash dairy down Friday
Milk futures and most cash dairy prices were down on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. July Class Three milk was down $.03 at $14.27. August was down $.16 to $14.84. September was down $.13 to [Read More…]
SW Missouri farmer says crops take turn for the worse
A southwest Missouri farmer who described his crops in “garden conditions” at the end of May now tells Brownfield things have taken a turn for the worse, “The last time we talked, I was telling [Read More…]
National Pork Board names social forces team
Twelve college students from across the country have been selected by the National Pork Board to tell the stories of pig farmers on social media. Wade Hutchens, a Senior at Illinois State University says he’s excited [Read More…]
Iowa farmer shares his farm accident story
A cattle farmer in Southwest Iowa is one of the first to spread ag safety awareness through the “Telling the Story” Project. Rick Friday was changing a lightbulb in his barn on a 10-foot step [Read More…]