Ag News

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in the East, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Pacific Coast to the Mississippi River.  Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]

An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says farmers have been using the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program payments to help with cash flow. Ben Brown tells Brownfield “whether that’s to pay down debts or [Read More…]

A U.S. Senator from Minnesota says the Senate Ag Committee is expected to mark up on a skinny farm bill later this spring. Tina Smith says committee leaders are working on the details. “Senator Boozman [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were up, feeders were mostly higher on oversold signals, waiting for the rest of the week’s direct business to develop. April live cattle closed $1.10 higher at $231.25 [Read More…]

Corn farmers are feeling the pressure from higher fertilizer prices ahead of the growing season. Wes Beck, a farmer in southern Minnesota, says he’s been proactive securing fertilizer. “We locked in our spring anhydrous back [Read More…]

The President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation is not surprised by the increased demand for cottage cheese.  Gregg Doud tells Brownfield the combination of new dietary guidelines, the use of GLP-1 medications, [Read More…]

Missouri’s Senate Ag Committee advanced a failure to warn bill out of committee ahead of spring break. Committee chairman Jason Bean, a farmer from southeast Missouri, tells Brownfield one of the reasons he’s supportive of [Read More…]

A fifth-generation Illinois farmer says no-till is not enough to build soil health and encourages growers to consider more regenerative practices. Monte Bottens tells Brownfield he turned to no-till in the 1990s as a way [Read More…]

An Illinois farmer says building his soil’s health and water extractable organic carbon, or WEOC, has reduced his input costs. Brad Zimmerman, who farms in Tazewell County, says incorporating cover crops into his corn/soybean rotation [Read More…]

The deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says a budding relationship with India could prove beneficial to the state’s producers. Kristi Jones visited the country on a recent trade mission with the National [Read More…]

U.S. agriculture needs the certainty of a full five-year farm bill. Ohio Farm Bureau’s senior director of state and national policy Brad Bales says some farm programs have been operating under extensions since 2018 and [Read More…]

Ohio Farm Bureau members are concerned growing energy demand could impact rural communities. Richland County, Ohio farmer Dale Hulit says additional demand is adding pressure to the farmland market. “It can inflate land values and [Read More…]

A Missouri man wanted by the FBI for his connection with a nationwide cattle fraud scheme was arrested earlier this week at the Los Angeles International Airport. Joshua Link of Stafford, Missouri has been charged [Read More…]

Andrew Tucker, sales manager for northern Illinois and Wisconsin for Loveland Products, says farmers need to have all options on the table for diease management this year. Andrew Tucker: The post Gearing up for disease [Read More…]

Ron Calhoun, senior portolio manager for plant nutrition, with Loveland Products discusses biostimulants and the advantages farmers can have reducing their bottom line. Ron Calhoun: The post Biostimulants offer improved bottom lines appeared first on [Read More…]

An ag input supplier says 2026 has been unusually quiet so far. Matt Oehmichen with Short Lane Ag Supply in Wisconsin tells Brownfield, “There still is a significant amount of growers that haven’t called in [Read More…]

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill into law that temporarily bans cell-cultured protein products in South Dakota. The ban goes into effect on July 1 and expires at the end of five [Read More…]

May corn $4.60 and 1/4, up 8 centsMay soybeans $12.14, up 12 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $315.40, up 90 centsMay soybean oil 67.16, up 154 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.94 and 3/4, up 3 and [Read More…]

Corn farmers from across the United States are asking the USDA and the U.S. Attorney General for an update on an investigation into fertilizer pricing and market concentration. In a letter, 14 farmers, including Brian [Read More…]

A Wisconsin dairy farm family says a major facility upgrade has improved operations, cow health and comfort, and helped secure long-term farm viability. Sixth-generation dairy farmer Luke Luchterhand tells Brownfield his family did a lot [Read More…]