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The director of international trade for the National Pork Producers Council says the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, if ratified, will provide much-needed certainty to pork producers. Maria Zieba testified on behalf of NPPC at an [Read More…]

A southeast Minnesota farmer says his crops did pretty well this year all things considered. Tony Secora grows corn and soybeans in Steele County.  He tells Brownfield 2018 was wet. “Just finished harvest about 10 [Read More…]

A north central Indiana farmer says he was able to wrap up harvest before wind and wet conditions caused too much damage to crops. Mike Beard grows corn and soybeans in Clinton County. “We think [Read More…]

A Minnesota dairy farmer expects the down cycle in milk prices to continue. Dan Glessing of Waverly, which is west of the Twin Cities, says the short-term outlook isn’t good. “We’re in this for the [Read More…]

U.S. agriculture officials were back in Cuba working to strengthen relationships and promote opportunities. Minnesota Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson was one of 20 U.S. representatives attending the Cuba-U.S. Agriculture Business Conference in Havana last week. [Read More…]

Wisconsin cheesemakers took home 24 awards at the World Cheese Awards in Bergen, Norway.  That’s about a quarter of the awards going to United States producers. The World Cheese Awards received a record-breaking 3,500 entries [Read More…]

A Wisconsin Ag Department official says they have extended the deadline for farmers to apply for 2019 industrial hemp licenses.  Donna Gilson says, “People were telling us that they weren’t able to get land and seed [Read More…]

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FCS America’s Chief Credit Officer says 2019 will likely be another volatile year in agriculture but ethanol looks better than commodities. Tim Cook says ethanol margins THIS year have been compressed, “But, overall the ethanol industry [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Kearney December 5-6 for the Nebraska Cattlemen annual meeting.     Continue reading Nebraska Cattlemen annual meeting at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Lincoln December 4 for the Nebraska Power Farming Show.     Continue reading Nebraska Power Farming Show at Brownfield Ag News.      

Wisconsin has lost six-hundred dairy farms in the past twelve months, including 584 since January first. University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitability Director Mark Stephenson says we continue to see more efficient larger dairy [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Des Moines for the Iowa Farm Bureau meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4th.   Continue reading Iowa Farm Bureau meeting at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on teh ground for the KASM Focus on Farming Forum Tuesday, Dec. 18th in Albany, MN. Continue reading KASM Focus on Farming Forum at Brownfield Ag News.      

Joe Prusacki from USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service tells Brownfield about their upcoming producer surveys and why they are important. Continue reading Farmers benefit from USDA producer surveys at Brownfield Ag News.      

The trade dispute between the U.S. and China has resulted in a market downturn that has U.S. Soybean Export Council marketing director Paul Burke looking for additional places to invest development money. To learn more, [Read More…]

Indiana poultry producers are doing their part to feed Hoosiers in need ahead of the holiday season. Indiana State Poultry Association Executive Vice President Paul Brennan says poultry producers donated 75 tons of poultry products [Read More…]

Momentum is building for the 2018 Farm Bill. National Farmers Union president Roger Johnson says the four principle negotiators seem to be getting close to a deal. And speaking to Brownfield at the Minnesota Farmers [Read More…]

The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending November 15th remain ahead of projections for the 2018/19 marketing year. Wheat came out at 509,118 tons, up 163,377 from the week ending November [Read More…]

USDA and FDA have announced they will work together to regulate cell-cultured meat. In a joint statement, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb say FDA will oversee the cell collection, cell banks [Read More…]