Ag News

A lobbyist for the dairy industry says he hopes the 2018 Farm Bill is passed by the first week of December. “My personal hope is that they’re able to resolve it before government funding runs [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground at the Indiana Statehouse (Indianapolis) on Monday, November 19 for Indiana State Poultry Association’s Annual Poultry Donation.  Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch [Read More…]

An ag real estate professional says farmland values will likely continue to soften in 2019. Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company says farmland values have been fairly steady with downward pressure because of the down [Read More…]

The president of the National Association of Conservation Districts says a farm bill must be passed this year, so farmers and landowners can continue to implement voluntary and incentive-based programs instead of a one-size fits [Read More…]

Several states including Indiana, Ohio, and parts of Missouri and Illinois have been under a winter weather advisory. Brownfield ag meteorologist Greg Soulje tells Brownfield the wet and cold conditions will likely delay harvest. “If you’re [Read More…]

Ross Bender, senior agronomist for The Mosaic Company, says there are many considerations when evaluating nutrient management strategies.  And he’s placing a lot of emphasis on sulfur going into next year.     Continue reading [Read More…]

The chairman of National Sorghum Producers says sorghum growers are feeling the pain of the U.S./China trade war, “Sorghum currently sits at a 25% tariff going into China just like other commodities. We still have [Read More…]

The Animal Welfare Institute says it has sued the USDA in federal court for the agency’s “failure to mandate third-party audits of food label claims.” The complaint says the USDA has unreasonably delayed its response [Read More…]

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says trade normalization with China is up to that country. “If they could change the things they’re doing that we find objectionable then we’d start trading right away,” said Perdue, [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower ahead of widespread direct cash business and pressure from wholesale values.  December live cattle closed $.77 lower at $114.60 and February live cattle closed $.15 lower [Read More…]

The President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports are expected to set a new record. “Somewhere in the range of 1.6-1.7 billion gallons,” he says. Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield that means the [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Nicole Heslip will be on the ground in Grand Rapids November 27-28 for the Michigan Farm Bureau State Annual Meeting.     Continue reading Michigan Farm Bureau State Annual Meeting at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

   For the remainder of Wednesday, a winter-weather event will unfold across the mid-South and environs, while heavy rain will return to the Southeast. Through Friday, storm-total precipitation will reach 1 to 2 inches in [Read More…]

A Michigan farmer says early maturing corn varieties have more quality issues than normal. Paul Shultz of Mayville tells Brownfield vomitoxin has been very prevalent in fields that suffered from drought conditions during pollination in [Read More…]

Controlling weeds is one of the best ways for farmers to maximize their profit potential at harvest. In this Managing for Profit, Kurt Rahe talks about the importance of weed control and the ways farmers [Read More…]

Nebraska farmers took advantage of nearly five days of good weather to gain on harvest work The latest crop report from USDA says corn harvest is at 77 percent as of Sunday, several days behind [Read More…]

Iowa farmers battled cold and wet conditions to draw closer to the end of harvest. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report says with four days suitable for fieldwork last week, the soybean harvest reached 94 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day higher, contracts were oversold and there was additional support from wholesale values.  Feeder cattle closed sharply higher drawing support from the days lower move in [Read More…]

The incoming president of the American Sheep Industry Council runs the largest shipping goat auction in the nation. Benny Cox is based in San Angelo, Texas.   Continue reading Cox runs largest shipping goat auction [Read More…]

Continued wet and cool conditions and a lack of storage availability has slowed harvest in Ohio. According to the latest USDA Crop and Weather report, 78 percent of corn has been harvested and soybean harvest [Read More…]