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A meteorologist says field conditions vary across the Midwest as farmers face one of the hottest summers on record. Michael Clark is the co-owner and meteorologist of Indiana-based BAM Weather. “With the third warmest June [Read More…]

Grains and oilseeds analyst Steve Nicholson says China’s tariff on soybeans imported from the U.S. will have more impact after harvest begins.  Nicholson, who is with Rabo AgriFinance, tells Brownfield most of China’s summer soybean [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground in Kansas City on Tuesday, July 10 for the 2018 NAFB Agribusiness Luncheon Continue reading 2018 NAFB Agribusiness Luncheon at Brownfield Ag News.      

June weather ended abnormally hot and humid in Illinois. State Climatologist Jim Angel tells Brownfield, temperatures ran about three degrees above normal for June and precipitation was two inches above normal. “When we look at [Read More…]

Analysts say dairy farmers could be further into the red for the remaindered of the year if dairy tariffs go into effect this week. National Milk Producers Federation economists say Mexico’s retaliatory tariffs on most [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production backed off a little last week but stayed near the 2018 highs. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.067 million barrels a day, down 5,000 on the week, but still [Read More…]

The latest quarterly report by the Federal Reserve shows ag bankers are slowly raising interest rates on operating loans to farmers. Lenders charged an average rate of nearly 5 percent this spring, up from 3.5 [Read More…]

Extreme rainfall is dampening hopes for good crop yields in southwest Minnesota. University of Minnesota extension educator David Bau is based in Worthington, and says the area has seen close to a foot of rain [Read More…]

Farm groups continue to call for resolution on trade disputes. David Preisler, CEO of the Minnesota Pork Producers, tells Brownfield American pig farmers have been hit hard by retaliatory tariffs from China and Mexico. “Now [Read More…]

Tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese goods are set to go into effect tomorrow, and China has said it will retaliate immediately with equal tariffs on US goods, including soybeans and cars. In a recent [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be in Auburn, IL on July 26, 2018 for the Lake Springfield Watershed Soil Health Field Day. Continue reading Lake Springfield Watershed Soil Health Field Day. at Brownfield Ag News.      

At the recent World Pork Expo, we stopped by the Nedap Livestock Management booth to visit with pork producers who own and/or manage facilities that have converted from gestation stalls to group sow housing. On [Read More…]

A University of Illinois farm policy expert says the House and Senate conference committee should preserve the Conservation Stewardship Program in the final farm bill.  Jonathon Coppess leads the Garner Agriculture Policy Program and the Bock [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground at Renk Seed Field Day on August 28, 2018 in Sun Prairie, WI. Continue reading Renk Seed Field Day at Brownfield Ag News.      

 Across the Corn Belt, above-normal temperatures continue to promote a rapid pace of crop development. On July 1, progress for U.S. corn (17% silking) and soybeans (27% blooming) were significantly ahead of the respective 5-year [Read More…]

As farmers continue to operate within a tight margin environment, a business consultant with Compeer Financial says there are a few areas worth looking at that could lead to better profits. Matt Lange has put [Read More…]

A farm financial official says the value of ag data goes beyond the production information it provides. Glenn Wachtler with Compeer Financial tells Brownfield lenders can use data to help farmers make equipment purchases, investment [Read More…]

  A brief surge of cool air will fully overspread the Plains by Thursday and reach the remainder of the central and eastern U.S. by week’s end. Meanwhile, heat will build across the West. In [Read More…]

Some corn and soybean fields have a yellow appearance resulting from too much rain.  The precipitation overabundance has leached nitrogen away from the reach of corn roots.  In the case of soybeans, east central South [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mostly higher on buyer interest, ahead of this week’s direct business.  The narrowing Choice/Select spread indicates there is more available Choice beef as demand is falling behind.  [Read More…]