Ag News

BASF closed its acquisition of assets from Bayer Wednesday. Senior vice president for BASF Crop Protection North America Paul Rea says the $9 billion-dollar purchase transforms how the company provides farmers more tools and solutions. [Read More…]

USDA officials are expressing disappointment in a recent ruling by Europe’s highest court that says “gene-edited” crops are “genetically modified organisms”. That means gene-editing could be subject to the same restrictive policies that govern the [Read More…]

Commentary. I’ve received some hate mail over the years for commentary I’ve written.  It’s come at me from many directions!  I’ve been accused of being too much of a “granola cruncher” by some while others [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production declined last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.064 million barrels a day, down 10,000 on the week with firmer corn prices limiting profitability, but 62,000 above a year [Read More…]

President Trump insists his trade policies are helping farmers correct the trade deficit with China. “China and others have targeted our farmers- not good, not nice,” he says. Trump defended his decision to implement tariffs [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young and Shannon Yokley will be on the ground at the Missouri State Fair on Tuesday, August 14 for Missouri Farmers Care Food Drive Tuesday and Missouri FFA Food Insecurity Service Day Schedule.  [Read More…]

Brownfield will be on stage with other sponsors of Drive to Feed Kids during the Cole Swindell concert at the Missouri State Fair to present a check to Feeding Missouri. Continue reading Drive to Feed [Read More…]

A plume of tropical moisture interacting with a cold front will continue to spark heavy showers and local flooding from the eastern Gulf Coast region into southern New England. During the next 5 days, additional [Read More…]

November soybean futures have climbed nearly a dollar since bottoming out near $8.25 per bushel in early July. DTN analyst Todd Hultman says there are several reasons why, including speculation about China. He’s also watching [Read More…]

A soybean expert says the impact of spring weather on soybeans is showing up now.  Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin says many farmers are looking at weed control challenges after a wet spring [Read More…]

Milk futures fell while some cash dairy prices went up at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. July Class Three milk was unchanged at $14.12.   August was down $.18 at $14.76. September was down $.06 to [Read More…]

A livestock economist says the US beef and pork sectors could lose their competitive advantage in Japan.  Japan’s agreements with the EU and the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership are headed toward implementation giving those [Read More…]

An organic crop and livestock farmer says ongoing trade disputes have not directly impacted his operation. Charlie Johnson of Madison, South Dakota, tells Brownfield he’s more concerned about organic fraud. “Countries like Turkey, Ukraine, (and) [Read More…]

U.S. trade authorities are promoting stronger alliances with Asia Pacific countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry outlined an aggressive plan [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Julie Harker will cover the Cooper County Health Board Meeting in Boonville, Missouri on August 14, 2018.       Continue reading Cooper County Health Board Meeting at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield’s Julie Harker will cover  Governor Parson: Rural County Commissioners Roundtable on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the Clinton County Courthouse, Clinton, MO.   Continue reading Rural County Commissioners Roundtable with Governor Parson at Brownfield [Read More…]

Mark Crave from Crave Brothers Farm talks about the family’s green energy use, which involves a manure digester that supplies heat and electricity for the 1900 cow dairy, the adjacent Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese factory [Read More…]

Missouri soybean farmers broke ground for their new building in Jefferson City.  Tom Steever spoke to John Kelley, Chairman, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, who says it will be a roughly 18-month project to develop the [Read More…]

Soybean prices are beginning to climb out of a huge hole. DTN market analyst Todd Hultman says there are several reasons futures have turned around following a monumental tumble at the beginning of the month. [Read More…]

A farm management specialist says there are holes in the current farm safety net.  Payments to those enrolled in the Agriculture Loss Coverage-County (ARC-CO) program were more likely in the program’s first couple of years, [Read More…]