Ag News

A spokesman for Michigan’s largest farm organization says the amount of agricultural priorities passed in the last Michigan legislative session was unprecedented. “That’s probably an understatement,” says Matt Smego with the Michigan Farm Bureau.  “We [Read More…]

The White House chief economist says President Trump’s Monday announcement of even more tariffs on China is necessary.  Peter Navarro says China’s efforts to acquire technology and industries by any means necessary for its Made [Read More…]

Above average temperatures and below average rainfall caused Missouri crop conditions to deteriorate this past week. Missouri corn is 48 percent good to excellent.  Soybeans are 44 good to excellent.  The cotton crop is 58 [Read More…]

Scattered showers across Illinois kept topsoil moisture 80 percent adequate to surplus this past week. Good to excellent ratings are 80 percent for corn, 77 percent for soybeans, and 58 percent for winter wheat.  Winter [Read More…]

Scattered showers across Illinois kept topsoil moisture 80 percent adequate to surplus this past week. Good to excellent ratings are 80 percent for corn, 77 percent for soybeans, and 58 percent for winter wheat.  Winter [Read More…]

South Dakota crops are slightly behind last year but ahead of the 5-year-average. Soybeans are 91 percent emerged and 61 percent good to excellent. Corn 66 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat is 89 percent [Read More…]

South Dakota crops are slightly behind last year but ahead of the 5-year-average. Soybeans are 91 percent emerged and 61 percent good to excellent. Corn 66 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat is 89 percent [Read More…]

Wisconsin farmer Ron Roehrborn with the Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers producer-led watershed group shares his experiences with cover crops to save nutrients, soil, and preserve water quality. Continue reading Experiment with cover crops at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

An official with the U.S. Trade Representative’s office says the retaliatory tariffs China announced Friday against U.S. products does include American dairy products.  The official, who declined to give her name, told Brownfield the items [Read More…]

President Trump is preparing for yet another round of tariffs on Chinese products. Trump announced 50-billion in tariffs Friday, which was quickly followed by China’s retaliation with tariffs on agricultural and manufactured goods.  The list [Read More…]

Nebraska crops remain in good shape despite topsoil moistures that are 30 percent short. The USDA says 86 percent of the corn is in good to excellent condition. Soybeans aren’t far off, checking in at [Read More…]

The USDA rates 84 percent of Iowa’s corn crop and 80 percent of soybeans in good to excellent condition. Rain was hit and miss again last week, with parts of Northern Iowa getting unwelcome precipitation [Read More…]

Precipitation helped improve soil conditions in Indiana this week. The USDA says that corn is at various stages but is benefiting from warmer conditions. corn is 99 percent emerged and 76 percent good to excellent. [Read More…]

According to the USDA, light rains provided some crop relief in Michigan this week. Barley conditions improved, despite dry conditions, and is 86 percent planted and 77 percent good to excellent. Corn is 93 percent [Read More…]

Crop condition ratings for Minnesota continue to hover well above most Midwestern states. The USDA says 88 percent of corn is in good to excellent condition, and 83 percent of soybeans are good to excellent. [Read More…]

Elderberry production is expanding throughout the Midwest. “The elderberry is a new crop to grow in the Midwest. Now, we have several hundred people that are growing elderberries throughout the region and even on both [Read More…]

   Across the Corn Belt, a cold front extending from Michigan to Nebraska is helping to focus widespread showers and thunderstorms. Cooler weather prevails in the upper Midwest, but high humidity levels and significantly above-normal [Read More…]

Almost four-thousand feral hogs have been eradicated in Missouri so far this year. Missouri Department of Conservation’s Bill White tells Brownfield they are partnering with USDA to reduce the risk of damage to farmland. “The [Read More…]

The most recent Twitter banter between the leaders of the U.S. and Canada suggest the two countries might be smoothing out trade differences. Over the weekend, President Trump jokingly tweeted that Canada had agreed to [Read More…]

Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig has secured the Republican party nomination to run for that office in November. Naig topped four other candidates in voting Saturday at the Iowa Republican Party’s state convention. Naig defeated [Read More…]