Ag News

Brownfield’s Amie Sites will be on the ground for the Indiana Farm Bureau Ag Policy Outlook Conference on Tuesday, June 26 in Indianapolis. Continue reading Indiana Farm Bureau Ag Policy Outlook Conference at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

China retaliated late Friday with 25% tariffs on more U.S. ag goods in response to President Trump’s additional tariffs on more than one-thousand Chinese goods. The U.S. ag products that would be subject to Chinese [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will cover the Syngenta I-35 monarch visit on Friday, June 22nd in Dennison, MN. Continue reading Syngenta I-35 monarch visit at Brownfield Ag News.      

Lincoln University is a Missouri Land Grant institution that’s one of several doing research on feeding cattle under cover versus feeding in traditional uncovered pens.  George Washington Carver Experiment Farm Manager Jeremiah Markway says the [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the US could potentially reach a bilateral deal with Mexico before it comes to an agreement with Canada. The Trump administration has recently floated the idea of negotiating bilateral deals [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed sharply higher on strong buyer interest.  Yesterday’s news that China had added 20 USDA approved facilities was supportive to move as was the futures discount to cash.  [Read More…]

A southeast Minnesota farmer is pleased with how his crops have come on after a late start to planting. Brock Olson of Welch says once fieldwork began, the weather straightened out. “Planting went very well [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $3.61 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $9.05 and 1/2, down 21 and 3/4 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $338.90, down $4.30 Jul. soybean oil closed at 29.50, down 64 points [Read More…]

A Farm Bureau leader is glad to see Senator Mitch McConnell’s hemp farming act attached to the Senate farm bill.  Rob Richard with Wisconsin Farm Bureau says, “It’s fantastic news for anybody who is doing hemp [Read More…]

The head of the Michigan Milk Producers Association is praising Senate Ag leaders for their help in making dairy protections better for all U.S. dairy farmers, “Having an improved dairy safety net and a greater [Read More…]

An extension grain marketing economist says negative trade news and good growing conditions are a bad combination for prices. Ed Usset with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield markets are typically driven by weather this [Read More…]

In a phone  interview Thursday with Brownfield, Pacific Ethanol CEO Neil Koehler made it very clear how he feels about EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. “It’s been clear for some time that Administrator Pruitt has not been [Read More…]

Cool, wet conditions stunted the performance of cover crops this spring. University of Minnesota sustainable cropping systems professor Axel Garcia says growth was slowed by a cold March and snowy April. “Basically we had a [Read More…]

To a Senator, this week’s Agriculture Committee Farm Bill markup was a textbook study in happy politicking.  Committee Chair Pat Roberts (R, KS) and ranking member Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D, MI) reveled in plaudits for [Read More…]

Abnormal to severe drought in the northern third of the state qualifies livestock producers in four Missouri counties for financial assistance. “FSA is currently offering the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and that is to address [Read More…]

Leaders of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association went into a Thursday afternoon meeting in Lincoln with EPA administrator Scott Pruitt seeking clarity on issues surrounding E15 and the Renewable Fuel Standard. They left disappointed. Pruitt [Read More…]

President Trump says The United States will pursue even more tariffs against China if they retaliate against U.S. agricultural products or raise non-tariff barriers to trade. Trump placed 25% tariffs on an additional 50-billion dollars [Read More…]

Cattle country is dry and, in some areas, really dry.  A livestock economist says that is creating some challenges for cattle producers. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says when you look at the drought monitor [Read More…]

A leader with the National Corn Growers Association says the group is pleased with the passage of the Senate Farm Bill, but there are still improvements that can be made to the commodity title. Sam Willett, [Read More…]

The Missouri Department of Agriculture says there have been 21 complaints of alleged dicamba damage and 10 complaints about 2,4-D damage to unintended crops. For the first time, this week, Deputy Ag director Garrett Hawkins [Read More…]