Ag News

Temps to vary; moisture-laden across the Heartland
Remnant moisture from rapidly weakening Tropical Storm Rosa, centered near northern Baja California, will continue to stream across the southwestern U.S. Storm-total rainfall could reach 2 to 4 inches or more in Arizona and [Read More…]

Dairy leader reacts to Canada-Mexico trade deal
A dairy cooperative leader is encouraged by the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement on trade. Tim Trotter is the Executive Director for EDGE Dairy Cooperative. He says, “I think a lot of farmers are [Read More…]

Minnesota harvest remains ahead of normal despite weather
The Minnesota harvest remains ahead of normal despite continued weather challenges. In its latest crop progress report the USDA says 27 percent of soybeans have been harvested, 10 days faster than last year and one [Read More…]

Wet conditions delay harvest in southern Indiana
The USDA says wet conditions slowed harvest for growers in southern Indiana this week. Farmers in the northern part of the state harvested with fewer delays. Growers continue to harvest corn, soybeans, popcorn, processing vegetables, [Read More…]

Rain slows harvest in Ohio
The USDA says soybean harvest slowed in Ohio last week because of wet conditions, but corn harvest continued ahead of the five-year average. Rainfall also slowed winter wheat planting. According to the latest USDA Crop [Read More…]

Bullard: USMCA ignores cattlemen’s interests
R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard says the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement ignores the interests of America’s independent cattle farmers and ranchers. Bullard tells Brownfield the agreement will not allow the U.S. to reinstate country-of-origin labeling and [Read More…]

K-State researcher says ASF virus unusual
Kansas State University has been researching African Swine Fever for years, including a vaccine for the deadly pig disease. Dr. Stephen Higgs, leader of K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute, tells Brownfield the U.S. is very fortunate ASF [Read More…]

MNFuels.com helps fuel consumers find ethanol in Minnesota
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association is making it easier for fuel consumers to locate E15 and higher blends of ethanol. MCGA president Kirby Hettver of DeGraff says the website www.MNFuels.com benefits corn farmers too. “It’s [Read More…]

Solid week for corn export inspections
The USDA reports corn export inspections as of the week ending September 27th remain ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for the 2018/19 marketing year. Wheat came out at 369,270 tons, down 58,944 from [Read More…]

Using fall tillage to your advantage
For some farmers, actively managing crop residue can help to improve yields for the next growing season. Fall tillage can help farmers better incorporate their fertilizers. For others, their goal is to alleviate compaction that [Read More…]

A soybean harvest strategy for securing your MFP payment
Iowa State University Extension farm management specialist Steve Johnson says with many producers facing cash flow challenges this fall, the Market Facilitation Program payments from the federal government could be a great source of revenue [Read More…]

A variety of Autumn weather across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, cool weather is slowing evaporation rates, delaying a return to full-scale harvest operations despite unusually early corn and soybean maturation. In fact, lowland flooding persists in parts of the upper Midwest, [Read More…]

Downed corn yielding 220bpa in SE Minnesota
A Minnesota farmer says he’s harvesting downed corn that’s yielding well over 200 bushels per-acre. Several tornadoes and damaging winds stormed through southeast Minnesota last week, flattening buildings and crops. Kurt Schrader of Nerstrand tells [Read More…]

Palmer Amaranth confirmed in Redwood County
Palmer Amaranth has been found in a fifth Minnesota County. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture scouted a field in Redwood County, located in the southwestern part of the state, and found four plants in a [Read More…]

Milk futures lower, cash dairy mixed
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower Friday while the block premium over barrels in the cash market climbed to the second largest on record. September milk closed unchanged at $16.11. [Read More…]

U.S. farm leaders meet with Cuba’s president at U.N.
A group of U.S. ag leaders met with Cuba’s new president at the United Nations this week. Mark Albertson with the Illinois Soybean Association was one of them. He says they talked with Cuban President [Read More…]

Northey: Issues blocking farm bill passage are small
A USDA undersecretary says except for politics, the sticking points standing in the way of farm bill completion are small. Bill Northey says the farm bill is hung up primarily on partisan and regional differences, [Read More…]

USDA numbers pressure corn, soybeans, and wheat
Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling, with the most active contracts pulled to a weak week to week finish. Quarterly stocks were larger than expected with slow fourth quarter demand and an upward [Read More…]

Missouri Dept of Agriculture Vietnam Forestry Buyers’ Mission
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground for the Missouri Dept of Agriculture Vietnam Forestry Buyers’ Mission on Wed. October 17 at Missouri Forest Products Association in Jefferson City, MO. Continue reading Missouri Dept [Read More…]

Frustration abounds with 2014 Farm Bill set to expire
One of the lead farm bill negotiators is frustrated by the prospect of an extension. House Ag Committee Chairman Mike Conaway says differences remain on several issues. “It’s really frustrating because not one of (the [Read More…]