Ag News

Pork industry economist Steve Meyer of Kerns and Associates says the big supply of hogs coming to market in the coming months is “pretty daunting”. At last week’s World Pork Expo, we visited with Meyer about [Read More…]

The head of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) says renewable fuels advocates are looking to capitalize on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s trip through Rural America this week. Brian Jennings tells Brownfield Pruitt was taken [Read More…]

Embattled EPA administrator Scott Pruitt will be in Nebraska Thursday as part of his Midwestern tour, which has included stops this week in Kansas and South Dakota. Pruitt is scheduled to meet late Thursday afternoon [Read More…]

A central Iowa farmer is having success planting soybeans before corn. Corey Hillebo farms about 20 miles north of Des Moines. “We did a little early soybeans last year too.  It’s proven to us it’s [Read More…]

House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson is praising his Senate counterparts for putting together a bipartisan farm bill. The Minnesota Democrat tells Brownfield success in the Senate could put pressure on House Republicans who [Read More…]

A federal judge in California has upheld a temporary injunction on California’s Proposition 65 which would require a cancer warning label on glyphosate. The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), which is leading the coalition against [Read More…]

A grain marketer expects solid wheat marketing opportunities through the 4th of July. Cody Harris with Star of the West Milling tells Brownfield last year wheat prices hit their peak around the 4th July and [Read More…]

Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed down three to eight cents while cash dairy finished steady to lower Wednesday. June milk closed down three cents at $15.37.  July fell $0.08 to [Read More…]

During today’s Senate Ag Committee farm bill markup session, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley launched into a diatribe on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and RFS small-refinery exemptions. AUDIO: Chuck Grassley Continue reading Grassley expresses frustration with Pruitt and [Read More…]

  U.S. ethanol production hit a four-week high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.053 million barrels a day, up 12,000 on the week, as the industry and fuel blenders respond [Read More…]

The Senate Ag Committee is marking up its version of the farm bill this morning. Many members touted the bipartisan work that went into the Senate Farm Bill. Ranking member Debbie Stabenow says a tight [Read More…]

Commentary. When I close my eyes at night and visions of yellow nutsedge sprouting in otherwise weed-free soil appear in my mind’s eye, I know I’ve spent a lot of hours hoeing in the garden. [Read More…]

As deputy director of economics & domestic production Issues for the National Pork Producers Council, Dustin Baker is responsible for matters such as the farm bill, mandatory price reporting, and issues related to buying and selling [Read More…]

Ionia, Iowa farmer Leon Sheets represents the pork industry at various national events as America’s Pig Farmer of the Year.  At World Pork Expo in Des Moines, we visited with Sheets about his experiences in that role and the message [Read More…]

Ethanol is receiving a boost from a celebrity motorcycle designer. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) commissioned Paul Jr. of American Chopper fame to build a high-performance motorcycle that runs on E85 fuel.  RFA’s Robert White [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, recent showers and thunderstorms are maintaining generally favorable growing conditions for summer crops. On June 10, roughly three-quarters of U.S. corn (77%) and soybeans (74%) were rated in good to excellent [Read More…]

The CEO of Growth Energy says the ethanol industry must continue to hold EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s feet to the fire. In a speech Tuesday at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) in Omaha, Emily Skor criticized [Read More…]

As farmers look at nutrient management plans, an agronomist says a special focus on micro-nutrients can help pave the way for higher corn and soybean yields. Ross Bender with the Mosaic Company tells Brownfield boron [Read More…]

Despite the prevalence of near- or above-normal temperatures, widespread showers will continue in many areas. During the next 5 days, some of the most significant rain—locally 1 to 3 inches or more—should fall from the [Read More…]

Undersecretary Ted McKinney says the USDA trade mission he’s leading in Japan is one of the biggest of its kind and has been productive, “There’s already more than 375 business to business meetings. I have [Read More…]