Ag News
Secretary Perdue restarts Back To Our Roots Tour
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is getting back on the road to hear from people in rural communities. This fourth leg of his Back to Our Roots tour starts Monday with stops in New Mexico, Colorado, [Read More…]
Corps of Engineers to increase Missouri River dam releases
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it plans to maintain higher-than-average releases from Missouri River dams over the next several months. The corps says the increased releases are because of the higher-than-average runoff forecast [Read More…]
Groups say farm bill proposes wrong kind of reforms
Several groups are pushing for farm subsidy reform in the 2018 Farm Bill. Daren Bakst with the Heritage Foundation says the proposed House farm bill has reform – but is headed in the wrong direction. “This [Read More…]
New study shows industry commitment to responsibly raised beef
A new report by the beef industry highlights how producers are improving in some of the most important areas to consumers. Mandy Carr with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association tells Brownfield the Beef Stewardship Review [Read More…]
Livestock sectors prepare for FMD
Thirteen states are partaking in a national emergency response training for a Food and Mouth Disease outbreak this week. Emergency management coordinator Brad Deacon with the Michigan Department of Agriculture tells Brownfield a Foot and [Read More…]
Cattle futures supported by latest Supply/Demand report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, strengthening fundamentals helped push cattle futures higher. Today’s move up was supported by the USDA’s Supply/Demand Report. Beef production for 2018 was reduced by 420 million pounds from last month. [Read More…]
Highlights from USDA’s May supply and demand report
The USDA projects year to year declines in corn and soybean production. In its first round of estimates for the new marketing year, corn production is seen at 14.040 billion bushels with an average [Read More…]
USDA lowers most 2018 protein production estimates
The USDA has lowered its outlook for 2018 beef and pork production, because of slowdowns in slaughter rates. Beef is now projected at 27.278 billion pounds and pork is estimated at 26.784 billion. The [Read More…]
CME dairy markets mostly down Thursday
The dairy markets were mostly down Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was down $.03 at $15.24 a hundredweight. June was down $.20 to $15.83. July was down $.20 to $16.06. [Read More…]
USDA expects 6% decline in winter wheat production
The USDA expects this year’s U.S. winter wheat crop to be 1.192 billion bushels, 6% less than the 2017 total of 1.269 billion. The average yield is projected at 48.1 bushels per acre, down [Read More…]
Generally quiet week for U.S. export sales
The USDA soybean meal exports for the week ending May 3rd notched a new marketing year low, while combined old and new crop corn, soybean, soybean oil, and wheat sales were generally towards the [Read More…]
Corteva announces new seed strategy
Corteva Agriscience, the ag division of DowDuPont, has announced a new seed strategy for the U.S. Corteva will keep five regional brands—Dairyland Seed, Hoegemeyer, NuTech, Seed Consultants and Terral. Five other regional seed brands will [Read More…]
Another step forward for Texas Tech’s veterinary college
Texas Tech University’s plans for a new veterinary college—the first new veterinary school in the U.S. in 40 years—took another step forward this week. The Amarillo City Council approved a 69-million dollar funding plan to [Read More…]
Trump to discuss SNAP work requirements, Farm Bill in White House meeting
President Trump is expected to discuss the Farm Bill with House Ag Chairman Mike Conaway and Senate Ag Chairman Pat Roberts today at the White House. There have been reports that Trump will only support [Read More…]
USDA’s proposed rule offers options for bioengineered food that should be disclosed
The USDA is seeking public comment on the long-awaited proposed rule for food labels containing genetically modified ingredients. However, the proposal would label the food as bioengineered, not GMO. Ryan Findlay, the CEO of the [Read More…]
USDA hosts event to address food waste
It’s estimated that about 40 percent of food in the US goes uneaten. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue hosted a roundtable in DC this week to address the problem and discuss possible solutions. Some food waste [Read More…]
Nebraska cattleman scales back his cow herd
Galen Frenzen and his son operate a cattle ranching and farming operation near Fullerton, Nebraska. Their operation includes seedstock Angus and Polled Hereford cattle, as well as both fall and spring-calving herds. Frenzen says they [Read More…]
NCGA sees great potential in bio-based chemicals from corn
A consultant hired by the National Corn Growers Association says developing new bio-based chemicals from corn is “where the money is.” Nathan Danielson with BioCognito tells Brownfield technology and company demands for “sustainable” products have [Read More…]
Farmland disappearance linked to low-density housing
The American Farmland Trust says U.S. farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate. A new report by that group says that in a twenty-year period ending in 2012, more than 30 million acres of farmland [Read More…]
Cattle futures pressured by heavy supply
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower. The lack of direction from the cash cattle trade, softer wholesale values, and concerns over a heavy cattle supply are all contributing to the sluggish cattle [Read More…]