Ag News

Warmer and drier weather has allowed some Hoosier growers to plant corn and soybeans. According to the latest crop report, corn is 8 percent planted and soybeans are 3 percent planted, both behind the last [Read More…]

The Minnesota Corn Growers appreciate the expedited release of the Groundwater Protection Rule as the Association continues evaluating the Department of Ag proposal. MCGA president Kirby Hettver is a crop farmer from De Graff in [Read More…]

Researchers at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Nebraska say the normal use of antibiotics in cattle does not contribute to antimicrobial resistance in humans. “When we get down to meat, and we have [Read More…]

  Trade officials appear to be a step closer to wrapping up NAFTA negotiations after last week’s meeting in Washington D.C. but no action has been taken on Canada’s dairy supply management system.  Senate Ag Committee [Read More…]

  The head of Great Lakes Ag Labor Services says there is an adequate supply of seasonal labor to start Michigan’s the growing season. “So far, it’s going pretty well, interest in the program continues [Read More…]

There is bipartisan support in the Missouri House for more state funding for the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The House Budget Committee’s ranking Democrat supports Republican State Representative Don Rone’s call for additional funding. House [Read More…]

  The USDA says pulse crop production in the U.S. is expected slightly lower this year. “Both the production and the planted area for dry beans and peas and lentils is projected down just a [Read More…]

A west-central Minnesota farmer expects to wait at least another week to begin planting. Kirby Hettver says there should be a lot of activity by next Monday, if the weather cooperates. “It looks like a [Read More…]

Farmers in several states are finding out their ability to use new dicamba products is ever changing. The Arkansas Supreme Court has stayed several decisions in county courts that would have allowed access to dicamba [Read More…]

Dairy prices were mostly up Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Class Three April milk was unchanged at $14.51 a hundredweight.  May was up $.09 at $15.07. June was up $.11 to 15.55. July was [Read More…]

A Stine Seed agronomist is advising corn growers to let their soils warm up and dry out some before planting. Mike Smith says planting corn into cool, wet soils can result in problems that last all [Read More…]

Supporters of a billion-dollar property tax relief measure in Nebraska have dropped their efforts to place the issue on the November ballot. Trent Fellers with the coalition called Reform for Nebraska’s Future, says there were [Read More…]

A resource guide has debuted for rural Missourians. The guide is a collaboration between the state Economic Development Department and the Missouri department of agriculture with local service groups. The guide includes community services, business [Read More…]

Neighbors of a North Carolina hog farm have won their nuisance case against pork producer Murphy-Brown. A federal jury awarded each of the ten plaintiffs more than five million dollars each in compensatory and punitive [Read More…]

  The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee says a partisan House Ag Committee farm bill makes it difficult for the legislation to be passed. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan tells Brownfield she’s been [Read More…]

European Union nations have voted to ban the use of neonicotinoids, a move they believe will help protect honey bees. The use of neonicotinoids in the EU has been restricted to certain crops since 2013 [Read More…]

On May 18, 2018 Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Southwest Iowa for a Planting/Crops Tour. Continue reading Planting/Crops Tour at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground for a visit to the Purdue forestry farm by former Sen. Richard Lugar on Monday, April 30 near West Lafayette, IN. Continue reading Former Sen. Richard [Read More…]

Concerns involving animal welfare and animal rights are no longer generating daily headlines like they did a few years ago. But the director of the Center for Animal Welfare Science at Purdue University, Candace Croney, [Read More…]

Getting a good handle on fertility early on is key to a successful growing year. Understanding nitrogen, potassium and lime levels greatly impacts other decisions that need to be made on the farm. Every season [Read More…]