Ag News

Iowa farmers have some catching up to do on corn planting. Very little corn has been planted in Iowa so far because of cold, wet and (in some cases) snowy weather. The state’s five-year average [Read More…]

  U.S. corn planting made some progress over the past week, but remains slower than normal because of cool, wet conditions in some key U.S. growing areas. Conditions this week in most of the region [Read More…]

Agricultural economist Mary Ledman with Rabobank Research says Friday’s USDA dairy production is up but, “I look at this report being more bullish.” Ledman tells Brownfield the dairy herd size is down and milk production is [Read More…]

May corn closed at $3.78 and 1/2, up 2 cents May soybeans closed at $10.20 and 3/4, down 8 cents May soybean meal closed at $371.80, down $2.30 May soybean oil closed at 31.04, down 26 points May wheat closed at $4.61 and 1/2, down 1 [Read More…]

  A farm consultant believes farm real estate ownership will undergo a major change in the next decade. “With about $3 trillion in agriculture assets in the country, over the next 10 to 15 years, [Read More…]

  The USDA says pork stocks at the end of March 2018 were up on the year, while beef supplies were slightly tighter. Pork ended last month with 611.048 million pounds in cold storage, a [Read More…]

Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. The big feature today will be the distribution of this week’s new showlist, which could be steady to larger than last week following light to moderate activity in many [Read More…]

A California state appeals court has dealt Monsanto and a coalition of ag groups a legal setback, ruling the state was well within in its legal bounds when it decided to list glyphosate as a [Read More…]

A recent WinField United news released outlined five agronomy insights that could boost yield in 2018: With a challenging market and an uncertain spring, farmers want to feel confident they’re choosing the right crop inputs [Read More…]

Last week’s cattle-on-feed report showed a higher percentage of heifers in the nation’s feedlots. The number of heifers and heifer calves on feed on April 1st, at 4.2 million, was up 14 percent from a [Read More…]

  The USDA reports that as of the week ending April 19th, corn and soybean export inspections continue to trail their respective expected paces. The 2017/18 marketing year runs through May for wheat and August [Read More…]

University of Illinois corn breeder Martin Bohn is using a $500,000 USDA grant on research to improve corn breeding efficiency.  It’s hoped that it will bring about the ability to predict the performance of corn [Read More…]

The so-called Dirty Dozen list of fruits and vegetables to avoid is released each year by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) with warnings about the most pesticide-saturated produce. But is it legitimate? This well-known scientist, [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cold weather and low soil temperatures continue to limit spring planting activities. In addition, snow remains on the ground across large sections of the northern Corn Belt. On the Plains, cloudiness [Read More…]

A storm system emerging from the Southwest will drift eastward, reaching the Southeast early next week. Highly beneficial rain developed later Friday across the drought-affected central and southern High Plains, with totals of 0.5 to [Read More…]

The ranking members of the House Ag and House Energy committees are asking President Trump to ensure no more RFS waivers are granted until transparency and accountability of the waiver program is improved. Congressmen Collin [Read More…]

  Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling, posting week to week losses. The stalemate over tariffs with China continues to limit export demand for U.S. beans, even as Brazil’s supply gets tighter and [Read More…]

  An entomologist says it’s a difficult balance to manage pests while leaving pollinators unharmed. Rick Foster with Purdue University Extension tells Brownfield there are some key best management practices specialty crop growers can use [Read More…]