Ag News

Cash dairy prices were higher except butter Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0250 at $0.55. One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0350 at $1.82.  [Read More…]

Soil crusting is a concern for farmers in north Iowa who planted corn ahead of Easter weekend. Josh Hitzhusen of rural Rockwell says it’s too early to tell if emergence is uneven. “We don’t know [Read More…]

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. Fuel retailers are working on expanding access to E15 across the country. Ron English with JT Petroleum says it’s all hands-on deck to expand consumer access to E15.  “We tend [Read More…]

An economist says Mexico’s purchases of US ag exports is one of the biggest success stories in the last decade. Rob Fox, director of Knowledge Exchange with CoBank tells Brownfield, “I’d be shocked that within [Read More…]

A livestock economist says the cattle market is in uncharted territory. But Josh Maples, with Mississippi State University, says, “It’s not unexpected.” “Live cattle prices were at $221,” he says.  “You know that beat the [Read More…]

Research from the Crop Protection Network found that Cercospora leaf blight the number one soybean yield robbing disease in 2024. In this episode of Managing for Profit, BASF’s technical marketing manager Albre Brown says farmers should proactively manage [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says additional disaster relief is coming from the USDA by the end of May. “That was a little more complicated than the emergency relief payments, but we’re close and in a [Read More…]

The Secretary of Agriculture says it’s a new day for trade negotiations in America. USDA’s Brooke Rollins says members of the Trump administration have been working around the clock to finalize new trade deals. “What [Read More…]

A public hearing was held Tuesday for the latest bill before Wisconsin state lawmakers that would create a lemon law for agricultural equipment.  Senate Bill 8 would create a lemon law covering expensive agricultural equipment [Read More…]

Commentary. Although ag media had been reporting about the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in agriculture for several years, it was not until Natasha Zouves with News Nation did a series of reports about [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mostly modestly higher, with some support from the light direct business during the session. There was periodic pressure from a lower move in the Dow Jones [Read More…]

An extension crops educator says cover crops have come on strong this spring in the Upper Midwest. Liz Stahl with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield a dry fall limited growth. “But then in the [Read More…]

Jul. corn closed at $4.55 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.41 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $293.00, down $2.50Jul. soybean oil closed at 48.35, [Read More…]

A Minnesota non-profit is developing new markets to help improve profitability for farmers. Agricultural Utilization Research Institute executive director Shannon Schlecht says their focus is to add value and support the ag economy in the [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. Planting and emergence are ahead of average, with generally favorable conditions expected in the next several days. There are some areas of concern, but for now, [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol exports surged from February to March. The Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports of 195.8 million gallons were up 41% on the month and 23% on the year. Canada claimed the top spot [Read More…]

A Nebraska state senator says a new water task force could play a key role in addressing the state’s nitrate contamination issue. Tom Brandt, a farmer from Plymouth, tells Brownfield, “We have a tremendous problem [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has confirmed more than 15,000 employees are taking a buyout from the USDA and the president of the National Farmers Union says it’s alarming. Rob Larew says the USDA’s efforts to [Read More…]

The head lobbyist with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S. is at a critical point in the fight against New World screwworm. Ethan Lane with NCBA says the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health [Read More…]

The vice president of fertilizer with Stone X Group says the Trump administration’s tariffs are impacting fertilizer markets. Josh Linville tells Brownfield, “A lot of confusion.”  He says, “Are they going to be in place? [Read More…]