Ag News

A Howard County, Missouri cattleman worries that a county health ordinance will make it difficult to grow his cattle operation to include his sons. “My main concerns are the future,” said Omer Conrow, president of [Read More…]

The Missouri Department of Transportation is offering a special permit for hauling hay in the midst of the hay shortage caused by severe drought. With the free permit farmers and ranchers will be able to [Read More…]

The J.R. Simplot Company has secured gene editing technology licenses which could be used to reduce food waste for certain fruits and vegetables. The joint agreement with Corteva, the Broad Institute and Harvard will allow [Read More…]

Acreage devoted to organic corn and soybeans in the U.S. is growing, but it’s still less than one percent of the total acreage of each of those crops. A Nebraska-based company called AgriSecure is working [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices were slightly higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday.  The Global Dairy Trade event index held steady. At Chicago, August Class Three milk was up $.01 at $14.83.    September [Read More…]

There are conflicting views about whether China can reduce soybean imports. A report from Chinese state media Economic Daily says China can cut soybean imports by more than ten million tons by using livestock feed [Read More…]

A crop farmer and custom harvester says making hay has been tough because of this year’s weather patterns. Zeb Zuehls makes large bales for clients in central Wisconsin and says the hay he cut last [Read More…]

Red meat exports are off to a strong start for 2018. Joe Schuele with the US Meat Export Federation says beef exports are growing around the world, but US mainstay Asian markets – Japan, South Korea, [Read More…]

Rural Minnesotans are being reminded of the potential impact of this year’s elections as FarmFest gets underway in Redwood County. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse coordinates the forums held at FarmFest each year.  He says [Read More…]

Tom Steever and Shannon Yokley will be on the ground in Sedalia for the Opening Ceremonies at the Missouri State Fair on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Continue reading Opening ceremonies, Missouri State Fair at Brownfield [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday August 10 for the Hoosier Homestead Award ceremony. Continue reading Hoosier Homestead Award ceremony at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday August 10 for the Cheese Sculpture Unveiling by “The Cheese Lady”   Continue reading Cheese Sculpture Unveiling by “The Cheese Lady” at Brownfield [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday August 10 for the Make it Cheesy Media Competition.  She will attempt to carve the Brownfield logo into a block of cheese.  Go [Read More…]

Dr. Rodrigo Werle is a weed scientist with the University of Wisconsin and the UW Extension, and he shares some of the early findings in their large-scale testing of dicamba drift and volatility.   He says knowing [Read More…]

Voters in Howard County, Missouri decide Tuesday whether to retain a health ordinance putting animal head count and manure handling restrictions on concentrated animal feeding operations in the county.   Presiding Commissioner Sam Stroupe tells Brownfield [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower on profit-taking after Friday’s impressive showing.  The heavy cattle inventory combined with demand uncertainties creates a negative tone for the market.  August live cattle closed $.27 [Read More…]

A new report says projected changes in Indiana’s climate could impact crop conditions, the types of crops that can be planted, and livestock health. Laura Bowling, a professor at Purdue University and an author of [Read More…]

Despite strong overall crop condition ratings in Minnesota, some farmers continue to report problems from excessive moisture. Keith Hartmann, who farms southwest of the Twin Cities, says this has been a challenging year. “Early on [Read More…]

According to the latest USDA crop and weather report, the  Ohio corn crop is 76 percent good to excellent and soybeans are 72 percent good to excellent. Oats are 81 percent harvested, ahead of the [Read More…]

Unemployment rates are low, and the lack of available labor could create a bottleneck in the meat processing sector and drive prices lower. Christine McCracken with RaboResearch says processing typically peaks in the fall, and [Read More…]