Ag News

Smith Seed has picked the southwest corner of Missouri for its new Midwest seed coating plant. Governor Mike Parson says the company chose “the great community of Lamar” because of the strong ag industry in [Read More…]

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is holding is summer meeting in Denver this week.  In an interview with Brownfield, NCBA president Kevin Kester talks about some of the big issues being discussed at that meeting. AUDIO: Kevin Kester [Read More…]

Indiana Pork helped the ag community kick of the 2018 Indiana State Fair this morning. Jeanette Merritt, the director of Indiana Pork checkoff programs, says the fair is an opportunity to bring farmers and consumers [Read More…]

Brittle snap, or the breakage of corn stalks by violent winds is a challenge that growers in areas of the US, where high wind events happen more often, face.  Many factors affect the severity of [Read More…]

The White House has released its research and development priorities for 2020 and agriculture is included. A statement from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Science and Technology Policy says that ag [Read More…]

An agronomist with Seed Consultants says he is concerned prolonged dry weather in some parts of the Midwest have hurt corn root development. Bill McDonald says forecasted timely rains will be helpful if the crops [Read More…]

Food hardship in the U.S. is on the rise, according to a new report from the Food Research and Action Center. Randy Rosso, a senior policy and research analyst, says food hardship, or the inability [Read More…]

A University of Wisconsin weed scientist says their research is showing how important it is to follow the label guidelines when using dicamba. Dr. Rodrigo Werle tells Brownfield his Wisconsin team is working with researchers [Read More…]

A Michigan farmer says while his crops desperately need more rain, weather has been idea for wheat harvest. “We didn’t have to worry about stopping and losing test weight because once we started we could [Read More…]

Chapter 12 bankruptcies for farmers and fishermen during the first half of 2018 have dropped nine percent compared to last year but the American Farm Bureau Federation says that doesn’t mean the farm economy is [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. Contracts followed through on Wednesday’s losses, with a slightly less stressful near-term weather forecast in many areas. Most of the dry areas are expected to remain [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were modestly lower on profit taking and the recent wholesale trend, as traders get ready for the week’s widespread direct cash business. August was down $.02 at $108.60 and [Read More…]

A delegation of Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) leaders is wrapping up a 12-day education and trade mission to Europe. One of the participants, ISA’s director of market development Grant Kimberley, says there is a good [Read More…]

China has fired back against the Trump administration’s threat to increase proposed tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese goods. In a statement, China’s Ministry of Commerce said if the U.S. proceeds with its threat, [Read More…]

Kent Klingbeil, director of precision ag for Ames, Iowa-based Landus Cooperative, says tissue sampling is a good way to understand current crop nutrient levels and to see if they are experiencing any “hidden hunger” issues. “Where [Read More…]

Work on the 2018 farm bill can continue now that the Senate has named nine members to the conference committee. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appointed Ag Committee chair Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow [Read More…]

The National Biodiesel Board has filed their first court briefs in their lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board’s Paul Winters says, “The first and primary argument we’re making is that EPA must account [Read More…]

The U.S. Trade Representative is he preparing to follow through with increasing tariffs on Chinese goods. USTR General Counsel Stephen Vaughn told reporters China continues to treat the U.S. unfairly.  “The President has asked us [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed higher today on a late rally to take back some of the losses in recent sessions.  Contracts were oversold and due for a bounce.  August live cattle [Read More…]

An analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the cost of the Trump administration’s aid package for farmers could be more than three times the amount announced when accounting for other sectors. The Chamber [Read More…]