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A Midwest farmer says the recent upward trend in the grain market along with the first rain in nearly a month is providing some optimism during a very stressful time. “When you have the market [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, starting the month by giving back part of Tuesday’s gains. The trade is continuing to monitor tensions with China, including new talk of higher U.S. tariffs [Read More…]

Milk futures and cash dairy prices all went up at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. August Class Three milk was up $.10 at $14.86.    September was up $.09 to $15.65. October was up $.15 to [Read More…]

A northeast Nebraska farmer says his crops look “fantastic”. “The dryland crops, I don’t know if they could look any better than they do,” says Greg Anderson of Newman Grove. “I just can’t recall another [Read More…]

BASF closed its acquisition of assets from Bayer Wednesday. Senior vice president for BASF Crop Protection North America Paul Rea says the $9 billion-dollar purchase transforms how the company provides farmers more tools and solutions. [Read More…]

USDA officials are expressing disappointment in a recent ruling by Europe’s highest court that says “gene-edited” crops are “genetically modified organisms”. That means gene-editing could be subject to the same restrictive policies that govern the [Read More…]

Commentary. I’ve received some hate mail over the years for commentary I’ve written.  It’s come at me from many directions!  I’ve been accused of being too much of a “granola cruncher” by some while others [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production declined last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.064 million barrels a day, down 10,000 on the week with firmer corn prices limiting profitability, but 62,000 above a year [Read More…]

President Trump insists his trade policies are helping farmers correct the trade deficit with China. “China and others have targeted our farmers- not good, not nice,” he says. Trump defended his decision to implement tariffs [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young and Shannon Yokley will be on the ground at the Missouri State Fair on Tuesday, August 14 for Missouri Farmers Care Food Drive Tuesday and Missouri FFA Food Insecurity Service Day Schedule.  [Read More…]

Brownfield will be on stage with other sponsors of Drive to Feed Kids during the Cole Swindell concert at the Missouri State Fair to present a check to Feeding Missouri. Continue reading Drive to Feed [Read More…]

A plume of tropical moisture interacting with a cold front will continue to spark heavy showers and local flooding from the eastern Gulf Coast region into southern New England. During the next 5 days, additional [Read More…]

November soybean futures have climbed nearly a dollar since bottoming out near $8.25 per bushel in early July. DTN analyst Todd Hultman says there are several reasons why, including speculation about China. He’s also watching [Read More…]

A soybean expert says the impact of spring weather on soybeans is showing up now.  Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin says many farmers are looking at weed control challenges after a wet spring [Read More…]

Milk futures fell while some cash dairy prices went up at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. July Class Three milk was unchanged at $14.12.   August was down $.18 at $14.76. September was down $.06 to [Read More…]

A livestock economist says the US beef and pork sectors could lose their competitive advantage in Japan.  Japan’s agreements with the EU and the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership are headed toward implementation giving those [Read More…]

An organic crop and livestock farmer says ongoing trade disputes have not directly impacted his operation. Charlie Johnson of Madison, South Dakota, tells Brownfield he’s more concerned about organic fraud. “Countries like Turkey, Ukraine, (and) [Read More…]

U.S. trade authorities are promoting stronger alliances with Asia Pacific countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry outlined an aggressive plan [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Julie Harker will cover the Cooper County Health Board Meeting in Boonville, Missouri on August 14, 2018.       Continue reading Cooper County Health Board Meeting at Brownfield Ag News.      

Brownfield’s Julie Harker will cover  Governor Parson: Rural County Commissioners Roundtable on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the Clinton County Courthouse, Clinton, MO.   Continue reading Rural County Commissioners Roundtable with Governor Parson at Brownfield [Read More…]