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Indiana Farm bureau President Randy Kron says trade continues to be a concern for all U.S. farmers. Randy Kron says retaliatory tariffs aren’t helping farmers who are already facing low commodity prices. “We’ve lost $1+ [Read More…]

Farmers for Free Trade say now is the time for the Trump administration to sign trade agreements, not explore ways to compensate farmers for lost markets. Angela Marshall Hofmann with Farmers for Free Trade says [Read More…]

The USDA Under Secretary for Trade & Foreign Agricultural Affairs says the Trump administration is exploring ways to mitigate farmers’ lost market share caused by trade disputes. USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney tells Brownfield the [Read More…]

Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has been living in China as the U.S. Ambassador and sees good things ahead for American agriculture if trade disagreements are straightened out. He says it took more than a [Read More…]

The USDA is taking comments on a proposal to remove “Product of the USA” from labels of foreign grass-fed beef products if the products have gone through USDA-inspected plants. The American Grassfed Association and the [Read More…]

Proposed Renewable Volume Obligations announced today by the EPA are being met with scrutiny by most renewable fuels groups. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings tells Brownfield a 3 percent increase to overall biofuel [Read More…]

The USDA says most of Wisconsin’s farmers were spraying and haying when weather permitted last week.  Some Far southern Wisconsin had rain limit access to fields, and far northern Wisconsin experienced widespread flood damage from [Read More…]

According to the USDA, barley and dry beans continue to progress. Barley is 89 percent planted and dry beans are 78 percent planted. Oats benefited from rainfall last week and are 90 percent emerged. Corn [Read More…]

https://brownfieldagnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/180625_MoSoySpotlight_Wasser.mp3 The Missouri Legislature passed the Missouri Clean Water Law agriculture exemption for stormwater runoff.  Tom Steever spoke to Casey Wasser, Policy Director, Missouri Soybean Association, who says it’s important because even though farmers try [Read More…]

The Senate farm bill discussion starts Tuesday.  Senators passed a cloture vote late Monday, which set the rules for debate and opens the door for possible amendments. The Senate farm bill is labeled as HR-2, [Read More…]

Nearly 100% of soybeans have emerged in Illinois and 23 percent are blooming, compared to just 6 percent last year. Soybean condition is nearly 80-percent good to excellent, as of Sunday. Corn is rated 83 [Read More…]

A slow-moving disturbance currently crossing the nation’s mid-section will drift eastward, reaching the Northeast by Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall associated with that disturbance could reach 1 to 3 inches or more in the Midwestern and [Read More…]

FFA members attending the National FFA Convention this year will be able to experience the Blue Room, a 17,000-square-foot interactive exhibit that will showcase agriculture and innovation. National FFA CEO Mark Poeschl says the Blue [Read More…]

South Dakota topsoil moisture is 86 percent adequate to surplus, according to the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service.  Corn is 70 percent good to excellent.  Soybeans are 65 percent good to excellent and two percent [Read More…]

Corn development is ahead of last year in Missouri. As of Sunday, 11 percent was silking. Corn condition is mostly good or fair…five percent is excellent. Missouri soybean emergence is 93% with blooming at four-percent, [Read More…]

Increased farm loan rejection rates are being reported by more Midwestern banks. And almost two-thirds say they’ve increased their collateral requirements on farm loans in reaction to weak farm income. Creighton economist Dr. Ernie Goss, [Read More…]

The agricultural economy is contributing more to U.S. Gross Domestic Product than ever recorded, but farm gate contributions have bottomed out. American Farm Bureau Federation’s John Newton tells Brownfield farm GPD is less than one [Read More…]

The head of the American Farm Bureau says a perfect storm in agriculture is brewing and farmers better buckle up for the ride. American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall tells Brownfield he has a message [Read More…]

Dairy prices were down and milk futures were sharply down at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday.  Class Three June milk was down $.04 at  $15.21. July was down $.56 at $14.10. August was down $.50 [Read More…]

An Illinois farmer says he’s been fortunate with good crop weather and his biggest concerns are with ag policy decisions. “We can grow the best crops in the world, but we have to have a [Read More…]