Ag News

The Iowa Supreme Court has issued a key ruling analyzing the constitutionality of Iowa’s embattled right-to-farm law. According to Kristine Tidgren, director of the Center for Ag Law and Taxation at Iowa State University, the ruling [Read More…]

The EPA has postponed the announcement of its 2019 renewable fuel volumes. Bloomberg reports that the announcement was called off on Friday because the Trump administration has restarted talks over the biofuel blending obligations waived [Read More…]

The U.S. Senate plans to vote today on two issues important to agriculture.  First, Senators will vote on 2019 appropriations on a bill that includes funding for the Army Corps of Engineers and the lock [Read More…]

Bloomberg reports that the EPA is on track to propose requiring 19.88 billion gallons of biofuels to be used in 2019 under the RFS. That is up 3 percent from 2018 requirements. The proposal would [Read More…]

When seeking a loan for the farm it’s important to provide accurate data on a mid-year balance sheet.  Most farm businesses only have current balance sheets from the end of the year.  Tommy Ayers of [Read More…]

The nation’s midsection will remain the focus for stormy weather through the weekend, with a potential for strong storms and localized flooding over the central and southern Plains. Three-day rainfall totals of 2 inches or [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day mixed in tight trading ranges ahead of Friday’s Cold Storage and Cattle on Feed report.  The slow cash cattle trade didn’t help futures contracts find [Read More…]

A central Indiana farmer is raising waxy corn to increase profitability on his farm. Danny Gill says it is also a way to mitigate risk when commodity prices are low. “Waxy (corn) has it’s positives [Read More…]

A recent recall of pre-cut melon products has some people wondering if pre-packaged produce is safe to eat. Pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fruit medley products in 22 states have been linked to a [Read More…]

The National Corn Growers Association has named Jon Doggett as its interim CEO. Doggett, who was raised on his family’s ranch in Montana, has served as executive vice president for the past four years. Before [Read More…]

A spokesperson with the North American Millers’ Association says California’s Proposition 65 is creating labeling challenges for the food industry much like GMOs. VP of government and technical affairs Dave Nellor tells Brownfield the California [Read More…]

Dairy prices were down at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. Class Three June milk was down $.01 at  $15.25. July was down $.20 at $14.66. August was down $.13 to $15.36.  September was down $.14 [Read More…]

If you carve away the political drama surrounding the House Farm Bill – most of which had little to do with the substance of the House Farm Bill – this week’s full House approval of [Read More…]

The third and final extension for the dairy Margin Protection Program ends today. Producers have until the end of the day to get signed up with their local Farm Service Agency office.  Unlike the previous [Read More…]

The ongoing GMO debate has left much of the agriculture industry battered and bruised.  In this Managing for Profit,  geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam explains how the ag industry can learn from that debate to change the conversation [Read More…]

Final results from the 2018 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Survey show a fourth consecutive year of declining ag land values. The statewide average value dropped four percent to 2,270 dollars per acre. That’s an 18 [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Larry Lee will be on the ground in Madison, Wisconsin on June 26 for the Sustainable Agronomy Conference.   Continue reading Sustainable Agronomy Conference at Brownfield Ag News.      

With the defeat of the Securing America’s Future Act in the U.S. House, a farm group is concerned about whether Congress can get important fixes into immigration laws that farmers need. Mace Thornton with American [Read More…]

The U.S. House defeated Congressmen Bob Goodlatte and Michael McCaul’s Securing America’s Future Act, and have shifted the debate to the so-called immigration compromise bill leaving agriculture without a worker visa fix. Republican Representative Dan [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed slightly lower falling to pressure from the outside markets and uncertain export future.  The lack of direction from the cash trade hasn’t helped the futures markets gain [Read More…]