Ag News

A major competitor to the U.S. for corn and soybean exports is poised to expand its domestic fertilizer production. Brazil Potash Corporation CEO Matt Simpson says the bulk of global potash production comes from Canada [Read More…]

One Midwestern state will see a boost in the number of fuel stations that offer E15. Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, says nearly $1 million in E15 infrastructure grants were [Read More…]

Photo taken by Brent Barnett/Brownfield The start of planting season means an increase in large equipment on the roadways. Agronomist Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says motorists should be extra cautious this time of [Read More…]

Farmers know getting their crops off to a good start is crucial to achieving maximum yield potential. Senior Manager for Plant Nutrition Ron Calhoun with Nutrien Ag Solutions says emergence vigor and stand establishment consistency [Read More…]

An ag economist says he’s looking for any signs of expansion to the cattle herd. University of Tennessee’s Charley Martinez says the percentage of heifers on feed could be one of the most important data [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the country.  Colder-than-normal conditions will be largely limited to an area stretching from the [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle are up ahead of Thursday’s On Feed report from the USDA and widespread direct business. Direct cash cattle trade was relatively quiet Wednesday. The lone bid [Read More…]

Missouri’s state veterinarian says reductions in USDA staff will affect the animal health industry. Steve Strubberg says established veterinary services employees are taking buyouts from the federal government. “It will be interesting to learn who [Read More…]

Bayer says the future of Roundup is in question amid ongoing lawsuits and litigation. Bayer has paid nearly $11 billion in Roundup settlements in the last decade. Jess Christiansen, head of crop science communications for [Read More…]

An ag meteorologist says the U.S. Corn Belt is a land of contrasts this spring and the weather forecast isn’t going to help the situation. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says flood waters are [Read More…]

A South Dakota farmer says he’s not sure what will happen with the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. Paul Casper says he would like to see the project come to South Dakota for the market opportunities [Read More…]

The former USDA Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation says he’s concerned about the agency’s ability to handle disaster assistance with fewer staff. Robert Bonnie says the USDA recently offered another buy-out for employees, [Read More…]

A number of biodiesel plants remain idled in Iowa and the executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the situation hasn’t improved. “We probably have about half of our plants offline,” Monte Shaw [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production fell to a more than six-month low last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.012 million barrels per day, a decrease of 9,000 on the week and the lowest [Read More…]

A group of Democratic Senators is pressing the Trump administration for answers on how its tariff policy will impact farmers. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin tells Brownfield, “We are going to see a situation where [Read More…]

A report from the University of Nebraska shows groundwater levels continue to decline in parts of the state following several years of on-going drought. Geologist Aaron Young with the Conservation and Survey Division at UNL [Read More…]

A western Illinois farmer says there’s been some planting progress in western Illinois. Rick Edwards, who farms in Adams County, tells Brownfield, “There were a few acres of beans were planted the very first part [Read More…]

Soybean cyst nematode continues to be a threat to soybean yields across the Midwest. In this epsiode of Managing for Profit, Ohio State Extension specialist Horacio Lopez-Nicora shares new survey results from the SCN Coalition [Read More…]

A Wisconsin program that pays farmers for permanent agricultural conservation easements might get its first funding since its creation in 2009. Wisconsin’s Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement or PACE program started strong but has not [Read More…]

An epidemiologist at Colorado State University is studying how Influenza A is being spread in dairy cows. For the last 10 months, Dr. Jason Lombard and a team of researchers have been evaluating the milk, [Read More…]