Ag News

Trade talks with China will continue next week when China’s top economic advisor visits D.C., according to the White House Press Secretary. Sarah Sanders says the administration is working on something that will benefit everybody.  [Read More…]

  Soybean crush levels have increased substantially in recent months as production issues in Argentina support margins. Todd Hubbs, an ag economist with the University of Illinois, says the year-to-date totals are more than 3 [Read More…]

University of Illinois ag economist Scott Irwin says it’s too soon to say if the biofuels and ag industries gained any ground in Tuesday’s White House RFS meeting. “At this point my own view is, [Read More…]

Areas where fieldwork has been delayed could see increased black cutworm pressure this spring. Bruce Potter, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Minnesota, says a large migration of cutworm moths are looking [Read More…]

Oklahoma State University livestock marketing specialist Derrell Peel says estimated cattle operation losses from Oklahoma wildfires are more than $26 million.  Peel says almost 350,000 acres burned, resulting in losses of livestock, pasture, hay, fences [Read More…]

The president of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) does not agree with Scott Pruitt’s contention that hardship waivers are granted objectively. “I have a different view,” said Michael McAdams, president of the ABFA.  That organization [Read More…]

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway of Texas defended the House farm bill’s SNAP – or food stamp – policies during a televised event Tuesday sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute. Chairman Conaway focused on [Read More…]

A university research veterinarian says she would welcome more field trials on calf vaccination medicines. Dr. Amelia Woolums with Mississippi State University tells Brownfield every licensed vaccine is tested in what is called an experimental [Read More…]

Leaders from the US, Canada, and Mexico are meeting in DC this week to further negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has said he wants to reach a new [Read More…]

The recent legal actions concerning industrial hemp and a hemp product has a processor concerned about the future of a new facility. Ken Anderson with Legacy Hemp is a seed dealer and seed-for-food processor who [Read More…]

On July 24, 2018 Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will cover the Wisconsin Dept. of Ag, Trade, & Consumer Protection Board meeting in Madison.   Continue reading Wisconsin Dept. of Ag, Trade, & Consumer Protection Board [Read More…]

R-CALF USA is urging the Trump Administration to block the sale of one of the nation’s largest beef packers to a Brazilian owned company. In a letter to the US Attorney General and the US [Read More…]

Farmers preparing for an industrial hemp crop have been dealt a setback.  The Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Drug Enforcement Administration, which says the hemp extract CBD oil is a Schedule [Read More…]

Another White House meeting to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard is taking place today. Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst will be part of the meeting with President Trump, as will EPA administrator Scott [Read More…]

Dr. Amelia Woolums with Mississippi State University discusses vaccinating calves, when, and who should do it on today’s Managing For Profit. Continue reading Managing calf vaccination will be better with a veterinarian that knows the [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground for the 44th annual Fastest Rookie of the Year Luncheon by the American Dairy Association of Indiana on Tuesday, May 22 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway [Read More…]

A southwest Minnesota farmer says planting soybeans by Mother’s Day would be the best gift she could ask for this year. Rochelle Krusemark of Trimont tells Brownfield her family was finally able to start planting [Read More…]

Conforming Section 179 depreciation to federal law could soon be a reality for Minnesota farmers and business owners. Amanda Bilek is senior public policy advisor for the Minnesota Corn Growers. “The conformity of Section 179 [Read More…]

Wisconsin farmers got a good start on fieldwork last week, but rain brought many to a stop halfway through the week.  The USDA’s reporters say manure spreading, tillage, and planting started at a fast pace, [Read More…]

Corn planting in Nebraska, as of Sunday, was 42 percent complete, slightly behind average, while soybean planting reached 16 percent, slightly ahead of average. Winter wheat condition rated 61 percent good to excellent, 32 percent [Read More…]