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USDA declares another drought disaster across several states

The USDA FSA has declared a federal emergency in several counties in Ohio and Kentucky due to extreme drought conditions. Southern Ohio farmer Greg Corcoran says the drought triggered an early harvest. “We’re probably about 3 weeks ahead of schedule, so we hit it... Read More.

Low Mississippi River levels on threepeat

Lower Mississippi River levels are still low in the new crop marketing season.  “That’s a threepeat none of us are excited to observe.” Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says low water levels have happened on the river each year since 2022. And... Read More.

How the soy checkoff is impactful to farmers

The director of public policy at the Ohio Soybean Association says the soy checkoff program is increasing value opportunities for farmers. Brandon Kern says it’s all about expanding export markets.  “We’re kind of in this place right now where we’ve relied on China as... Read More.

EPA updates chlorpyrifos label

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made changes to the chlorpyrifos insecticide label to better comply with the Endangered Species Act. Chlorpyrifos is used to control foliage and soil insect pests. Kyle Kunkler with the American Soybean Association says the changes were expected and... Read More.

Ethanol production up modestly on week, year

U.S. ethanol production bounced back a little last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.015 million barrels a day, up 21,000 on the week as some plants ended seasonal maintenance and 6,000 on the year. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural... Read More.

Dryness limiting producer gains in Michigan

The President of the Michigan Farm Bureau says crops have been maturing at a hyper speed. Carl Bednarski tells Brownfield, “It’s dry and the commodities are dry.” “We’re seeing some beans coming into single digits for moisture, and the farmers are adding it up... Read More.

Middle East tensions add to combustible urea market

The vice president of fertilizer for Stone X Group says increased tensions in the Middle East are concerning for farmers. “High tensions usually mean higher prices.” Josh Linville says Iran’s attack this week on Israel adds to an already volatile urea market that’s seen... Read More.

N Rate Risk Protection Program

Practical Farmers of Iowa is providing a way to protect potential revenue loss when reducing nitrogen use. PFI farm viability coordinator Chelsea Ferrie says the N Rate Risk Protection Program lessens the risk for farmers cutting nitrogen rates. “We know there are a lot... Read More.

Slotkin pushing for farm policy action in lame duck

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says passing a new farm bill is a top priority for the lame duck session. Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin tells Brownfield, “I think we can really get a lot of work done between November 6th and... Read More.

Southwestern Illinois harvest progressing

A southwestern Illinois farmer says harvest has been good so far. Kenny Hartman, Jr., who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Monroe County, tells Brownfield… “We’ve harvested some corn, we’ve harvested some beans.”  He says, “We’ve got some very good crops this year. I... Read More.
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