Farm News

U.S. soybean oil market affected by Canada and China spat

Tuesday, September 3

China is launching anti-dumping investigations into Canadian canola imports and a market analyst says the news has been weighing on U.S. soybean oil prices. Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag Risk Management in Fargo, North Dakota tells Brownfield “now the expectation is that Canada is...

Pork producers to urge Congress to pass a farm bill

Tuesday, September 3

Minnesota pig farmers are heading to Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to pass a farm bill. Lauren Servick with the Minnesota Pork Producers Association says this is a critical time. “Between now and the election there’s only about two work weeks out in D.C.,...

Waiting until after harvest lows to sell old crop

Tuesday, September 3

A farmer in eastern South Dakota says some farmers are waiting until harvest lows have passed in the grain markets this fall to sell old crop corn and soybeans. But Dave Ellens tells Brownfield the pre-harvest grain dump is likely coming soon. “I wouldn’t...

Michigan Soybean Committee Provides Career Connections

Tuesday, September 3

In this Pods for Profit, Michigan Soybean Committee board member John Burk explains how the checkoff is connecting college students and interns with potential agricultural employers. The post

USDA announces funding for Indiana specialty crop growers

Tuesday, September 3

The USDA has awarded over $513,000 to Indiana’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Purdue Extension’s Scott Monroe says funding will go to three ISDA projects, benefiting Indiana farmers. “What we’re hoping is that by documenting the process and using the Purdue Student Farm up...

45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit

Tuesday, September 3

The Inflation Reduction Act created two novel, federal carbon-intensity-based tax credits for biofuels known as the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit and the 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit. On this episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) director says...

A dry pattern ahead for the Heartland; a gradual warming trend from northwest to southeast

Tuesday, September 3

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures across Florida’s peninsula and from the Pacific Coast to the Plains and upper Midwest, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover much of the South, East, and lower Midwest. Meanwhile,...

Temps vary across the Heartland; some rain on the far southern Plains, largely dry elsewhere

Tuesday, September 3

Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies near- or below-normal temperatures. Immature corn and soybeans are benefiting from last week’s rain, which was heaviest (locally 1 to 3 inches or more) across the upper Midwest. Recent rainfall was lighter in drought-affected areas of the...

Earn Incentives for Conservation Practices

Tuesday, September 3

Indiana corn and soybean checkoffs invest in programs that help farmers implement environmentally sustainable practices on their operations. Tyler Roush, Indiana field program rep for the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund says sustainability benefits farmers across the state. The post

Tire traffic is harder on alfalfa than many farmers think

Tuesday, September 3

Brian Luck with the University of Wisconsin has studied field traffic with different types of machines and tires and what that does to alfalfa stands, and the field’s ability to remain productive. The post

Generational Farming Methods

Monday, September 2

While working his land, farmer Robert Alpers in Prairie Home, MO actively thinks about how important his farming methods are to those who will farm after him. Alpers says that conservation on their farm means keeping the soil in place, productive, and ready for...

Corn and Soybean Innovations

Monday, September 2

In this week’s Managing for Profit, a partnership with Brevant seeds and Brownfield Ag News, Area Product Manager Craig Solomon says new trait technologies will help farmers win big at harvest. The post