Farm News

Solid week for sorghum, soybean inspections

Monday, November 4

The USDA says sorghum and soybean export inspections for the week ending October 31st were above what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year started June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The... Read More.

Soybean Oil as Biodiesel

Monday, November 4

Matt Amick, Director of Market Development for Missouri Soybean, tells Brownfield that the checkoff helped commercialize soybean oil as biodiesel, and has allowed them to explore other markets in this Spotlight on Soybeans. The post Soybean Oil as Biodiesel appeared first on Brownfield... Read More.

A warm and wet winter expected

Monday, November 4

An ag meteorologist is anticipating a wetter and warmer than average winter. Greg Soulje says that could help areas impacted by drought. “The only drier areas we are seeing are up across the Dakotas, in the uppermost Midwest, but everyone else, including Ohio and... Read More.

Spotlight on Soybeans Podcast Ep. 9 | Soybean Transportation

Monday, November 4

Moving soybeans in and out of the country can make local Missouri farmers more profitable and marketable. While Nathan White, a Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council board member, waits to transport his crop to market after a successful soybean harvest, he talks with Brownfield about... Read More.

Ag economy is a tale of two farms

Monday, November 4

An ag economist is expecting another tough year for crop farmers. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics tells Brownfield the balance sheets look okay for some and terrible for others. “The dairy and the beef people are... Read More.

Economist says demand strength remains critical for U.S. beef and pork sectors

Monday, November 4

A livestock economist says strong demand continues to be crucial for profitability in the U.S. beef and pork industries. Scott Brown says he’s looking ahead to this week’s Monthly Trade report. “For me, I think it’s going to be more of the same of... Read More.

Resistant Weed ID

Monday, November 4

Corteva Agriscience Enlist Field Specialist Mark Mongen says there are several signs farmers can look for in the fall to identify weed resistance. He tells Brownfield if growers suspect resistant weeds, they should send in samples to a lab and use multiple modes of... Read More.

Dry weather leads to unusual harvest challenges

Monday, November 4

A region manager for Wyffels Hybrids says the fall drought has led to some unusual harvest challenges. Eli Klokkenga, who covers west central Illinois, says feeding the big, dry crop through the combine has been tough. “What I’m getting a lot of complaints about... Read More.

USDA issues disaster designations in Illinois

Monday, November 4

The USDA says three Illinois counties have received disaster designations caused by tornadoes that occurred earlier this year. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a disaster declaration for Marshall, Putnam, and Henry counties in response to damage caused by mid-July tornadoes. Contiguous counties are eligible... Read More.

K-State Awarded Kansas Department of Commerce Grant to Boost Statewide Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Monday, November 4

By Lindley Lund, K-State News and Communications Services MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded Kansas State University the Forging Opportunities for Research, Growth and Entrepreneurship, or FORGE, program grant to support K-State's innovative efforts to create new economic... Read More.

KDA Hosts Beef Genetics Trade Team from Canada

Saturday, November 2

By the Kansas Department of Agriculture MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture welcomed a beef genetics trade team from Canada in late October. The diverse trade team represented progressive seedstock operations located throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta and the participants had varied cattle breed... Read More.

Vilsack: avian flu in hogs different than cattle

Friday, November 1

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the avian influenza confirmed in hogs on a backyard farm operation in Oregon at the end of October is a different variation from the H5N1 that’s been found in cattle. “It’s not even the same necessarily compared to what... Read More.