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Ag groups ask Congress to pass a new farm bill this year

More than 500 state and national ag groups sent a letter to chamber and agriculture committee leaders in the U.S. House and Senate, asking them to enact a new farm bill in the current Congress. American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President and South Dakota...

MN farmer: a perfect storm coming for ag

The House Ag Committee took a closer look at the farm financial situation in a hearing on Tuesday. Southern Minnesota farmer and Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Dana Allen-Tully told lawmakers unless economic conditions change, there will be a perfect storm that won’t be...

Congress in observation, not action mode

The president of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says recent changes in the upcoming presidential election and other politics have Congress in observation mode instead of completing a new farm bill. “…It is crazy. I’ve been at this a very long time and...

Chopper head key to one no-tiller’s success

A lifetime no-till farmer says equipment adjustments have helped improve his soil health and profitability. Jeff Stuck tells Brownfield his father first started no-till farming after a severe drought in the mid-1970s and he’s kept up the practice for more than 30 years on...

CME cash dairy prices up again Tuesday

Cash dairy prices were mostly higher again Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.53.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0550 at $1.93.   Seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8850 to $1.9325.  Cheese barrels were...

Farm Rescue expands to Wisconsin

A non-profit volunteer group that helps farmers get their work done now serves a larger area. Dan Erdmann tells Brownfield Farm Rescue just expanded into Wisconsin, and is there to help with planting, harvesting, commodity hauling, and livestock feeding.  He says farmers don’t like...

On the lookout for red crown rot

The outreach agronomist with the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says farmers should be on the lookout for red crown rot in soybeans. Stephanie Porter says the disease has been found across the state. “This is around the time that you might find it.”  She...

Farmers have questions about grain marketing

Grain marketing opportunities seem few and far between for many farmers. South Central College farm business management instructor Christina McVicker says the biggest question she’s getting from corn and soybean growers is ‘When should we be marketing our grain?” She tells Brownfield there’s a...

Wisconsin farmer benefiting from early planting

A Wisconsin farmer is benefiting from getting his crops in very early, before the spring rains arrived. Ryan Nell raises corn, soybeans, and wheat near Juneau.  He tells Brownfield, “Planting went really smooth for us. We were done by May 6th.” He says the...
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