Farm News

Peru’s ag minister visits Indiana to discuss trade expansion

Monday, December 16

Peru and the U.S. continue to enhance trade between the two countries. Through his interpreter, Director of Agriculture H.E. Ángel Manuel Manero Campos says the two countries have established a long-standing relationship. “Right now we import about $15 billion,” he said. “The countries complement...

Four new HPAI cases in Iowa

Monday, December 16

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to spread in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says four new cases of the disease have been confirmed since the weekend. The impacted sites include a commercial layer flock in O’Brien County, a commercial layer...

Christmas tree farms open for virtual visits

Monday, December 16

How do you grow a Christmas tree? It’s a story farmers have started sharing with students this season. Real Christmas Tree Board Executive Director Marsha Gray tells Brownfield, “So many young people are so far removed from a farm they don’t live in a...

Corn manages modest Monday gains

Monday, December 16

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Soybeans are watching weather in South America, with planting reportedly wrapped up in Brazil. Harvest activity for very early planted soybeans is just getting underway in parts of northern Brazil, but more widespread harvest activity will...

South American weather not helping markets

Monday, December 16

The chief atmospheric scientist with Conduit Ag says South American weather is not helping U.S. grain markets. Eric Snodgrass says key growing areas in Brazil and Argentina are benefiting from abundant moisture. “There’s drought, but it’s in the wrong places.” He says, “Where there’s...

Weekly Livestock Market Update to relaunch in 2025

Monday, December 16

Brownfield Ag News is relaunching its popular Weekly Livestock Market Update on January 10, 2025. On Friday afternoons for nearly nine years, Brownfield Broadcast Supervisor Meghan Grebner has held an in-depth Facebook Live conversation with University of Missouri assistant extension professor Scott Brown. Dedicated...

2024 Year in Review

Monday, December 16

Listen to the following as the Brownfield Ag News team recaps the top stories of 2024. PART ONE: PART TWO: PART THREE: The post

Take advantage of market opportunities

Monday, December 16

The co-founder of AgMarket.net says recent gains in the corn market may be short lived. Matt Bennett tells Brownfield, “Yeah, I’d be selling some corn right now quite frankly, incrementally.” He says, “I’m not saying you go hog wild, but the low for December...

USDA projects beef production to decline in 2025

Monday, December 16

In its latest Supply and Demand report, the USDA has lowered its beef production estimate for 2025. The U.S. border remains closed to imports of feeder cattle from Mexico to prevent New World screwworm from entering the United States. Scott Brown says that largely...

Export inspections mostly up on week, year

Monday, December 16

The USDA says grain and oilseed export inspections as of the week ending December 12th continue to run ahead of the paces needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year kicked off June 1st for wheat and September 1st...

Rep. Mann, Sens. Moran, Marshall, Successfully End Federal Land Grab in Proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor

Monday, December 16

By the Office of U.S. Representative Tracey Mann WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01), alongside Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer pursue its proposed Midwest-Plains...

Ripple effects of slumping ag economy

Monday, December 16

The down farm economy is taking a toll on employment in at least one Midwestern state. Iowa Farm Bureau economics and research manager Christopher Pudenz says recent analysis shows the downturn could claim more than 11,000 jobs in the state. And he tells Brownfield...