Farm News

2024 Nebraska Ag Expo to feature latest advancements in agriculture

Friday, December 6

Cindy Feldman, marketing director with the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association speaks with Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples about the upcoming Nebraska Ag Expo, taking place Dec 10-12 in Lincoln, Nebraska. AUDIO: Nebraska Ag Expo preview I’m speaking here with Cindy Feldman, marketing director with the Iowa...

Northern Illinois saw record yields in 2024

Friday, December 6

A pair of northern Illinois seed representatives say many farmers saw record yields in 2024. Jake Anderson covers the northern third of the state as a sales agronomist for Stine Seeds. “We had some of the best corn yields we’ve ever seen.” He says,...

NCBA watching 2025 tax policy

Friday, December 6

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is engaged as Congress prepares to write a new tax bill in 2025. NCBA president-elect Buck Wehrbein says there are several provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that expire next year. “We call it the death tax,...

H-2A wage methodology severally flawed & needs to be modernized

Friday, December 6

The Great Lakes Ag Labor Services says mandated H-2A guest worker wages contradict other Department of Labor programs. Sarah Black tells Brownfield a Michigan farm using the H-2A program participated in a prevailing wage survey this spring to enroll in the H-2B program for...

Assessing potential impact of Trump’s tariff threats to commodity markets

Friday, December 6

An ag economist says the commodity markets could take a wait and see approach under a second Trump administration. Jim McCormick, co-founder of AgMarket.Net, says, “President Trump has talked a lot about tariffs and what he wants to do with raising tariffs with different...

Looking back on Iowa’s 2024 harvest season

Friday, December 6

Iowa’s climatologist says the 2024 harvest season was a pleasant surprise. Justin Glisan says many farmers overcame significant weather challenges. “With the amount of moisture we received through the early growing season, we had some delayed planting and replanting, but overall I think we...

Federal Court rules APHIS errors were significant in GE case

Friday, December 6

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says it’s determining its next steps after a federal court vacated the agency’s genetically engineered final rule from 2020. The Northern District of California judge said the agency’s errors in the final rule were significant and...

Farm bill extension likely, Rep. Hinson says

Friday, December 6

One lawmaker says time is running out for the farm bill. U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says a new five-year farm bill isn’t likely despite continued calls from ag groups to get an updated version to the finish line. “With having to fund the government...

Cash dairy prices end week higher

Friday, December 6

Cash dairy prices were higher Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey prices were up $0.0075 at $0.71. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.70 to $0.71. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0350 at $1.70. Eight sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6625 to...

California dairy expands recall on raw milk products

Friday, December 6

A California dairy is recalling all its products from store shelves. The California Department of Public Health says it has secured a broad, voluntary recall of all raw milk and cream products from Raw Farm LLC due to possible H5N1 avian influenza contamination. The...

Winter feed quality concerns

Friday, December 6

There are winter feed quality concerns in the Upper Midwest. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association president Jake Thompson says there was a lot of moisture this spring, but the summer was dry. “So from the cattle perspective when we’re looking at it, we had pastures...

Southern Illinois farmers satisfied with 2024

Friday, December 6

A pair of southern Illinois farmers say they’re satisfied with the 2024 growing season. Jeff Scates, who farms in Gallatin County, and serves as chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, tells Brownfield, “This was a pretty good growing year in Illinois.” He says,...