Farm News

Federal funding freeze halts Illinois EATS program

Thursday, March 6

The deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) says the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze has halted the Illinois EATS program. Kristi Jones tells Brownfield it was part of the USDA funded Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. “Those reimbursement dollars are how... Read More.

Maximize efficiencies to create profitability

Thursday, March 6

BW Fusion is a crop nutrition and biological company with an agronomic education focus. Josh Messer, Agronomy Consultant with BW Fusion and Agronomy 365 tells Brownfield they work with farmers to improve the efficiency of soils and crops throughout the entire season. Messer tells... Read More.

Elanco partners with Medgene to launch HPAI vaccine for dairy cattle

Thursday, March 6

Elanco Animal Health has partnered with Medgene to launch the first highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine for dairy cattle. Tim Bettington is executive vice president of corporate strategy and market development for Elanco. “Our ability to vaccinate those animals and potentially eliminate transmission also... Read More.

Soybeans, corn, wheat close solidly higher

Thursday, March 6

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Some forecasts have early harvest delaying rain in parts of Argentina and a couple of firms have trimmed estimates in Brazil this week. Still, while some outfits have lowered their estimates for South American production, there... Read More.

Michigan farmer: We can’t cut back on inputs anymore

Thursday, March 6

A northern Michigan farmer says he’s concerned about crop protection pricing and availability in 2025. Scott Miller says he’s already planning to lower input usage and can’t risk further reductions. “We fertilize every acre. We put on just enough for the crop that we’re... Read More.

Good start to 2025 for ethanol exports

Thursday, March 6

U.S. ethanol exports started 2025 on a strong note. The Renewable Fuels Association says 198.1 million gallons of ethanol were exported in January, a nine-month high and an increase of 2% from December. Canada claimed the top spot for the 46th consecutive month and... Read More.

Midwest drought subsiding slightly

Thursday, March 6

A climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center says drought conditions in the Corn Belt have recovered somewhat over the winter. Brian Fuchs points to eastern states like Indiana and Ohio. “Over the short term, they’ve done pretty well, but there are still some lingering longer... Read More.

USB says the checkoff has significant return on investment

Thursday, March 6

The United Soybean Board recently released a Return on Investment study about the benefits of the checkoff program. USB’s treasurer, Matt Guest, talks about the checkoff and where his farm is headed in 2025. See the full interview with Brownfield during Commodity Classic 2025... Read More.

Increase nitrogen and yield with Envita

Thursday, March 6

Brownfield caught up with Jamie Zbinden, technical sales representative for Azotic Technologies, to talk about their new product formulations. Learn more about how Entiva allows farmers to maintain their nitrogen levels and increase yield. Hear the full interview from this year’s Commodity Classic below. The... Read More.

Planning ahead for the upcoming growing season

Thursday, March 6

Minnesota-based Channel Technical Agronomist Todd Vagts talked to Brownfield at Commodity Classic about new trait technologies and the upcoming 2025 growing season. Hear the full interview from Denver, Colorado below. The post Planning ahead for the upcoming growing season appeared first on Brownfield... Read More.

Michigan FFA Association charters 6 new programs

Thursday, March 6

The Michigan FFA Association continues to expand agricultural education programs across the state. President Hunter Bognar tells Brownfield, “We’re really accepting so many new things in agriculture with the constant changes and improvements on technology.” “We’ve just become more of an inclusive, inviting organization... Read More.

Corn, wheat, pork export sales above a week ago

Thursday, March 6

Export sales for a few key commodities saw improvements during the week ending February 27th. The USDA says corn, wheat, pork, soybean products, and cotton sales all saw week-to-week increases, reflecting solid demand from some of the usual big buyers. Mexico topped the list... Read More.