Farm News

Fertilizer prices in an upswing, analyst says

Tuesday, April 1

A fertilizer market analyst says prices remain high heading into planting season. Josh Linville with StoneX Group says phosphate costs have been a concern. “The phosphate market started out high and it’s just gradually gotten a little bit higher as we go through the... Read More.

Grain markets move higher on Tuesday

Tuesday, April 1

Soybeans ended the day higher, with May contracts up 19 and ½ cents at $10.34 and 1/4. Markets also found support from sharply higher bean oil. The USDA’s announcement of funding for the administration’s biofuel blending infrastructure was supportive. There was some focus from... Read More.

Produce prescriptions top request for MAHA nutrition policies

Tuesday, April 1

The International Fresh Produce Association is calling for the Trump administration to prioritize fruit and vegetable consumption as part of its new Make America Healthy Again Commission. Nutrition and Health Vice President Mollie Van Lieu tells Brownfield future polices could help reverse diet-related diseases.... Read More.

Minnesota PCA begins feedlot rulemaking process

Tuesday, April 1

A rulemaking process that will have implications for Minnesota livestock producers is underway. Minnesota Pork Producers Association director of public policy strategy and sustainability Lauren Servick tells Brownfield the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has initiated a public comment period for rules that govern feedlots... Read More.

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 1, 2025

Tuesday, April 1

May corn closed at $4.61 and 3/4, up 4 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.34 and 1/4, up 19 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $292.30, down 40 centsMay soybean oil closed at 47.44, up 255 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.40 and... Read More.

Farmers need economic gameplan in volatile times

Tuesday, April 1

A longtime agricultural economist says farmers need a gameplan to navigate an uncertain economy. “Marketing and risk management are very, very critical in these very volatile times.” Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus with Virginia Tech University, says it’s time to get back to the... Read More.

Senate Ag Committee reviews whole milk in schools

Tuesday, April 1

The Director of Nutrition Guidance with USDA says she’s very concerned dairy consumption has declined over the past two decades. During Tuesday’s Senate Ag Committee’s hearing on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, Dr. Eve Stoody said 90 percent of Americans don’t consume the... Read More.

A major Spring storm to organize across the Heartland; a heavy rain event follows for some

Tuesday, April 1

A powerful low-pressure system over the central Plains will reach the upper Great Lakes region early Thursday before drifting across eastern Canada. Heavy, wet snow will fall Tuesday from parts of the Dakotas into the upper Great Lakes region, with accumulations potentially complicating ice... Read More.

Markets brace for tariff impact

Tuesday, April 1

U.S. commodity markets are bracing for the onset of tariffs by the Trump administration. Total Farm Marketing senior market advisor Naomi Blohm says retaliation is the biggest unknown. “What we’re wanting to see is who responds back and what percent of the tariffs, and... Read More.

Rollins acknowledges trade “on everyone’s mind” during Iowa visit

Tuesday, April 1

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture made clear the administration understands farmers are nervous about tariff retaliation during a stop in Iowa Monday. Brooke Rollins was the keynote speaker at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner in Ankeny. “I know that there’s one word on the... Read More.

A weather pattern change ahead to colder and drier throughout the Heartland

Tuesday, April 1

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in southern Florida, the northern High Plains, and much of the West, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover most areas east of a line from New Mexico to the eastern Dakotas. ... Read More.

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovations looks to the future of ag

Tuesday, April 1

A curator at the Henry Ford Museum says drone technology and ‘AI’ are now being preserved as great agricultural innovations. Debra Reid oversees agriculture and environment collections. She tells Brownfield agriculture was key to Henry Ford’s core collections and it’s her job to carry... Read More.