July 9, 2024

Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly will lead next week’s trade mission to Indonesia. The week-and-a-half long trip begins Monday and will include participation in the Indo Livestock Expo and Forum, a tour of the Southeast Asia Food and Agricultural Science and Technology Center, meetings with Indonesia’s beef import associations and visits to dairy, feed mill […] The post Nebraska Lt. Governor to lead trade mission to Indonesia appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the Michigan Wheat Program says he’s concerned about the impact forecasted rains this week could have on harvest. Jeffery Krohn tells Brownfield farmers in the Thumb have been working diligently to combine wheat before quality becomes an issue. “If you go West of us, most of the wheat has been harvested already […] The post Wheat harvest rushes around rain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A senior economist at The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says economic conditions have tightened since last year. But, Cortney Cowley says the farm real estate market is still going strong. “Our farm real estate makes up about 80% of the farm balance sheet,” she says. “So for that to remain stable I think […] The post Economist says the economy has softened, but other areas are strong appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A weed scientist says the U.S. EPA’s announcement it’s raising the levels atrazine would adversely affect aquatic plants could be considered good news for corn farmers.   Aaron Hager with the University of Illinois says the change was made from a report from a scientific advisory panel. “They were proposing 3.4, which was extremely low, but […] The post U.S. EPA makes atrazine adjustment appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An analyst says second crop corn yields are disappointing as harvest continues in South America. “Soybeans did better in South America this year than the corn.” Michael Cordonnier with Corn and Soybean Advisor tells Brownfield Brazil’s second corn crop had good yields in some areas, but disappointing in others. “Less than last year for sure, […] The post South America’s second crop corn yields decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Bayer Crop Science North America says artificial intelligence is opening new doors in crop protection. Brian Naber says the company’s CropKey utilizes data science to design precise new pest solutions. “What we’re moving to is from screening to designing.”  He says, “So, literally through AI you can now design crop protection products […] The post Bayer’s CropKey bringing AI to crop protection appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says preserving the state’s farmland will allow growth in its ag sector. In 1998, the Office of Farmland Preservation created a voluntary agreement with farmers and the ODA to keep farmland for ag use. Brian Baldridge says landowners are financially compensated for joining the program.  “Those participants, they take […] The post ODA expands the Farmland Preservation Program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.49.  Two sales were made at $0.4850.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0075 at $1.9675.   One sale was recorded at $1.97.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.94. Fifteen sales were recorded, ranging from $1.94 to $1.9650.  Butter was […] The post CME cash dairy prices mixed Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. has imported a record amount of beef while maintaining strong exports.  Kentucky cattleman and chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Andy Bishop says he’s asked a lot if he thinks the U.S. should stop importing beef.   Here’s how he explains it to producers. “You can feed your cattle a commodity feed for […] The post Trade remains crucial to producer profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Beef Checkoff commissions its Return on Investment study every five years to determine the value it brings to producers.  Andy Bishop a Kentucky cattleman and chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board says for every checkoff dollar that is invested, $13.41 is returned to the producer. “When I talked to producers about the value of […] The post Bringing value to beef producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story