Ag bankers say lower farm incomes are outweighing any optimism lower interest rates can offer. In this Managing for Profit episode, we’ll hear outlooks for farmland prices, equipment, and when improvement, if any, could come in the next few months. The post How will lower interest rates impact the year’s end? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The executive vice president of research at Purdue University says a new partnership with Bayer is aimed at expanding the reach of regenerative agriculture. Dr. Karen Plaut tells Brownfield… “The college really started focusing on regenerative ag as an area where together we can make some real inroads and help our farmers move forward.” […] The post Purdue University partnering with Bayer to further regenerative agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Michigan dry bean growers have voted to continue the Michigan Bean Commission and assessments for another five years. Executive Director Joe Cramer tells Brownfield the commission is committed to, “Number one, a continuation of enhancing profitability for driving growers.” “How do we get more dollars out of an acre? We’ve got some unique weed pressures […] The post Michigan Bean Commission approved through 2029 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southwest Iowa farmer says harvest is picking up steam in his area. Justin Ewalt raises corn, soybeans, hay, and cattle on one thousand acres near Tabor. “We’ve just kind of got the ball rolling here. Corn has dried down to a manageable level and so we did pick a little corn. Now we’re off […] The post Southwest Iowa harvest update appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southeast Iowa turkey producer says 2024 has been a year of challenges. Tim Meyer raises nearly 60,000 turkeys annually in Henry County. “That market is slowly climbing out a little bit. I’m much more positive about the turkey market than I was six months ago. Everything but beef really went through a tough swing […] The post Iowa turkey producer reflects on industry uncertainties appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts could have long-term impacts on the ag industry. “I’ve heard from folks who are very concerned about a prolonged strike here,” she said. “The cost to the American economy I think I heard it’s about $5 billion per day. A two-week […] The post Rep. Hinson says Biden admin should help resolve port strike appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed on the week while continuing to run ahead of last year’s levels. That implies larger broiler production in 2024 than 2023 as producers try to keep up with demand expectations. The USDA says 242.693 million broiler-type eggs went into incubation, up 718,000 on the week and 6% on the year, […] The post Broiler numbers mixed on week, up year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in south-central Kansas says much-needed September rain helped improve his double crop beans. Rick Schlender tells Brownfield… “We may have better double crop beans than full season beans on some of the dryland,” says. “Irrigated wise, I don’t know, we weren’t affected by the heat as badly throughout the summer and of course […] The post Southern Kansas grower says September rainfall helped improve crop and farmer mentality appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Lower Mississippi River levels are still low in the new crop marketing season. “That’s a threepeat none of us are excited to observe.” Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says low water levels have happened on the river each year since 2022. And despite the recent precipitation from Hurricane Helene “we’re still in a […] The post Low Mississippi River levels on threepeat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA FSA has declared a federal emergency in several counties in Ohio and Kentucky due to extreme drought conditions. Southern Ohio farmer Greg Corcoran says the drought triggered an early harvest. “We’re probably about 3 weeks ahead of schedule, so we hit it pretty hard, caught about as much as we could harvest,” he […] The post USDA declares another drought disaster across several states appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
