November 1, 2024

Missouri’s Attorney General says proposed modifications to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard present serious risks to Missouri farmers and biofuel producers. Andrew Bailey sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board this week asking them to rescind a cap of 20% on soybean oil allowed for credits and requirements for more stringent sustainability reporting. […] The post MO AG asks CARB to reconsider Low Carbon Fuel Standard updates appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor says she’s optimistic there will be a favorable outcome in Mexico’s GMO corn dispute. “We’re still on track to have that final panel decision by the end of the year. I remain confident in our arguments.” She says the upcoming ruling is significant for other global partners. “It’s also so […] The post Under Secretary Taylor continues to monitor GMO corn dispute with Mexico appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north-central Iowa farmer says the 2024 harvest has been disappointing. “Last year I had the best crop I’ve ever had in corn and this year I had the worst.” April Hemmes tells Brownfield it was a similar story for soybeans. “We got the rain early, but then it shut off. My beans were under […] The post Iowa farmer says 2024 corn crop was worst she’s ever raised appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says farmers have had very few weather interruptions this harvest season. “I can’t really remember a season where we didn’t at least have some pause in some part of the state.” He tells Brownfield he’s hearing some optimism on yields. “It’s not universally that we’re seeing record yields across the […] The post Naig discusses quick harvest season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural economist says he hopes the farm bill safety net programs are modernized in the next farm bill. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin-Madison tells Brownfield the recently-announced Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payments for the 2023 crop year are not helping farmers very much. “There is definitely going to be […] The post Economist hopes for ARC-PLC changes in next farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Drought conditions have worsened in Kansas and the state’s top official says the threat of wildfires remain a concern. Gov. Laura Kelly tells Brownfield… “I think we’ll be spending some time and effort and resources trying to figure out what more we can do to mitigate wildfires and to bolster our response when they do […] The post Kansas governor says wildfire threat remains a concern appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA reports another strong month for soybean crush use. 187 million bushels of soybeans were crushed in September, up 9 million on the month and 12 million on the year, with producers encouraged by strong margins and solid demand for soybean products. Crude and once refined soybean oil stocks were lower than expected at […] The post Soybean crush, corn for ethanol use up on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says recent experiences with dust storms are leading to practice changes on his farm. Andrew Newberg, who grows corn and soybeans in DeWitt County, says he’s beginning to shift from longtime conventional tillage to a no-till system. “We got caught up in a windstorm this last spring.”  He says, “We had […] The post Dust storms leading to tillage practice changes for central IL farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says the recent rain system that moved though the Midwest was a welcome sight.  Bob Berkevich with Pioneer tells Brownfield parts of his southern Wisconsin territory had from half an inch to nearly three inches of rain, and although it’s too late to help corn and soybeans, it’s good for the summer-seeded alfalfa […] The post Recent Midwest rain welcomed by farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Organic recycling company Denali recently announced it has converted more than 10 billion pounds of organic byproducts into animal feed and fertilizer. Vice President of Commodity Trading Will Clark tells Brownfield… “Our sustainability team has estimated that last year we recycled and collected about 1.7 billion pounds of food waste which helped us avoid over […] The post Denali announces strides in sustainability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story