November 12, 2024

An ag economist says U.S. dairy farmers have a global advantage when it comes to additional trade opportunities. Dan Bosse with Ag Resource tells Brownfield, “Europe cannot expand anymore because of environmental and because of issues of high grain costs and other issues regulatorily speaking.” “If I look at Oceania, New Zealand and Australia, maybe […] The post Bosse: U.S. dairy poised to lead global trade increases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A past president of the National Pork Board says the checkoff is focused on developing new markets both domestically and internationally. Jan Archer says value chain partnerships could help improve demand. “The checkoff has relied a lot on international markets to buoy the money that our producers are making,” she says. “It’s really important that […] The post How the pork checkoff benefits farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives has started a nationwide search for their next CEO. Chuck Conner is set to retire on December 31, 2025. Conner has led the organization for over 15 years, supporting NCFC’s strategies to support farmer-owned cooperatives across the U.S. NCFC says its transition strategy is designed to continue the leadership and ongoing success […] The post NCFC CEO to retire appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Minnesota Farm Bureau isn’t sure what to think of a lame duck farm bill. “I’ve been all over the board, and you talk to so-called experts and they’re all over the board.” Dan Glessing, who farms near Waverly in central Minnesota, tells Brownfield Farm Bureau continues to advocate for a farm bill […] The post Minnesota Farm Bureau president “all over the board” on lame duck farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says corn and wheat export inspections as of week ending November 7th continue to run ahead of what’s needed to meet expectations for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year kicked off June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand […] The post U.S. export inspections above a week ago appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says U.S biodiesel expansion projects will likely remain on hold unless new policies incentivize more demand. Scott Irwin with the University of Illinois tells Brownfield new processing capacity has increased biodiesel production to more than four billion gallons over the past five years. “A couple of years ago, we might have been […] The post Is the renewable diesel boom over? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says there could be some disruptions to trade in 2025. Tyler Cozzens, with the Livestock Marketing Information Center, tells Brownfield… “There’s definitely been some talk about tariffs. That can be a headwind to things moving forward.” He says how potential tariffs may be implemented is uncertain.    “I think if we kind […] The post Ag economist keeping an eye on how potential tariffs could impact trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story