November 19, 2024

The Michigan Craft Beverage Council Executive Director says the sector has a major impact on urban and rural areas of the state. Jenelle Jagmin tells Brownfield there are only a handful of Michigan counties without a craft beverage business. “The craft beverage industry in Michigan is big business, we’re a top ten producing state for […] The post State celebrates Michigan Craft Beverage Month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield stock photo: NASDA CEO Ted McKinney (left) speaks with Brownfield’s Brent Barnett at the 2023 NASDA Annual Meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says he’s not concerned about the future of the country’s trading relationship with Mexico. Ted McKinney tells Brownfield that’s despite an ongoing […] The post NASDA CEO confident in U.S.-Mexico trading relationship appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo: Indiana farmer Don Villwock at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A southwest Indiana farmer says the 2024 growing season was unique. Don Villwock raises corn and soybeans near Edwardsport and says, “We had a great early April. We were feeling great. Then it started raining and then we […] The post Indiana farmer discusses mixed results from 2024 crop year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says it was a record year on his farm. Ron Kindred, who farms in Logan County, says his operation wrapped up harvest in just 31 days. “Had the best soybean yields we’ve ever had.”  He says, “Corn was not the best, but close to the best we’ve ever had, so very, […] The post Central Illinois farmer wraps up record harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist expects the ag economy to begin its rebound in the second half of 2025. Nationwide senior economist Ben Ayers says farmers should expect a sluggish start in the new year. “We’re seeing signs that consumers are getting a little more price conscious,” he says. “They’re a little worried about their balance sheets […] The post What’s in store for the ag economy in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn farmers are likely looking to shave input costs in the face of low commodity prices. And University of Minnesota Extension nutrient management specialist Daniel Kaiser says phosphorous might be overprioritized going into 2025. “Looking back this fall, the prices have been pretty strong yet on MAP and DAP in terms of some of the […] The post Phosphorous could be “overprioritized” as farmers weigh input costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley calls the timing of Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow’s farm bill “disappointing and unrealistic.” “It’s a sad commentary that Senate Democrats kept farmers waiting two years before even releasing a bill text, while producers waited (and) grain prices fell below the cost of production.” Speaking to reporters Tuesday morning, the […] The post Grassley calls timing of Stabenow farm bill “disappointing and unrealistic” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A former Congressman is making the case to both political parties that free trade creates jobs and is good for both consumers and producers. Charlie Dent, who represented Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District, is now a senior advisor to Our Republican Legacy. “We make and grow a lot of really interesting things, and we are enormously […] The post Tariffs could put U.S. ag trade in jeopardy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story