November 26, 2024

An ag economist says the farm economy is currently a tale of two stories. David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights tells Brownfield, “The real pain here is with crop producers. It’s sort of the farm economy with two stories and the one story is livestock is doing better than average, and crop producers are doing […] The post Widmar discusses state of the farm economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pictured: Corey Rosenbusch, President and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute, at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) The head of The Fertilizer Institute says managing volatility in the fertilizer market wasn’t as big of an issue for farmers in 2024 compared to the last few years. Corey Rosenbusch tells Brownfield […] The post Where is the fertilizer market headed? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says he’s optimistic a federal solution for year-round E15 will get prioritized under a second Trump administration. Monte Shaw tells Brownfield he remains hopeful the issue will be tackled within the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency. “We’re talking to the incoming Trump team about it, the […] The post Ethanol industry seeks E15 fix under second Trump admin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were mixed, mostly higher, adjusting spreads. Development conditions in South America continue to look favorable with more rain on the way for some areas. It looks like South America is on track for a very large crop this year, but there are months to go until harvest. The USDA’s next round of supply, demand, […] The post Soybeans, wheat end session mostly higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Three U.S. District Courts have now ruled in favor of farm groups who argue a Department of Labor farmworker rule illegally provides collective bargaining rights to H-2A guest workers This week the U.S. District Court of Mississippi issued a nationwide stay of labor enforcement rules that would allow foreign seasonal workers to unionize, saying the […] The post District Courts side with cases against DOL’s farmworker rule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A senior scientific and business advisor at Novonesis says maintaining a balanced gut microbiome is essential to an animal’s well-being. Dr. Steve Learner says it all starts with a probiotic. “The reason you provide probiotics to the animals in your care, not only do you see efficiency and good rates of gain, but also you’re […] The post Importance of a balanced gut microbiome appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeastern Indiana teen was crowned the 2025 Miss American Angus during the recent American Angus Association Awards Dinner and Reception in Fort Worth, Texas. Rosalind Kidwell is from Gentryville, Indiana. “I’m a fifth generation angus breeder,” she says. “I’ve been involved in showing angus cattle since I was little. The first time I ever […] The post Indiana native crowned 2025 Miss American Angus appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National Farmers Union President says farmers are not the ones benefiting from high food costs. Rob Larew tells Brownfield, “As that food cost goes up and down often it is the farmer on the other end who is also feeling squeezed and pressured.” He says the farmer’s share of the food dollar has eroded […] The post Farmer’s share of Thanksgiving dinner pennies on the dollar appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new multi-state and multi-year research project is digging deeper into the benefits of cover crops. Marta Moura Kohmann with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield rye cover crops were seeded this fall, and they will plant corn and alfalfa into those fields this spring. “The twist here is that a couple of the cover […] The post New research investigates additional cover crop benefits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The potential for the next Trump administration to impose tariffs on America’s top trade partners is weighing on the ag industry.                   Mary Kay Thatcher, head lobbyist for Syngenta, says new threats of tariffs from President-elect Trump are cause for concern. “Well, the president-elect came out in the last 24 hours and said he intended on […] The post Potential tariffs weighing on farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story