December 17, 2024

A livestock economist says there’s still room for cattle prices to move higher.  University of Missouri professor emeritus Scott Brown says he’s looking ahead to this month’s Cattle on Feed report and continues to monitor cattle placed into feedyards. “We’ve all been waiting for this cliff to drop in cattle placement numbers,” he says.  “And […] The post Economist says placements key area to watch in Friday’s On Feed numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Ohio farmer recently returned from a trade mission exploring export opportunities in Asia. Scott Hare says buyers in Japan and Taiwan got to see what sets U.S. corn apart from it’s competitors. “They want to know that the corn is sustainably grown and they like to hear the practices that US farmers […] The post Export opportunities in Asia appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service continues to work closely with Mexico to resume imports of live cattle. On November 22, 2024 the USDA suspended imports of live cattle and bison following the detection of New World screwworm along Mexico’s southern border. In a statement to Brownfield, APHIS says resumption of trade is not […] The post Work continues to resume feeder cattle imports from Mexico appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA FSA has recently announced the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program to help growers protect the long-term viability of their operations.  Purdue Extension organic agriculture specialist Ashley Adair says the program give farmers options. “There are some programs available to help kind of defray the cost of some of those really important infrastructure improvements […] The post USDA expands marketing opportunities for specialty crop growers in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The H5N1 virus is a concern for pork producers going into 2025. Swine Health Information Center executive director Dr. Megan Niederwerder says there’s risk associated with poultry and dairy. “Are our animal caretakers on the swine farm potentially having access to dairy farms or poultry farms? Are there other operational connections that could put our […] The post H5N1 a concern for swine producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says the organization is thrilled U.S. Congresswoman Angie Craig, of Minnesota, has been chosen by Democrats as ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee for the 119th Congress. Kenneth Hartman, Jr. tells Brownfield, “We want to congratulate her on being in that new position.”  She says, […] The post NCGA thrilled Craig to lead House Ag Committee appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pictured: Katrina Hall, Indiana Farm Bureau with Brownfield’s Erin Anderson Water protections and taxes are two top legislative priorities for Indiana Farm Bureau members in 2025. Caitlin Smith is the associate director of policy engagement. “We want additional funding for groundwater well monitoring,” she says. “You can’t really regulate a resource if you don’t know […] The post Monitoring Indiana’s biggest state issues in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story