December 30, 2024

The next Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says completing a new farm bill is her number one priority. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield she’s disappointed that didn’t happen during the last Congress. “This is fair warning though to everybody, unless my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are going […] The post Craig calls new farm bill her top priority appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association says more children are eating fresh foods thanks to the state’s Farm to School program. Raghela Scavuzzo says the program is gaining momentum heading into the new year. “The State Board of Education entered into a cooperative agreement where the first few years there was $7.3 […] The post Illinois “Farm to School” program gaining momentum into new year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag banker says he expects another strong year for beef profitability in 2025. Barry Benson, with First National Bank of Omaha, says the market has been able to offset decreases in the cattle inventory, with carcass weights up about 25 pounds throughout 2024. “I’m not sure how much more we can get out of […] The post Ag banker predicts 2025 will be another strong year for beef profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst suggests there’s not much friendly news for corn and soybean prices to begin 2025. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says demand has been a bright spot. “That’s about it for now because we have no weather story to talk about. We would need a dramatic shift in the weather in South […] The post Not much friendly market news to ring in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The associate director of transportation and infrastructure with the Illinois Farm Bureau says farmers have the option of training CDL drivers on the farm.  Rodney Knittel tells Brownfield, “If you have the right credentials, which is really two years of owning a CDL, you can become your own training provider.”  He says, “Of course, there’s […] The post On farm CDL training an option appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures along and northeast of a line from Montana to Louisiana, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the West, along with southern and western Texas.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in northern […] The post A sharply colder, but still active pattern for the Heartland; more frequent snows ahead for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In the Corn Belt, a mix of rain and snow is affecting portions of the Great Lakes region.  Cooler air is overspreading the Midwest, although temperatures remain at above-normal levels for this time of year.  Snow coverage remains scarce and confined to an area stretching from North Dakota into the upper Great Lakes region.  Early […] The post More moisture ahead for much of the Heartland; much colder air on-the-move appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story