January 3, 2025

Cattle producers are taking extra steps to protect livestock from incoming bitter cold. Kansas State University Extension beef specialist Sandy Johnson says having established wind breaks is crucial. “Anything to cut the wind some is a major difference, and you know that yourself just being outside in the wind,” she says. Johnson tells Brownfield beef […] The post Managing cold stress in beef cattle appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Nebraska grain farmer says he’s approaching 2025 with some optimism. Quentin Connealy tells Brownfield he has a lot of grain currently in storage. “I don’t want to sit on it too long because everything’s got to cash flow and operating note interest is still high. It’s come down, maybe a point from where […] The post Nebraska grain farmer somewhat optimistic for 2025 growing season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag equipment dealers are bracing for another challenging year. Kim Schmidt with Ag Equipment Intelligence says issues that weighed heavily on the industry in 2024 like high interest rates, high inventories, and low farmer sentiment persist. “Dealers are definitely looking for new equipment revenue to be down versus this year, which was a down year. […] The post Ag equipment dealers brace for another challenging year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A winter storm is expected to impact much of the central and eastern U.S. this weekend. Bret Walts with BAMWX says there are a lot of moving pieces as the system gains strength. “But it has the potential, I would say especially out in parts of northeast Kansas, southeast Nebraska, northwest Missouri, to really be […] The post Winter storm bearing down on Central and Eastern U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop protection specialist with Valent says soybean growers aiming for high yields in 2025 need to manage soybean cyst nematodes (SCN). Eric Ott says SCN is easy to overlook. “Something that you don’t really think about since it’s below ground and it’s microscopic roundworms that we’re talking about,” he says. He tells Brownfield the […] The post SCN management should top soybean growers’ resolution list appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. export business slowed down significantly during the week ending December 26th. The USDA says soybeans and wheat both hit marketing year lows, with corn, soybean product, cotton, and rice all down from the previous week. Beef and pork for 2024 delivery were bright spots, seeing week-to-week improvements, also seeing solid demand for 2025 delivery. […] The post Soybean, wheat export sales hit marketing year lows appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says farmers and landowners need to be having serious discussions about cash rents. Gary Schnitkey says the economic downturn has made profitability on rented acres hard to pencil out. “Cash rents have risen quite considerably in the last couple years, particularly since 2020.”  He says, “Getting them […] The post Economics say cash rents should decline in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Growers are looking for ways to increase crop production and improve their bottom lines in the season ahead. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services reveals what growers should be thinking about regarding crop inputs. The post Choose Inputs That Are Both Effective and Efficient appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story