January 17, 2025

Farmers and agricultural researchers are evaluating how ideal cropping systems are progressing as part of a long-term USDA research project. Phil Robertson says MSU’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research project is one of 18 across the country that’s comparing traditional cropping practices to sustainable alternatives. “It brings stakeholders and researchers together to talk about the problems of the […] The post KBS Long-term Agroecosystem Winter Summit assessing aspirational management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Jay County (east central), Indiana commercial turkey operation. Denise Derrer Spears with Indiana’s Board of Animal Health says more than 18,000 birds will be depopulated. “What’s really important in these situations is rapid response,” she says. “Getting a lot of people on […] The post Third case of HPAI reported in Jay County, Indiana in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A co-founder of AgMarket.net says the current economic outlook means farmers need to take advantage of every opportunity. Matt Bennett, who also farms in central Illinois, says this month’s USDA supply and demand report was one of those. “They extracted a lot of stocks out of the balance sheet, which gave us a shot in […] The post Don’t overlook market opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Past cycles could shed light on how the ag equipment market will perform in 2025 and beyond. Kim Schmidt with Ag Equipment Intelligence suggests agriculture is cyclical, which she says is encouraging given the current slowdown in machinery sales. “That cyclicality of it is definitely something that I think helped people stay more positive about […] The post Cyclical nature gives hope to ag equipment dealers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly steady with light trading activity Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7375.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.89. No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were also unchanged at $1.89.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.0050 at $2.53.  Three sales […] The post Cash dairy markets mostly steady entering holiday weekend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story