January 30, 2025

The president of the Missouri Corn Growers Association says protecting the ethanol tax credit is a priority for members. Matt Lambert says the credit is for retailers selling between 15 and 85 percent of ethanol blends. “It does a lot of good things,” he says.  “We’ve got a fuel here in Missouri, that is a […] The post Ethanol continues to create demand opportunities for Missouri corn farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. A Hamilton county farmer says a soil health mentor program is working to increase adoption of conservation practices.  Rodney Rulon says Farm Advisors is connecting seasoned farmers with those who are just getting started. “We were successful because we had somebody that had poured into us and helped us when we had trouble,” […] The post Farmers helping farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was down $0.03 at $0.66.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0050 at $1.9350. FIve sales were recorded, ranging from $1.9275 to $1.94.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.8650.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8650 […] The post Cash dairy prices mixed Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The January Cattle Inventory report from the UDSA will be the first time in a year that the industry has had official data that will help determine if the nation’s cattle herd is growing.  The total inventory includes the number of beef cows, milk cows, bulls, replacement heifers, other steers and heifers, and the number […] The post Industry anxiously awaits Cattle Inventory numbers from USDA appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension educator says the journey to reducing tillage begins at harvest. Jodi DeJong-Hughes is with the University of Minnesota. “Less tillage or no-till does not mean you don’t do any prep work. It starts off with the combine, you have to have a combine that spreads out the chaff all the way across the […] The post Path to reduced tillage begins at harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. export sales during the week ending January 23rd were mixed. The USDA reported week-to-week improvements for beef, wheat, rice, and soybean products, against dips for soybeans, corn, pork, and cotton. Those mixed sales were due to a combination of factors, including the value of the dollar against competing currencies, seasonal supply changes, and uncertainties […] The post Beef, wheat export sales up on week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm management analyst is stressing the importance of crop insurance as farmers plan for the upcoming growing season. Kent Thiesse with the Green Solutions Group in southern Minnesota suggests risk management cannot be overlooked. “We saw a good example last year that good crop insurance policies really saved a lot of people where we […] The post Crop insurance a critical risk management took appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story