February 4, 2025

The senior director of government affairs with Invariant says several provisions of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire this year. Danielle Beck tells Brownfield many of them affect agriculture. “Reducing the pass-through tax rates and expanding those brackets.”  She says, “If that’s not extended, we’re going to see higher […] The post Tax discussion will affect ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

It’s been a volatile first month of the year for grain markets. Shane Holtorf with Iowa-based Logic Ag Marketing says 2024 ended quietly. “Not much volatility in the markets, you were able to buy options (contracts) pretty cheap. We’ve seen those start to explode in prices as the volatility has come back into play.” He […] The post Volatile start to 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

President Trump’s nominee for Agriculture Secretary received unanimous support from the Senate Ag Committee.  All 23 committee members voted to approve Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA. During her nomination hearing last week, Rollins told the Ag Committee her top priorities are to ensure disaster and economic aid recently approved by Congress is deployed quickly […] The post Rollins gets unanimous support from Ag Committee appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo contributed by Mike King, Ohio Pork. The U.S pork industry is taking steps to protect against highly pathogenic avian influenza. The director of animal health with the National Pork Producers Council Anna Forseth says the industry has created a guidance response plan. “We’re focused on a lot of different aspects of a response, from surveillance to biosecurity […] The post Being proactive against H5N1 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Beef Checkoff is designed to promote, educate, and research beef with the ultimate goal of increasing demand for beef in domestic and global markets. In this episode, Tammy Bartholomew, secretary of the Missouri Beef Industry Council shares how state and national partnerships are working for producers. The post Driving Demand to Help Mitigate Risk appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this Pods for Profit, U.S. Soybean Export Council CEO Jim Sutter offers perspective on where Michigan soybeans are being exported to and the supply chain that gets them there. The post Exporting Michigan Soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A state commodity group leader is encouraged by reports tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Mexico are being suspended for a month. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association president Darin Johnson tells Brownfield the Trump administration has shown it will use tariffs as a trade tool. “Seems like tariffs, it’s more of a lever that you can […] The post Minnesota Soybean president encouraged by tariff suspension appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Consumers have asked for more sustainability from the food supply chain.  Ashley McDonald, the executive director of the National Grazing Lands Coalition, says the cattle industry has delivered — and has a great story to tell. “Being able to just show that pride, it’s not something that we need to shy away from,” she says. […] The post Cattle producers remain committed to sustainability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

When the farming operation grows, it often means hiring additional employees.  That is a task many farmers are uncomfortable with in the early growth stages because they’ve never had to work with people outside of their own families.  Erin Meis and Kristen Ireland from People Spark consulting have some advice for farmers who are just […] The post Are you new to hiring farm labor? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story