The Iowa DOT’s winter operations director says the blizzard last week ended up causing more damage to private vehicles than state plow trucks. Craig Bargfrede saw a single-day record for snowplows hit by cars on February 12th, but there were no records last week. “Well, thankfully, during this last blizzard event, we only saw a […] View Full Story
Jeff Divan, Director of Agronomy at Sound Ag tells Brownfield products like Source and Blueprint will put your farm’s soil to work. At a time when commodity prices are down, he says now is the time to access nutrients locked up in the soil. Conversation with Jeff Divan at 2025 Commodity Classic: The post Sound Ag offers bio-inspired solutions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cash dairy markets were mostly higher Tuesday. The USDA says cheese barrels at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were up $.04 at $1.64 and ½ per pound and 40 pound blocks gained $.03 and ¾ to $1.67. Grade A nonfat dry milk was a quarter cent higher at $1.16 and AA butter was up $.02 at […] The post Cash dairy mostly higher Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA has trimmed its milk production projection for 2025. Production is now seen at 226.2 billion pounds, a decline of 700 million from February due to a lower per cow output. The average all milk price is estimated at $21.60 per hundredweight, $1 below last month, with lower fat and skim basis exports and […] The post USDA reduces milk production estimate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa Food System Coalition says the USDA has cancelled contracts worth more than $11-million. The money was to help the state’s food banks, schools and child care centers purchase local food from more than 300 Iowa farmers over three years. Coalition executive director Chris Schwartz says the USDA has not explained why it’s cancelling […] View Full Story
A state climatologist says cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will impact farmer resources. Ohio’s Aaron Wilson tells Brownfield he had been working to build capacity between USDA’s climate hubs and Cooperative Extension through the Climate Ready Midwest Project. “We’re reducing the capability of the hub to operate,” he says. “It’s sort of […] The post NOAA cuts disrupting services for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
USDA made minimal adjustments to the domestic balance sheet for rice. Rice ending stocks were unchanged from February at 47 million hundredweight, with an increase for imports canceled out by higher exports. The USDA did raise the average estimated farm price $.20 to $15.60. In 2023/24, the average farm price was $17.30 per hundredweight. The […] The post Minor changes for U.S. rice numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA has raised its outlook for 2025 beef and broiler production. Beef production is now pegged at 26.685 billion pounds, up 120 million from February on heavier dressed weights, with an average steer price of $201 per hundredweight, down $1, and higher import and exports against lower domestic consumption. Pork is seen at 28.425 […] The post USDA increases 2025 beef, broiler guesses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA increased its ending stocks projection for U.S. wheat. Domestic 2024/25 wheat ending stocks are now pegged at 819 million bushels, up 25 million from February with the USDA raising imports and cutting exports, while lowering the price outlook $.05 to $5.50 per bushel. The average farm price for 2023/24 was $6.96 per bushel. […] The post Wheat ending stocks up, corn and soybeans steady appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Farm managers and their employees are learning how to use new technologies. Layla Merrifield is the System President for the Wisconsin Technical College System. She tells Brownfield the sixteen state districts have been furiously updating technology programs to meet the needs of farmers and the ag industry, “to make sure that we’re keeping up with […] The post Wisconsin’s technical schools help farmers keep up with technology appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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