April 18, 2025

Direct cash cattle trade was pretty quiet Friday.  For the week, northern dressed deals were marked at $332 to $335, $4 to $7 higher than the prior week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska.  Southern live deals were at $210, $6 higher than the previous week’s business.  At the Mobridge Livestock Exchange in South Dakota, the […] The post A slow end to the week for cash business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new meat science education and training lab is being built at the University of Missouri in Columbia. “We’re right outside the Trowbridge Livestock Center, it’s in the parking lot. Construction started in December 2024.” At a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Bryon Wiegand the director of the animal sciences division with the MU College of […] The post New meat lab under construction at MU appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

State lawmakers packed 10,000 meals as part of the Drive to Feed Kids at the Missouri capitol on Thursday. “Needs are all around us and it doesn’t take a lot to do.” Missouri Farmers Care Executive Director Ashley McCarty says this is an effort to address food insecurity. “Our goal is to stand in the […] The post Drive to Feed Kids comes to MO capitol appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A former USDA Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation says he’s glad to see the USDA keep a climate program from the Biden administration. Robert Bonnie tells Brownfield “I suspect what’s happened is they got a little bit over their skis and realized this is a good program, it’s popular to allow most projects […] The post More details needed as climate programs get rebrand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The America First Policy Institute says that its Farmers First Agenda will develop bold strategies to support farmers and rural communities. Former Ambassador Kip Tom is vice chair of the rural policy. “We will advocate for pro-farmer policies and push back against burdensome regulations,” he says.  “Work to expand international trade opportunities that benefit our […] The post Developing strategies to support U.S. agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A period of active weather across the nation’s mid-section will persist through the weekend into early next week.  Multiple rounds of heavy showers and locally severe thunderstorms could lead to 5-day rainfall totals reaching 2 to 6 inches or more from central Texas into parts of the Midwest.  With some overlap between the current rain […] The post Wet weather pattern ahead to lead to renewed flooding, fieldwork delays for many appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story