April 21, 2025

The U.S. corn and soybean planting paces made solid advancements over the past week. That followed a mixed week of weather in parts of the region, with generally clear conditions during most of the first half of last week giving way to widespread late week and weekend rainfall. The USDA says 12% of U.S. corn […] The post 12% of U.S. corn, 8% of soybeans planted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Department of Commerce says its current agreement with Mexico to protect U.S. tomato growers isn’t working, and antidumping duties will go into effect in July. Fourth-generation Michigan tomato grower Fred Leitz testified during the initial investigation before the International Trade Commission in 2019.  “This is a year-round problem, now it affects all tomato growers across the […] The post Duties on Mexican tomatoes likely this summer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan Farm Bureau has filed an amicus brief supporting the return of local power to site utility-scale energy projects. Assistant General Counsel Allison Eicher tells Brownfield the Michigan Public Service Commission is overstepping its authority granted in a new siting law for renewable energy projects. “The amicus brief really gives agriculture’s perspective on this,” she […] The post Michigan Farm Bureau supports townships challenging renewable energy control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of Ohio’s Department of Agriculture says continued growth in the H2Ohio program is making a difference in reducing runoff. Brian Baldridge says farmers remain focused on improving water quality across the state. “As we look at the Western Lake Erie Basin, we know that we’re about 43% of the fields and that’s about […] The post H2Ohio continues to grow, farmer enrollment period now open appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association says the new meat science education and training lab coming to the University of Missouri has been more than a decade in the making. Mike Deering tells Brownfield that more opportunities are needed for farm and ranch families to add value to their operations.  “We did not have […] The post New meat lab creates more opportunities for Missouri agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A cooperative is working to help farmers and retailers understand what biological crop inputs work well. Leah Anderson with WinField United, the crop inputs and insights division of Land O Lakes, says biologicals are a relatively new segment in agriculture with projected growth of around two billion dollars over the next five years. “We’re seeing […] The post Biological inputs gaining in popularity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine is redefining the future of animal health. Governor Mike Kehoe says the Dr. Dan Brown Building, home to the Veterinary Medical Diagnostics Laboratory, is a huge advancement in diagnostics, research, and disease prevention. “Doc Brown certainly exemplified what that spirit of farming and agriculture was about,” he […] The post A new era for veterinary diagnostics at the University of Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Tillage and some planting activity is picking up in parts of southern Wisconsin, but most of the state is too cool for anything but fertilizer applications. Zeb Zuehls raises beef and row crops near Montello in central Wisconsin.  He tells Brownfield with no-till and cool soil temperatures, his planter is staying in the shed for […] The post Most fieldwork getting a slow start in Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. egg production declined during March. The USDA says 8.631 million eggs were produced during March of this year, down 7% from March of last year, with a slight rise in per layer production to 2,458 per 100 layers more than canceled out by an 8% drop in the number of laying hens at 351.133 […] The post March egg production 7% below last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story