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A Wisconsin congressman says Midwestern representatives stood up for farmers and the ethanol industry while working on the debt ceiling bill.  Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden tells Brownfield the original Limit, Save, and Grow Act was 320 pages designed to raise the debt ceiling but also cut spending, but he and staff members identified things that would negatively impact the district, like the cuts to ethanol tax credits. “And […]

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says chipping potatoes are starting to bloom. John Halverson with Black Gold Farms tells Brownfield it hasn’t been an easy spring with cool, wet conditions causing seed rot in a few acres of potatoes. But he says the situation is improving. “The weather will warm up and that’s exactly what the crop needs: 80 degree days and sunshine. We’ll start harvest soon, around June […]

The Missouri State Legislature passed a $50 billion budget proposal on Friday. Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn tells Brownfield there is enough money for the ag department to address black vultures and invest in the weights and measures division. “It’s been difficult to make ends meet in that division at the department considering fees haven’t been adjusted since the 1950s. We needed the boost to continue to meet consumer needs.” […]

The Biden administration is investing $4 billion in low-carbon infrastructure upgrades for the nation’s ports to help make the shipment of ag commodities more efficient. Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says the new Clean Ports Program will help reduce pollution at U.S. ports and create a zero-emission shipping future. “If our ports are more efficient, and if our ports have more opportunities to deliver and accept goods, […]

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says the cool conditions are delaying crop emergence. Rance Daniels says some of his rice fields have good stands, but others are coming up slowly. He says warm temperatures and more rain would be welcome. “We’ve got some timely rains, but it’s kind of been drier than normal,” he says. “We could have used more rainfall and warmer temperatures would have been helpful to […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, adjusting spreads and feeders were lower on the higher move in corn.  June lives closed $.35 higher at $161.92 and August lives closed $.07 higher at $159.50.  August feeders closed $1.72 lower at $221.42 and September feeders closed $1.62 lower at $225.05.  It was a quiet Friday across cattle country.  For the week, Southern live deals were marked at mostly $172, […]

Wisconsin farmers are being advised to watch for black cutworm damage once crops emerge.  Krista Hamilton with the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says a substantial number of black cutworm moths were caught in pheromone traps in the week ending May 4th, with the highest numbers found in Barron, Dunn, Chippewa, and Rusk counties.  The 50 traps had an average of 11.3 moths per trap last week, […]

Jul. corn closed at $5.96 and 1/2, up 7 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $14.36 and 1/2, up 18 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $426.10, up $1.50Jul. soybean oil closed at 54.33, up 185 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.60 and 1/4, up 15 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $161.92, up 35 centsMay feeder cattle closed at $202.52, down $1.12May lean hogs closed at $75.52, down $1.55May […]

The 2022-2023 Ohio FFA officer team is busy hosting the state’s 95th FFA Convention. Landon Shelpman is the vice president at large. “Something I really want to highlight about this convention is how emotional it is,” he says. “You see the winners throwing their hands up and cheering. There is a lot of excitement with Ohio FFA at this convention.” Ohio FFA President Aubrey Schwartz says her favorite part of […]