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Nearly half of the farmers surveyed in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Survey say the crop insurance title is the most important aspect of a new farm bill to their operations. Jim Mintert, the survey’s principal investigator, tells Brownfield, “48 percent (of farmers surveyed) this month chose crop insurance. That was up compared to last month, which was 40 percent. The second highest chosen title was the commodity […]

A new report from CoBank shows that the cost of storing grain for elevators has hit record highs and that’s a mixed bag for the ag industry. Economist Tanner Ehmke tells Brownfield higher interest rates, in addition to more expensive labor, transportation and energy will force elevators to lower bids and widen basis. “Although you may see for instance rising prices on the CME in futures markets, what you may […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is encouraging farmers and ranchers to take steps to secure their operation’s data from cyber threats. Eugene Kowel with the Omaha FBI Field Office says producers need to have a plan in place before an attack happens. “We encourage especially the larger producers, to reach out to the FBI, make that contact, build that connection. There’s a variety of groups you can join that we […]

Consumer demand is increasing for renewable and sustainable raw materials and that’s helping make soybeans an ideal ingredient for many products. In this episode, we detail what those products are and how they benefit farmers and consumers. ...

The National Milk Producers Federation Board is meeting this week, starting Monday and wrapping up Wednesday.  Alan Bjerga with NMPF says, “It’s a pretty busy, action-packed agenda for our meeting, you know, with the Federal Milk Market Order process starting to get underway, there’s a lot for dairy farmers to talk about.” Bjerga tells Brownfield with the USDA making moves ahead of a hearing on the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, […]

MOO’v is a high protein, low sugar beverage that delivers optimized nutritional benefits to kids. Dan Ellsworth is CEO of Dari, LLC. DARI LLC is a Midwest farmer-based food company with locations in Nebraska and Wisconsin. They are focusing on the delivery of functional foods to consumers through highlighting the nutritional value of real milk with traceability back to individual farms. AUDIO: Healthy Living on Moo’v ...

Across the Corn Belt, hazy conditions are due to rampant Canadian wildfires.  Any showers are light and limited to the upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest.  As a result, most of the Midwest continues to lose soil moisture due to evaporative losses and crop moisture demands.  Cooler air is overspreading the Great Lakes region, but hot weather persists in much of the western Corn Belt.  On June 4, topsoil moisture was […]