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More than 140,000 acres of agricultural land have burned in a Western Corn Belt state from wildfires since the beginning of April. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says fires in more than 15 counties were reported in different areas of the state with many occurring simultaneously. The agency says the two largest fires combined to burn nearly 80,000 acres in Furnas and Gosper Counties. The Road 739 fire burned 35,000 […]

Adverse conditions are limiting fieldwork in southeast Minnesota. Red Wing area farmer Les Anderson says soils remain wet and cool. “Not very nice conditions, and of course the soil temperature is a big one as far as corn planting. I haven’t done any measurements, but with air temperatures this cold and freezes overnight basically, it’s not good conditions for planting corn.” He tells Brownfield a year ago corn planting was […]

U.S. export sales were mixed during the week ending April 21st. The USDA says soybeans, wheat, and pork all bounced back last week, while corn and beef posted week-to-week declines, with all of those below average, seeing some impact from the recent rally in the dollar. A higher dollar makes U.S. goods more expensive to foreign buyers and less competitive on the export market. The USDA’s next set of supply […]

Rising prices and supply chain challenges are impacting food banks. Vince Hall is with Feeding America. Healthy Living: Click here for more information. ...

As spring fieldwork picks up, a farm group and extension educators are reaching out to motorists to make roads safer. Cheryl Skjolaas Cheryl Skjolaas is the Agricultural Safety and Health Specialist with the University of Wisconsin Extension. Skjolaas tells Brownfield she is working with Wisconsin Farm Bureau, creating a safety video showing some of the dangerous situations that happen with passenger vehicles and farm implements.  “We really want to help […]

Utilizing a fungicide can help farmers control crop diseases, improve crop health and ultimately boost yields. In this Managing for Profit, Lynn Justesen, UPL Tech Services Lead says farmers need consistent performance from their fungicide to provide more robust disease control with both preventative and curative activity. ...

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has confirmed the state’s seventh case of Highly Parthenogenic Avian Influenza. NDA and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the virus on a farm in Knox County with a flock of over 2.1 million laying hens. State Veterinarian Dr. Roger Dudley says the farm has been quarantined and depopulation is underway.  And, the NDA says it’s establishing a 6.2-mile control zone around […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder closed lower watching corn and waiting for the rest of the week’s direct cash business develop. June live cattle closed $1.22 lower at $135.02 and August live cattle closed $1.22 lower at $135.02.  Mya feeder cattle closed $3.37 lower at $157.35 and August feeder cattle close $4.20 at $168.95.  There were just a handful of direct cash cattle trades reported on Wednesday.  […]

The cattle industry continues to wait for the results of a Department of Justice investigation examining anticompetitive behavior among meatpackers.  House Ag Committee Chairman David Scott took the opportunity to question the heads of the four largest meatpacking companies during the Committee’s hearing on Wednesday.  “Is there, or was there, ever an agreement between your four companies to cooperate together on issues impacting supply or pricing,” he asked.  And under […]