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Across the Corn Belt, cool, cloudy weather prevails across the Red River Valley and the Great Lakes region.  Meanwhile, Freeze Warnings were in effect early Tuesday in the southwestern Corn Belt, including much of Iowa and northern Missouri.  Among Midwestern States, corn planting progress had reached double digits by April 24 only in Missouri and Nebraska—both with 10% planted.  U.S. corn planting, only 7% complete by April 24, is progressing […]

The Senate Agriculture Committee is holding a hearing on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act today. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley is a co-author and says half the committee co-sponsors the bill, including some Democrats. “Lawmakers have begun to realize that to have a sustainable and affordable meat supply in our country, we need to restore transparency (and) make the marketplace work.” The legislation continues to face opposition, including Republican […]

Collaboration between the leading soybean producing states helps expand agricultural solutions through innovative thinking and programming.  In this Voice of Soy, Kirk Merritt, executive director of the Ohio Soybean Council talks about the important roll collaboration plays in the future of the soybean industry. ...

The Senate Ag Committee continues to tackle the lack of competition and price imbalance in the cattle industry.  During today’s hearing, Montana Democrat Jon Tester, the only working farmer in the US Senate, told committee members it’s time to fix the problem, “Today’s marketplace is more consolidated than it was in 1921, when this body passed the Packers and Stockyards Act. Rural America is drying up because we can’t get […]

Canada’s equivalent of the USDA says producers plan to increase spring wheat planted area this year. Last year’s spring wheat crop in the Canadian Prairies was hit hard by drought, which also impacted production in the northern U.S. Plains. Soil moisture has improved in parts of that region, but other areas remain dry. Statistics Canada has spring wheat planted area at 17.346 million acres, 7% above a year ago, with […]

An Eastern Nebraska farmer says he’s optimistic about the growing season despite challenges producers are facing. Michael Bergen of Henderson says his area is in drought, but recent moisture has improved conditions. “They’re a little dryer than what we’d like, but guys have had pretty good growing and we’re right on schedule maybe a few days ahead of where we’d be normally. I think I started planting about five days […]

Jefferson City, Mo.  (April 26, 2022) – Brownfield Ag News is pleased to announce Brent Barnett has joined the Brownfield team as Anchor/Reporter.  He is based in Pella, Iowa. “Brent comes to Brownfield with a passion for ag broadcasting and great journalism,” says Cyndi Young, Director of Brownfield & Ag Operations. “His integrity and enthusiasm along with a diverse skill set make him the perfect addition to the Brownfield team […]

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced plans to develop a $5 million state-of-the-art feedlot that will help improve sustainability in beef production. Clint Krehbiel with UNL says the “Feedlot Innovation Center” will have cattle comfort and research buildings, a feed technology facility, open lots, an animal handling facility and it’s “looking at the interactions between genotype or genetics by environment by management by societal concerns associated with raising livestock for […]

Iowa farmer Dean Meyer serves as a district director for the Iowa Corn Growers and is chair-elect for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. He says the corn growers invest in USMEF because beef and pork exports add more than 60 cents per bushel to the price of corn. And he tells Brownfield 2021 was a record year for red meat exports. ...