Agriculture

An ag economist says tariff reductions on ag equipment aren’t expected to provide significant price relief for U.S. farmers. David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights tells Brownfield,” We haven’t seen in the data that prices of equipment, prices for parts across all categories will come down and provide relief for producers. It’s just starting to increase at a little bit […] The post Reductions in equipment tariffs won’t likely translate to farmer cost savings appeared […]

Grain prices were trending lower at mid-week. On this episode of Managing for Profit, Allendale director of brokerage Greg McBride talks about some of the current market drivers including sluggish demand, weather challenges in the Plains, and overseas competition. The post Assessing the commodity markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

New World screwworm has been confirmed in the United States. During a call with reporters Wednesday evening, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins the lone case was found in the umbilical area of a three-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas.  “We have established a 20-kilometer infested zone around the detection and implementing quarantines, movement controls, and surveillance […] The post USDA confirms New World screwworm in Texas appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

The USDA says it is testing to confirm a possible case of New World screwworm that was found inside the United States.  In a post on X, the department said a case may have been detected in South Texas.  The department says the sample has been sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, […] The post Possible New World screwworm detected in Texas, USDA confirms testing underway appeared […]