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Some agricultural groups have expressed concern the Biden administration’s approach to trade could cause the US to fall behind its competitors on the global market. During a call with reporters from a trade mission in the United Arab Emirates on Monday Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says those concerns aren’t representative of what’s happening on the ground. “There is more trade activity,” he says.  “Barriers are coming down – whether it […]

Two people are vying for National Farmers Union Vice President at the group’s national convention this year in Denver. South Dakota farmer Jeff Kippley is challenging incumbent Patty Edelburg. In addition to farming, Kippley has a tax preparation business. He tells Brownfield he’d like to see farming pay well enough to support families. “That’s kind of my motivation [for running] is that my kids maybe can come back to the […]

The Western Farm Show opens Friday at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City. The 400,000 square feet of exhibit space features a first look at farm products, according to Jami Applegate, manager of the Western Farm Show. “Whether it’s combines for the field or buildings to put up or silos, there’s a wide variety of things that we bring to the table for them that they know they will […]

Indiana’s Board of Animal Health has detected avian influenza at another commercial turkey flock in southwest Indiana.  The presumptive-positive case is the fourth farm in Indiana and the second in Greene County to be diagnosed with the virus.  Samples are being verified at the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa and should indicate if the virus is the same as the farm diagnosed earlier this month and if the […]

Grain elevators are watching for potential acreage shifts this year to determine how much storage is needed for 2022 crops.   Jeff Adkisson with the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois tells Brownfield their members are interested to see farmers planting intentions for this year considering commodity prices and high input costs. “You’re getting roughly three times as much volume of corn as you do an acre of soybeans, so […]

Bryan Stobaugh will work as the Director of Licensing and Commercialization Bryan Stobaugh will now work for Missouri Soybeans under the title of Director of Licensing and Commercialization. This title change will allow Stobaugh to focus on the strategy surrounding research investments and identify demand trends for the soybean industry. He says that this will streamline the process of getting soy-based products to market and will further showcase the versatility […]

We’re deep into winter, but spring will be here before you know it and Mike Koenigs with Corteva Crop Protection is encouraging farmers to get corn weed control plans in place for the 2022 season. He tells Brownfield it’s important to identify “driver weeds” that continue to cause problems and to design a program approach that includes burndown, preemergence and timely postemergence applications. ...

Cattle future traded mixed to lower with sideways action for a lot of the day watching little cash trade and light box movement. Live cattle contracts saw profit taking to close the week. Feeder cattle futures were mixed with the nearbys lower and defferds higher. Direct cash cattle trade was quiet to close the week. The week’s business came in at $142 in the South, $2 higher than last week’s […]

The mother and attorney who developed a milk-based sports drink says she didn’t imagine her idea would get this far. Michelle McBride worked with the University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research to create GoodSport, an electrolyte-filled beverage made with ultrafiltered milk.  She tells Brownfield this was an entirely new challenge. “And I certainly didn’t understand the amount of work that it would take in research and development, and you […]