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Brownfield’s Erin Anderson covers the Indiana Corn and Soy Livestock Summit. The post Indiana Corn and Soy Livestock Summit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says competition from Brazil isn’t going away anytime soon. Brain Basting says CONAB’s latest estimates of Brazilian crops show record soybean production. “A record soybean harvest that they’re wrapping up now.”  He says, “180 million tons, that’s a tremendous crop, 50% bigger than what the U.S. crop was last […] The post Economist says Brazil still expecting massive crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

AgriAmerica is hitting a major milestone, just in time for one of the busiest seasons in agriculture. The AgriAmerica podcast directory has grown to include more than 100 titles, giving farmers, ranchers, and ag professionals a wide range of voices, insights, and perspectives to tap into whenever and wherever it fits their day. Launched in […] The post AgriAmerica Podcast Directory Surpasses 100 Titles as Platform Expands appeared first on […]

The Missouri Star FFA Farmer says success for her cattle business goes beyond making sound management decisions. Beau Ann Graves from the Chillicothe FFA Chapter tells Brownfield she’s discovered resilience and having the right people on your team matters. “I’ve learned to 100% believe in myself, and to lean on people around you.” Graves owns […] The post MO Star FFA farmer highlights innovation, resilience in growing cattle operation appeared […]

The Missouri State FFA Advisor is retiring after more than 40 years of working in agriculture education. Keith Dietzschold tells Brownfield he never had plans to be an ag teacher, but the 1980s changed that. “I was going to go home and farm. Many of your audience will remember 1982 and 1983 and what that […] The post Missouri FFA advisor retiring: Dietzschold reflects on career appeared first on Brownfield […]

Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Grant Harms, says growers have a lot to think about when it comes to herbicide applications. He tells Brownfield weed height, rain, and wind speed are just some of the considerations.  Harms says following herbicide labels is also very important. The post Herbicide Considerations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

A livestock economist says there’s still no indication that there is widespread herd expansion in the cattle industry. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says, “It’s like we’re waiting for something significant that just kind of been kind of slow to occur.”  He says the percentage of heifers on feed is still relatively high. “Heifers at 4.3 million head represent 37.3% of on-feed inventory,” Burdine says. “It’s not a number […] The post Livestock economist says cattle herd expansion remains slow as heifer retention remains […]

The director of the International Food Policy Research Institute says a new artificial intelligence platform is helping track global food insecurity.  Johan Swinnen says the HungerMapLIVE signals the early warning signs of hunger across the world. “This data-driven tool tracks the supply of food, prices of food, fuel, and fertilizer shocks measure and map food […] The post New AI platform helping track rising global food insecurity appeared first on […]

The chairman of the US Meat Export Federation says Mexico is becoming an increasingly important market for beef and pork exports.   Jay Theiler tells Brownfield growth is coming at a critical time, especially after the US lost market access for beef in China. “Having these markets for these tongues in Japan, or whether it’s these sweetbreads and the tripe coming down here, it just is […] The post Mexico remains a key growth market for U.S. beef and pork exports […]