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Lawmakers are discussing the role of USDA and farm bill programs in mitigating climate change. House Ag Committee Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson says the next farm bill needs common sense solutions. “I will not fundamentally spend our commodity, conservation and crop insurance programs to appease Washington thinktanks,” he says. “I will reject complicating our programs and making climate the focus of every title in the upcoming farm bill reauthorization.” […]

Nebraska is the latest state where highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a poultry flock. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service detected the virus in a backyard flock in Merrick County in South-Central Nebraska. State Veterinarian Dr. Roger Dudley says the farm has been quarantined and depopulation is underway. NDA says it’s establishing a 6-mile surveillance zone and is working with […]

A technical service manager with FMC Corporation says farmers shouldn’t cut corners on disease management this season despite record high input costs. Drake Copeland tells Brownfield commodity prices are also high and farmers need to protect the yield potential of their crop. “I don’t think it’s something you can ignore, especially when we have aggressive diseases like southern corn rust and now tar spot,” he says. “…There’s a lot of […]

The US EPA has made amendments to the labels for over-the-top use of dicamba in Iowa and Minnesota. For the 2022 season, Iowa farmers must follow a new application deadline of June 20th, ten days earlier than last year’s cut-off. In Minnesota, applications cannot be made on dicamba tolerant crops south of Interstate 94 after June 12th, while the cut-off date north of Interstate 94 remains June 30th. Applicators in […]

Starting clean and staying clean when it comes to weed control helps farmers improve yields and maximize their return on investment. In this Managing for Profit, Frank Rittemann with Bayer talks about TriVolt, an up-and-coming herbicide expected to launch for the 2023 growing season. ...

A USDA official says two of their programs have received a lot of interest from processors and farmers looking to sell directly to customers. Wisconsin’s Rural Development Director Julie Lassa tells Brownfield the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program and the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program are part of President Biden’s efforts to create a more secure and diverse food supply chain. Lassa expects funding for the Meat and […]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground in Oshkosh on March 29-30, 2022 covering the Wisconsin Public Service Farm Show. ...

May soybeans closed at $16.58 and 3/4, down 11 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $484.00, down $.30May soybean oil closed at $73.68, down 27 pointsMay wheat closed at $11.54 and 1/4, up 58 centsApr. live cattle closed at $140.85, up $.52Apr. lean hogs closed at $102.40, up 20 centsMar. Class III milk closed at $22.36, down 3 centsApr. crude oil closed at $94.95, down $6.57May cotton closed at […]

The soybean complex traded lower Tuesday with softness hitting soy oil especially. May beans closed 11 and 3/4 cents lower at $16.58 and July beans were 11 cents lower at $16.35 and 3/4. Sharp drops for crude oil guided the market downward. Soybean exports are a mixed bag as there was a near record amount of delivery last week but lower inspections totals than average this week for new crop […]