Silage holds up amid Michigan’s drought, pumpkins sizing smaller
A dairy farmer in northern Michigan says silage harvest has wrapped up for the season. McBain’s Dale Dick tells Brownfield, “That yielded surprisingly well.” “The lighter sandier soils were definitely […]
Western Iowa farmer says rain delays harvest, crop quality mixed
A farmer in western Iowa says widespread rains have slowed his harvest progress. Kevin Ross of Minden says his farm has received more than an inch of rain since Sunday […]
Holiday deals ahead? Butter prices fall sharply before seasonal demand hits
A market advisor says butter prices are the lowest they’ve been since 2021. Katie Burgess with Ever.ag tells Brownfield large butter supplies have pushed prices down by more than a dollar during […]
Federal court allows lawsuit over USDA’s EID tag mandate to proceed
A federal district court has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the USDA’s electronic identification tag mandate can move forward. Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA, tells Brownfield the mandate requires […]
Michigan Farm Bureau: final state budget preserves key ag programs, avoids deep cuts
A Michigan Farm Bureau lobbyist says the new state budget maintains support for the state’s second-largest industry. “The agriculture budget as a whole in the state budget is less than […]
Weather window opens for harvest in southern Kansas
A south-central Kansas farmer says harvest conditions have significantly improved. James Moreland farms near the Oklahoma border and he says it’s been an excessively wet year, and it’s impacted corn […]
Libertarian to seek one of Iowa’s U.S. Senate seats
Greene County Attorney Thomas Laehn (like the word “LANE”) is planning to run for the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian. Laehn said Iowans are ready for someone outside the current […]
Iowa’s ag employers need to prep for more ICE raids
Immigration experts anticipate more federal immigration officers will show up on American farms in the coming months, and legal experts say there are steps employers can take ahead of time. […]
Justice For All Annual Meeting & Auction to be held Thursday
Justice For All (JFA) is getting set to host its 2025 annual meeting and auction on Thursday (October 9th). The meeting will give supporters of JFA to hear how the […]
Soybean yields above trendline in eastern Nebraska
An eastern Nebraska farmer says his soybean crop significantly beat his expectations this year. Mitch Oswald says many fields ended with 80-90 bushel yields despite high moisture levels. “Beans were […]