The USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation says the agency is addressing concerns about ag data security in the One Farmer One File initiative. Richard Fordyce says merging dozens

An agricultural real estate expert says farm sale fraud is becoming more common. Colton Lacina with Farmers National Company says, “We’ve seen a large uptick in the last, you know,

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says the cool, wet streak of weather could pose some challenges. Ryan Gentle, who covers the western half of Illinois, tells Brownfield, “This cooler

Farmers are struggling to see the return of precision ag technology. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University’s Chad Fiechter says a new study shows the cost often

A new partnership in the Saginaw Bay Watershed is helping sugarbeet growers reduce erosion while testing strip-till practices. Conservation advisor Simon Yevzelman with The Nature Conservancy tells Brownfield the Accessing

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher on technical buying and solid beef demand. June live cattle closed $1.47 higher at $253.22 and August live

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, along with the drop in crude oil. Contracts are overbought and U.S. planting and emergence remain ahead of average. That’s not

Conservation research at Michigan State University is helping to understand what management practices are needed to handle wetter springs. Director of MSU’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Project Phil Robertson tells Brownfield, “Unlike elsewhere, we’re not

All eyes shifted to the U.S. Senate after the House passed its farm bill last week. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman says the Senate has different rules for its

A Minnesota farmer is sounding the alarm on escalating farm stress. Bob Worth of Lake Benton suggests a mental health crisis is occurring in agriculture. “It is extremely serious.” He