Endvick named Wisconsin Farmers Union Executive Director
Wisconsin Farmers Union has a new Executive Director. Danielle Endvick has been named to replace Julie Keown-Bomar, who is retiring. Endvick tells Brownfield her involvement in Wisconsin Farmers Union began […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 13, 2025
Jul. corn closed at $4.42 and 1/2, down 5 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.72 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $293.30, down $4.80Jul. […]
Illinois Farm Bureau showcasing state’s ag diversity
The member engagement manager with the Illinois Farm Bureau says the organization is working to highlight the diversity within the state’s top industry. Ashley Beutke says Illinois may be known […]
Young Farmer in Excellence: “Just say yes”
A young farmer says some families may need to diversify their operations to retain the next generation. Tera Baker tells Brownfield additional entities were necessary to support coming back to the […]
2025 Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour underway in Kansas
A wheat and forage specialist says the first day of this year’s hard red winter wheat tour didn’t bring many surprises. Romulo Lollato is with Kansas State. “What we’ve seen […]
Collegiate Farm Bureau experience shaping lives
The president of the Southern Illinois University Collegiate Farm Bureau says the organization has changed his life. Chase Howell, from Peoria County, tells Brownfield, “The Farm Bureau group for me […]
Morris named Administrator of USDA’s Ag Marketing Service
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has named Erin Morris as the next administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. Morris has spent more than 25 years advancing the work of AMS, […]
Cash dairy prices down Tuesday
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0125 at $0.53. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were […]
Hay harvest starts early in Iowa
The hay harvest is off to an early start in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows the first cutting of alfalfa at six percent, compared to the five-year […]
ISA continues market development efforts
A farmer-director with the Iowa Soybean Association says the industry continues to seek new export opportunities. At-large director Brent Renner, a farmer from Klemme, says China’s interest in U.S. whole […]