Fertilizer prices in an upswing, analyst says
A fertilizer market analyst says prices remain high heading into planting season. Josh Linville with StoneX Group says phosphate costs have been a concern. “The phosphate market started out high […]
Grain markets move higher on Tuesday
Soybeans ended the day higher, with May contracts up 19 and ½ cents at $10.34 and 1/4. Markets also found support from sharply higher bean oil. The USDA’s announcement of […]
Minnesota PCA begins feedlot rulemaking process
A rulemaking process that will have implications for Minnesota livestock producers is underway. Minnesota Pork Producers Association director of public policy strategy and sustainability Lauren Servick tells Brownfield the Minnesota […]
Produce prescriptions top request for MAHA nutrition policies
The International Fresh Produce Association is calling for the Trump administration to prioritize fruit and vegetable consumption as part of its new Make America Healthy Again Commission. Nutrition and Health […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 1, 2025
May corn closed at $4.61 and 3/4, up 4 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.34 and 1/4, up 19 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $292.30, down 40 […]
Farmers need economic gameplan in volatile times
A longtime agricultural economist says farmers need a gameplan to navigate an uncertain economy. “Marketing and risk management are very, very critical in these very volatile times.” Dr. David Kohl, […]
Senate Ag Committee reviews whole milk in schools
The Director of Nutrition Guidance with USDA says she’s very concerned dairy consumption has declined over the past two decades. During Tuesday’s Senate Ag Committee’s hearing on the Whole Milk […]
Markets brace for tariff impact
U.S. commodity markets are bracing for the onset of tariffs by the Trump administration. Total Farm Marketing senior market advisor Naomi Blohm says retaliation is the biggest unknown. “What we’re […]
Rollins acknowledges trade “on everyone’s mind” during Iowa visit
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture made clear the administration understands farmers are nervous about tariff retaliation during a stop in Iowa Monday. Brooke Rollins was the keynote speaker at the […]
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovations looks to the future of ag
A curator at the Henry Ford Museum says drone technology and ‘AI’ are now being preserved as great agricultural innovations. Debra Reid oversees agriculture and environment collections. She tells Brownfield […]