Water export bill gets second chance in MO Legislature
The senior policy director with the Missouri Soybean Association says a water export bill is getting a second chance in Missouri’s State Legislature. Casey Wasser tells Brownfield in an executive […]
April RMI survey: Rural economy in negative territory
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index has slumped below growth neutral for an eighth straight month. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says, “The ag sector or farm sector is just not […]
Cooler, drier weather settles into much of the Heartland; rains on the far southern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, rain showers linger early Friday in the lower Great Lakes region and the Ohio Valley. Cool air trails the rain, with freezes reported Friday morning in […]
Stepping outside your comfort zone with FFA
The newly elected Missouri State FFA President Andi Belt says she’s looking forward to helping the next generation of agriculture reach their full potential in the next year. “Without a […]
Prop 12 needs to be blocked, Rep. Nunn says
U.S. Congressman Zach Nunn says lawmakers need to act quickly on legislation that would block California’s Proposition 12 law. “The issue at hand here is quite clear,” he said. “One […]
Real estate expert says several factors impact farmland prices
An agricultural land marketer says farmland values have remained strong across much of America. R.D. Schrader with Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company specializes in ag land sales in 40 […]
March cattle placements fall sharply
Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots dropped in March. The USDA says the 1.746 million head placed in March fell 12% on the year, a bigger than expected decline because […]
Chilly weather to cover the Corn Belt this weekend, more rain for the southern states
A cold front traversing the eastern U.S. will clear the Atlantic Seaboard by Saturday. However, atmospheric moisture pooled across the Deep South will result in precipitation lingering through the weekend, […]
Much warmer pattern to evolve by late next week across the Heartland; showery for some
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures across the central one-third of the U.S. and parts of the Southeast, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the Northeast […]
U.S. will again be a net beef importer in ‘24
An animal protein analyst expects the U.S. to be a net beef importer for the second straight year. CoBank’s Brian Earnest tells Brownfield the record-low U.S. cattle inventory, along with […]
