Illinois farmer optimistic at E15 movement
A former president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association says passage of nationwide, year-round E15 legislation out of the House is huge for agriculture. Jim Reed, who farms in central […]
Wet weather impacting custom operators
Many Wisconsin farmers have had a slow start to the planting season, but one farmer says the cool and wet weather is also impacting custom operators. Neil Christenson grows crops […]
USDA staffing and reorganization raise concerns
A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says staffing levels at the USDA continue to draw concern. Illinois Democratic Representative Nikki Budzinski tells Brownfield… “We had a closed-door conversation […]
Indiana dairy producers carry on Indy 500’s historic bottle of milk tradition
For more than 20 years, the American Dairy Association Indiana has selected two dairy producers to meet the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in Victory Circle with a cold bottle […]
Crop insurance agent says drought raising prevent plant questions
A crop insurance agent says ongoing drought has more farmers in the Central Plains are evaluating prevent plant options. Ben Rand with the Federal Crop Insurance Agency says the […]
China trade summit leaves grain traders wanting more
A commodities economist says the U.S. and China trade summit didn’t have much new information for U.S. agriculture, and grain traders are disappointed. “Traders expectations of concrete deals coming out […]
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican attends the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting. The post Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Roasting High-Oleic Soybeans
Improve protein digestibility of high-oleic soybeans. Dr. Lynn Davis, Dairy Nutritionist, explains the benefits of properly roasting high-oleic soybeans for use in dairy feed rations. The post Roasting High-Oleic Soybeans […]
Alice in Dairyland to be selected on Saturday
Wisconsin will soon learn who will serve as the next Alice in Dairyland. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield the one-year public relations position helps people understand where their food […]
Soybeans drop on lack of China details, CONAB update
Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and technical selling. While ag trade was discussed with China, including soybeans, nothing concrete has been reported from the meeting as of yet. For […]