According to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows farmers expect farmland values to increase in the near term. Jim Mintert with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture says recent trade negotiations likely contributed to the increase. “I think it’s tied back to this idea that ag trade was going to be improving over the next…… Continue Reading
Rise in wean-to-finish pig mortality
Zoetis Pork technical services veterinarian Dr. Dave Baumert says there’s a rise in wean-to-finish pig mortality. He tells Brownfield the biggest culprit is respiratory diseases, and there are several steps pork producers can take to protect livestock. The post Rise in wean-to-finish pig mortality appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
Vietnam top trade priority for NPPC
The National Pork Producers Council views Vietnam as a top export priority. NPPC vice president of government relations Maria Zieba says there’s a lot of trade uncertainty. “There’s a lot of negotiations happening behind the scenes. Our top priority remains and will continue to be market access into Vietnam, we see this as a huge…… Continue Reading
Mass honeybee decline could impact the future of production agriculture
A Michigan-based veterinarian says a large decline in U.S. honeybee populations over the last year could impact the viability of food production. Terry Ryan Kane says beekeepers nationwide are seeing a 70 to 100% collapse in their colonies. “As our bee herd travels around the country, they’re assaulted by different diseases, different habitats, different climate,…… Continue Reading
Ethanol production, stocks, exports climb higher
U.S. ethanol production has increased for the third week in a row as producers wrap up seasonal maintenance. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.105 million barrels per day, up 49,000 on the week and 33,000 on the year. That week-to-week rise came with tighter, but still positive, margins for some producers and…… Continue Reading
Tim McGraw’s Daughter Clarifies Her Sexuality, Slams ‘Clickbait’
Gracie is setting the record straight after some outlets reported that she came out as queer this week. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Kansas winter wheat crop benefiting from rain
An extension agronomist with Kansas State University says recent rainfall could help increase winter wheat yields. Tina Sullivan, who covers northeast Kansas, says moisture in the last two weeks has improved crop conditions. “We were a little concerned when the USDA came out with that 40 to 50 bushels per acre and some of our…… Continue Reading
Chinese researchers charged with smuggling “potential agroterroism weapon”
A U.S. Attorney has charged two citizens of the Peoples’s Republic of China for smuggling a potential agroterroism weapon, conspiracy, and visa fraud. A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent arrested the couple for lying about smuggling Fusairum graminearum through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The criminal complaint alleges a University of Michigan postdoctoral fellow received Chinese…… Continue Reading
Co-infections make swine disease management more challenging
Boehringer-Ingelheim senior account veterinarian Dr. JD Fiechtner says recent studies reinforce a troubling truth for pork producers, health and performance outcomes in modern swine production are shaped by pathogen interplay. The post Co-infections make swine disease management more challenging appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
A potential shift in the cow herd
A livestock economist says there has been a decline in beef cow slaughter. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says, “Now certainly not 17% like it’s been so far, but that is a factor,” he says. He says producers culled cows at a higher rate in 2021, 2022, and 2023. “We’ve made some of…… Continue Reading
