Harvest has wrapped up in many areas across the state. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 97 percent harvested for grain. Winter wheat is 64 percent adequate to surplus, 95 percent planted, and 82 percent emerged. Topsoil moisture is 54 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture is 40 percent…… Continue Reading
Michigan wheat ahead of average
Warm and wet weather was helpful to Michigan’s wheat crop last week. The USDA says winter wheat is 96 percent emerged with condition rated 74 percent good to excellent. Michigan’s corn crop is 95 percent harvested while sugarbeets are at 98 percent. The post Michigan wheat ahead of average appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.…… Continue Reading
FarmOp Capital and Compeer Financial to add additional financial services
FarmOp Capital and Compeer Financial are partnering to provide Midwest farmers with more lending options. The joint venture, announced Monday, will make FarmOp lending tools available to Compeer Financial farmers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin to help improve balance sheets for 2025. For more information on the additional offerings farmers should contact their local Compeer Financial representatives. The post FarmOp…… Continue Reading
Own This Measuring Cup? It Could Get You Some Extra Cash
A recent settlement means checks coming in the mail to people who bought a specific glass measuring cup. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Wisconsin ag impact on economy grows
Cabbage field in Wisconsin The economic impact of agriculture on Wisconsin’s economy is 11.5 billion dollars higher in just five years. New data from the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics shows the impact of agriculture in 2017 was 104.8 billion dollars, but 2022 data shows ag production, and the food processing…… Continue Reading
Concerns about potential tariffs in 2025
The director of trade policy at the U.S. Grains Council is concerned about potential tariffs disrupting trade efforts in 2025. Andrew Brandt tells Brownfield… “President-elect Trump is coming back,” he says. “He has not hidden the fact that he did tariffs the first time and he intends to do them again. He’s spoken of tariffs…… Continue Reading
North Dakota regulators give carbon dioxide pipeline green light
The proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project has the approval of North Dakota regulators. North Dakota’s Public Service Commission voted unanimously Friday to approve a siting permit for the modified, 333-mile route within that state. North Dakota denied Summit’s pipeline permit in 2023. Summit Carbon Solutions says so far, they have easements for more than 80% of…… Continue Reading
Channel brand expands seed offerings for 2025
A Channel technical agronomist says the brand is offering an extended lineup of soybean seed treatments in 2025. Richard Turner says several products performed well in 2024. “A new 109 day that we had this year in plots in 2024,” he says. “Also had a new 117 day. Both of those products have new seed…… Continue Reading
Managing risk in a tighter ag economy
A senior vice president of insurance says farms will have to adjust their risk management options in this lower-price environment. Tony Jesina with Farm Credit Services of America says the market trends have not been friendly to the farmer when looking at commodity prices. He tells Brownfield with declining commodity prices, base-level coverage isn’t going…… Continue Reading
5-Year-Old Barron Trump Goes Viral via Adorable Old Footage
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