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

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

Setting the stage for cattle markets in 2025

Without the July Cattle Inventory report, much of the cattle industry continues to look for any substantial signs of retention and herd expansion. Livestock economist Scott Brown says this month won’t be any different. “Livestock slaughter, one of the big ones here, of course, is going to be beef cow slaughter,” he says.  “Just exactly…… Continue Reading

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