How farmers can manage risk on their operations. We’ll hear from Beth Sheckelhoff with Ohio State Extension about how to prepare management practices. The post Practicing risk management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     … Continue Reading

A livestock economist says the slight year-over-year increase to the U.S. hog herd could pressure producer profitability. Iowa State University’s Lee Schulz says there are modest profits in the industry right now and that should continue for the next few months.  “But getting into some red ink as we get into the 4th quarter,” he…… Continue Reading

An economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation says the looming port strike could have severe consequences for the U.S. ag industry. Danny Munch says the most significant disruptions would be felt in containerized agricultural exports. “They take up about 50% of U.S. waterborne ag exports and 70% of containerized ag imports. The disruption would…… Continue Reading