Lower crop prices mostly responsible for net farm income decline

The director of the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says lower crop prices take most of the blame for a continued decline in net farm income. Pat Westhoff tells Brownfield there’s lower crop prices across the board. “If you take all the major field crops: corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton, there’s…… Continue Reading

Soybeans, corn finish the day with modest gains

Soybeans ended the day higher but spent most of the day on both sides of unchanged in the pretty quiet trade.  Soybean meal was lower, while soybean oil moved higher.  Soybean conditions declined slightly on Monday, but crop development and harvest are both ahead of the average pace.  The trade continues to monitor weather in…… Continue Reading

Iowa farmer continues farm bill advisory work

Pictured: Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser at the 2023 NAFB Convention (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A southwest Iowa farmer says the ag industry needs a new five-year farm bill before the end of the year. Ray Gaesser farms near Corning and serves as a farm bill advisor for House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson. “The…… Continue Reading

Taylor lauds ag trade mission to Vietnam

The expansion of agricultural trade to Vietnam is a priority for USDA. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor says she recently returned from a trade mission to the country. “Some of the objectives of our trade mission were strengthening trade ties, identifying new market opportunities, and expanding U.S. agricultural exports,” she…… Continue Reading

U.S. Grains Council utilizing new RAPP funding

A board member with the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) says new federal funding is helping build export demand for corn, sorghum, and barley. Jim Reed, an Illinois farmer and at-large board member with USGC, says $17 million dollars from the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) is going to a variety of uses. “A number of…… Continue Reading

Field trials for short stature corn showing promise

An agronomist with Bayer says field trials for its short-statures corn hybrids have been encouraging. Shawn McDonald says Bayer’s Preceon variety is only about 7 feet tall with 24-to-28-inch ear heights. “What we’ve seen with that in some field testing so far is significant reductions in green snap risk, he says. “When we look at a place like…… Continue Reading

Southern Rust could impact yields in Nebraska

Corn and soybeans have been pressured by disease this growing season in Nebraska. Mike Gruener, with Wyffels Hybrids discusses some of the more prominent diseases, like Crown Rot and Southern Rust, that could impact yields. Brownfield interviewed Gruener at the 2024 Husker Harvest Days, near Grand Island, Nebraska. AUDIO: Mike Gruener, Wyffels Hybrids The post…… Continue Reading

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