After Dolly Parton announced her husband Carl Dean’s death, Loretta Lynn’s family remembered their “amazing love story” with a touching tribute. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Cattle futures mostly higher, awaiting direct business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle were up and feeders were mostly modestly higher, oversold and waiting for direct business to get underway. The import tariffs on Canada and Mexico could lead to a tighter domestic supply of cattle. April live was $2.40 higher at $194.65 and June up $1.97 at $190.07. April feeders were up…… Continue Reading
Iowa Ag Secretary expects market disruption from retaliatory tariffs
Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture warns farmers to brace for the impact of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. ag exports. Mike Naig tells Brownfield Canada has already retaliated and Mexico is expected to. “Factually, we expect that there will be or we should expect a disruption. Time will tell how much of a disruption, of course. We…… Continue Reading
New weed control tools from BASF
Surtain corn herbicide from BASF is commercially available to growers in the United States in 2025. Josh Putnam, Technical Marketing Manager for U.S. Corn Herbicides told Brownfield that weed resistance continues to spread and farmers have fewer tools to control weeds than they did twenty or thirty years ago. Surtain herbicide, according to Putnam, opens…… Continue Reading
Is 2025 the year a new farm bill gets done?
Pictured: Darin Johnson (left) with the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association interviews with Brownfield’s Brent Barnett at the 2025 Commodity Classic (Photo by Jill Makovec/Brownfield) Farm groups continue to call on lawmakers to finish the farm bill this year. Darin Johnson, president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, says a new farm bill is long overdue…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 4, 2025
May corn closed at $4.51 and 1/2, down 4 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $9.99, down 12 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $293.50, down $4.50May soybean oil closed at 42.27, down 63 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.36 and 3/4, down 11 centsApr. live cattle closed at $194.65, up $2.40Apr. feeder cattle closed…… Continue Reading
Ag Economy Barometer sees surprising rise from last month
Despite current economic challenges, farmer sentiment rose significantly this month in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert with Purdue University says the survey was taken the week of February 10th. “Of course, conditions have changed a lot since then, with the collapse in prices, we’ve seen the improvement from January into February,” he says.…… Continue Reading
Economic models show impact of Trump policies
Dairy economists at the University of Wisconsin have been modeling how retaliatory tariffs and program cuts will impact U.S. dairy farmers. Leonard Polzin tells Brownfield UW’s Dr. Charles Nicholson has been calculating the effects of an equal 25% retaliatory tariff, cuts to the nutrition program, and changes in immigration policy. Polzin says food and nutrition…… Continue Reading
Climate-smart grant holders say ripple effects are mounting
An executive director of a sustainable agriculture nonprofit says rural communities will bear the brunt of USDA funding freezes and firings. Hannah Smith-Brubaker with Pasa Sustainable Agriculture tells Brownfield, “The firings in the federal government, and equally the funding freeze itself, disproportionately is impacting rural communities.” “We know that farmer dollars go a very long…… Continue Reading
11 Country Stars Who Never Had Children
Most country stars are parents or plan to be at some point, but these 11 stars never had their own biological children. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
