Jan 15, 2011 · Brownfield Ag News coverage of the 2025 Cattle Industry Convention Protocols in place to allow live cattle imports from Mexico to resume. More Posts from this Category

Jan 14, 2025 · Friday’s bullish supply and demand report from USDA should spark farmer selling. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse says the reduction in 2024 corn yield estimates came as a surprise. “Nationwide, they dropped the projected average yield by 3.8 bushels. And I have to think back a long time that I’ve seen that kind of drop […]

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6 days ago · The USDA’s long-awaited Cattle Inventory report indicates further contraction of the U.S. herd is likely. At the start of 2025, the number of heifers weighing 500 pounds and heavier were 1% lower than at the start of 2024. That includes 1% year-to-year declines for beef, dairy, and all other replacement heifers. The number of calves […]

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6 days ago · A Wisconsin crop farmer is expecting another year without profit. Ken Rosenow raises corn and soybeans near Oconomowoc and works with the U.S. Grains Council. He tells Brownfield the numbers don’t look good for 2025 right now. “I’ve got quite a few things bought already. I’ve got a few more things to do and you […]

Oct 21, 2024 · The USDA says another dry week allowed for big progress jumps in the Illinois harvest. Champaign County farmer Brian Krukewitt says he’s finished with soybean harvest. “I think for the most part it will probably be a farm record, maybe not by much.” He says, “I don’t think it’s quite as good as what we […]

Dec 20, 2024 · A pair of Illinois farmers say the ag economy means some tough decisions in 2025. Tom Hieronymus, who farms in DeWitt County, tells Brownfield, “The cost of inputs these days, and this last couple of years the commodity prices have really kind of taken a nosedive, and the costs are still just kind of climbing.

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