Farmers are want to know about markets and the present trade situation. USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs Ted McKinney has an update on today’s Managing for Profit. Continue reading USDA Undersecretary Ted McKinney’s update on trade deal progress at Brownfield Ag News.
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Nov 26
MO Governor’s Mansion spruce arrives
A 40-foot Norway spruce tree from Lebanon, Missouri has been brought to the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City. It’ll be displayed on the grounds outside. The tree had gotten too big for its original space after being planted 25 years ago by Mike and Linda Knudson to mark the birth of their son. The couple donated …
Nov 26
Soybean Checkoff “more important now than ever”
A United Soybean director from Kentucky says the checkoff is more important now than it’s ever been, “We feel like – well, we know – that without this investment that the bean prices would suffer much more than what they are now.” Keith Tapp tells Brownfield, having captured the market in China, the board decided …
Nov 26
95% of Indiana corn and soybeans harvested
Corn and soybean harvest inched along in Indiana this week because of continued wet and cool conditions. According to the latest USDA Crop and Weather Report, 95 percent of corn and soybeans are harvested. The winter wheat crop remained stable with 63 percent rated good to excellent. Farmer are still planting cover crops and finishing …
Nov 26
Nebraska ‘small acreage’ rancher is committed to conservation
Jim and Lora O’Rourke are the recipients of the 2018 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award. The O’Rourkes own and operate RuJoDen Ranch in Chadron, Nebraska. In an interview with Brownfield, Jim O’Rourke said they’re proud to represent “smaller acreages”. “It’s important, I think, through this award that smaller acreages are being considered,” he says. “I think …
Nov 26
Brownfield members recognized at NAFB Convention
Several members of the Brownfield Ag News team were honored during the 75th Annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Convention held in Kansas City, Missouri November 7 – 9, 2018. Brownfield farm broadcasters did well in the NAFB program competition.Video Feature Award First Place: Shannon YokleyNewscast Second Place: Ken AndersonNewscast Third Place: Tom Steever …
Nov 26
U of IL: USMCA is NAFTA 1.01
A report by the University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics says the new USMCA -United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement – is not very different from the North American Free Trade Agreement that it’s meant to replace, “I don’t even call it NAFTA 2.0. It’s really NAFTA 1.01. It’s really not that different from the old …
Nov 26
Temps to vary as an active pattern resumes
A storm system currently crossing the lower Great Lakes region will drift northeastward before stalling near the Canadian Maritimes. As a result, much of the eastern U.S. will experience an extended period of cold, breezy weather, with snow expected across northern New England and downwind of the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, a Pacific storm will produce …
Nov 26
Amazon adds real Christmas trees
This holiday season Amazon is selling real Christmas trees for the first time which the National Christmas Tree Association says will attract new customers. “What we see is it’s additive. What we think Amazon will do is bring new customers to us, customers who haven’t found that getting a real tree is convenient for them.” …
Nov 26
Republican senators ask Trump to ratify USMCA this year
A dozen Republican lawmakers are asking President Trump to send the final text of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement to Congress, so it can be ratified this year. In a letter, the legislators say it will be harder to pass the agreement when Democrats take control of the House in 2019. Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey …