The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending November 15th remain ahead of projections for the 2018/19 marketing year. Wheat came out at 509,118 tons, up 163,377 from the week ending November 8th and 248,520 higher than the week ending November 16th, 2017. For the 2018/19 marketing year to date, wheat inspections …
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Nov 19
USDA and FDA will regulate cell-cultured meat
USDA and FDA have announced they will work together to regulate cell-cultured meat. In a joint statement, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb say FDA will oversee the cell collection, cell banks and cell growth and USDA will regulate cell harvesting, production and labeling of food products. Lia Biando with the United …
Nov 19
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 27. Continue reading Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Nov 16
Winter-like pattern continues across most of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow remains on the ground—following Thursday’s storm—from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region, further delaying late-season soft red winter wheat planting efforts. Meanwhile in the upper Midwest, several factors—including locally excessive soil moisture and partially frozen soils—are an impediment to completing corn and …
Nov 16
NCGA says DEMAND its top three goals
When it comes to the U.S. corn industry – corn leaders say it’s about this, “Our #1, #2 and #3 goals are demand, demand and demand,” says Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers’ Chief Executive Officer, interviewed by Brownfield at the 2019 NAFB Convention. NCGA President Lynn Chrisp, a Nebraska corn grower, tells Brownfield things weren’t …
Nov 16
Is there a Speaker Pelosi 2.0?
Should Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) be elected Speaker of the House again? I’ve been asked this question a dozen times in the last few days, with the question almost always followed by the asker’s multiple reasons why or why not Pelosi deserves to control the House. At best, I’m ambivalent. If I step back, …
Nov 16
Canada, China strengthen partnership
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and China are in talks to deepen bilateral trade and work toward an “eventual” free trade agreement. Trudeau spoke with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the third annual Canada-China leaders’ dialogue. The two leaders also recognized the outcomes of recent meetings including a commitment to double ag trade …
Nov 16
ASF hits China’s biggest pork producing region
China’s largest pork producing province has officially reported its first outbreak of African Swine Fever. Ten of 16 pigs diagnosed with the virus died at a farm in the Sichuan province. To date, 18 of China’s 31 provinces and regions have battled the disease. China’s Ministry of Agriculture says the country continues to ramp up …
Nov 15
#Grow18 anything but smooth for many farmers in southern Minnesota
Many farmers across southern Minnesota will lament the 2018 growing season. Wyffels Hybrids marketing manager Mitch Heisler tells Brownfield it’s been a very challenging year. “We kind of went straight from winter to summer it seemed like. We had a record cold April and almost a record hot May and June, and that’s kind of …
Nov 15
Credit concerns increasing among Midwest ag bankers
The Federal Reserve says farmland values in the Midwest during the third quarter have remained stable. Senior business economist David Oppedahl in the Chicago District tells Brownfield credit concerns among lenders are growing. “With the current revenues being very challenging, [farmers] would like to extend loans and are having a harder time repaying loans at the …
