Commentary. Facebook and other social media platforms have lately been populated with prom pictures. College graduations have taken place and others soon will. FFA Banquets have been held. High school seniors will soon toss their caps into the air and step into the next chapter of their lives. It’s become customary this time of year …
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May 15
Hay is hard to find and expensive
An Extension agent says it’s getting hard to find hay for sale. Richard Halopka with the University of Wisconsin says, “Across the Midwest, scarce is the term that’s used a lot for availability plus some of those (hay) auctions have gone from two days a week down to one day a week.” Halopka tells Brownfield …
May 15
Duvall urges Trump to reach a China deal “soon”
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall has told President Trump that his trade negotiators need to make a deal with China as soon as possible to end the tariffs that are slashing ag exports. In a strongly worded letter to the president, Duvall says he’s hearing reports of some farmers – especially those dealing with …
May 15
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May 15
Is it time to change corn hybrids?
Delayed planting across the Corn Belt has some farmers asking if it is time to switch their corn hybrids. An Iowa-based Stine Seed Agronomist says, “not yet”. In this Managing for Profit Todd Schomburg will explain when is best to consider changing hybrids and talk about the yield loss potential when switching too early. Continue …
May 14
Missouri Senate Bill 391 heads to governor’s desk
AUDIO: Missouri House floor debate (excerpt) A bill affecting county health ordinances passed its final House vote Tuesday. Senate Bill 391 prevents county governments from regulating concentrated animal feeding operations more stringently than state agencies regulate them. House sponsor Representative Mike Haffner of Cass County told House colleagues the bill makes it possible for coming …
May 14
National Farmers Union critical of latest Trump trade aid plan
The National Farmers Union is calling President Trump’s proposed 15-billion-dollar trade aid “insufficient.” National Vice-President Patty Edelburg from Amherst Junction, Wisconsin tells Brownfield what farmers really need is an end to the trade war. “His trade war is causing some major issues with farmers, so the 15-billion will be helpful, but on the other hand, …
May 14
Mexico wants a more stable trade environment
The CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says US red meat customers in Mexico are cautiously optimistic despite the lack of progress on a new trade agreement. But, Dan Halstrom says they want to see a more stable trade environment. “They continue to work with us closely,” he says. “But we do need to …
May 14
Literal cost of the trade war
The vice president of the American Soybean Association estimates the trade war with China has cost his farm at least $65,000 dollars. Bill Gordon of Worthington, Minnesota, says he figures most of the two-dollar drop in soybean prices this past year can be attributed to less demand from China. “We talk about the economics of …
May 14
Cash rents more stable than expected
Cash rents have declined, but not as much as some would assume in this sixth straight year of depressed farm incomes. Farmers National Company says cash rents have stayed about steady with only a minor downward drift. Farmer interest in renting land is strong enough in most areas to keep cash rents from steep declines. …