Missouri NRCS has issued a local disaster declaration for five counties in northwest Missouri affected by flooding along the Missouri River, “Emergency Watershed Program, the EWP, is USDA/NRCS’s recovery program from natural disasters when they occur. And that’s what we’ve got up in northwest Missouri in the Missouri River system, of course, with that flooding …
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Apr 18
Missouri FFA Convention
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground in Columbia for the Missouri FFA Convention April 25 and 26, 2019. Continue reading Missouri FFA Convention at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 18
Getting in front of early season disease pressure
Spring weather can be unpredictable – and this year has been no exception already. The inclement weather farmers have been facing could leave growers battling additional crop disease this year. In this Managing for Profit, Brent Titus with Arysta Life Science explains what growers should watch for in the coming weeks. Continue reading Getting in …
Apr 18
Lobbyist says farmers wonder if lawmakers are listening
Farmers and ag groups want to make sure their elected officials understand rural issues. Shawn Pfaff Agricultural lobbyist Shawn Pfaff tells Brownfield representation in the State Capitol has become more urban and less rural, and farmers need to help educate lawmakers about their issues including the rural economy. “We need to show optimism. We also …
Apr 18
NCGA official promotes more grassroots ag advocacy
A commodity group leader says farmers engaging with elected officials on agricultural issues can be very effective. Steve Uram with the National Corn Growers Association says grassroots advocacy is a team sport and everybody plays, and when farmers reach out to their elected officials, they’re paying attention. “Every vote counts. Every message counts. Every email …
Apr 17
Missouri farm income projection is down
The Missouri farm income projection by FAPRI-MU is down for 2019. Director Pat Westhoff tells Brownfield the estimate is based on 2017 information, “As we look forward, these very preliminary projections look like to us that the future looks like the recent past, unfortunately. That we keep net farm income in Missouri below $2-Billion-dollars a …
Apr 17
Cattle futures mixed ahead of Cattle on Feed report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed, mostly higher, with nearby contracts under pressure with position squaring ahead of the Cattle on Feeder report, but the higher cash trade did help to support markets. Concerns about quality and feedlot conditions are adding pressure to prices. April live cattle closed $.22 lower at $126.92 …
Apr 17
Iowa hearing focuses on Corps’ Missouri River flood management
From left to right, Kanas Senator Moran, Iowa Senator Grassley, Iowa Senator Ernst and New York Senator Gillibrand. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management of the 2019 Missouri River Basin flooding was the focus of a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee field hearing today in Glenwood, Iowa. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a member …
Apr 17
More cows but fewer dairy farms in Michigan
Michigan’s dairy farmers have expanded their herds since the last census while farm numbers are down. “Milk cows actually increased 17 percent to 442,000 although we did see a good decrease in the number of milk cow operations, 251 fewer operations than we had in 2012.” Ty Kalaus with the Great Lakes Regional Field Office …
Apr 17
New rain, storms develop on much of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, rain is spreading across the upper Midwest, maintaining soggy conditions and further delaying the start of widespread spring fieldwork. On April 14—prior to this rainfall—topsoil moisture was rated at least 50% surplus in Minnesota (64%), Illinois (56%), and Wisconsin (54%), and at least 40% surplus in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and …