Farm

President Trump has approved a disaster declaration for most of Iowa after record-setting flood damage.  The White House announced Saturday afternoon the declaration clears the way for federal assistance in 61 of Iowa’s 99 counties.  Trump also

Wisconsin farmers are asking the state to invest in a Dairy Innovation Hub.  John Holevoet with the Dairy Business Association tells Brownfield the seven-million-dollar annual cost isn’t much when you look at the industry’s impact. “You’re getting

President Donald Trump is sending a trade negotiation team from the U.S. to China.  The White House confirms that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Deputy Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchen will have meetings

A lot of northwest Missouri farmers had to scramble to get livestock, grain and hay out of way of rising water. Atchison County farmer Richard Oswald was among those surprised by the rapid increase in flows following

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day mixed.  Contracts were overbought and needed a correction.  The Cattle on Feed report was neutral to bearish.  April live cattle closed $.17 lower at $129.72 and June

The opioid crisis, depression, and succession planning are top of mind for the next generation of Farm Bureau leaders. Minnesota Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher committee member Ava Breise attended the recent FUSION conference in Milwaukee

The CEO of Midwest Dairy says the industry is doing a good job keeping up with the wants and needs of consumers. Lucas Lentsch tells Brownfield preferences are robust and ever-changing. “It isn’t so much about trying

Field conditions vary across the Midwest. Wyffels Hybrids agronomist Brent Tharp says there’s quite a variance in states they cover like Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. “You get down into southern Illinois, it’s still

A bill introduced in the U.S. House aims to provide an economic boost to youth 21 and younger who earn money through their agriculture related FFA or 4-H projects. Jennifer Sirangelo, President of the National 4-H Council

The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) has been discovered at a junior livestock show in Oklahoma. Roy Lee Lindsey, director of the Oklahoma Pork Council, says pigs at the Oklahoma Youth Expo started getting sick earlier this