A southeast Michigan farmer says he expects to plant soybeans starting this week. Jim Isley tells Brownfield, “We’ve planted soybeans on the eighth day of April for three years in a row,” he says.

Legislation exempting warehouses from having fire sprinkler systems has been vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. In his veto statement, Evers says he objects to changing the commercial building code ...

Rising food prices related to the current conflict in the Middle East isn’t as easy as choosing something else. Ken Foster and ag economist with Purdue University says the disruption is impacting the ...

A southwest Indiana farmer says he plans to start planting soybeans as early as next week. Ben Kron tells Brownfield, “We’ve got a bunch of anhydrous put on and a bunch of ground worked down,” he says ...

Many cattle producers are feeling the pain from the sudden rise in fertilizer prices. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says larger producers likely purchased many of their inputs late ...

On-going drought across Nebraska is continuing to deplete the soil profile. The USDA says topsoil moisture is 84 percent short to very short, and subsoil moisture is 85 percent short to very short.

Wisconsin’s recent wet and windy weather ensured a slow start to fieldwork for the 2026 growing season. Farmers in the southern part of the state made the most progress, with some oats and alfalfa ...

The longer the conflict in the Middle East continues, the more it will impact consumers and the price they pay for goods. Ken Foster, an ag economist with Purdue University says there are certain ...

Direct cash cattle trade activity remains quiet. Bids and asking prices still haven’t surfaced. Showlists this week are lower across all major feeding areas. Significant trade volume isn’t expected ...

Corn planting is starting to pick up steam across Kansas. The USDA says 4 percent of the crop is in, one percent ahead of last year. Winter wheat condition is rated 71 percent fair-to-good with 5 ...

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Brazil’s harvest is nearly 80% complete and some of the later planted crops in Argentina got rain over the weekend, with early ...

Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner covers the American Egg Board and United Egg Producers Joint Annual Meeting ...