A central Illinois farmer says soybeans he planted in late February look great. Brad Wade of McLean tells Brownfield 40 acres ...

The chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says the first container ship has made it through the Port of Baltimore. A bridge collapse at the end of March has slowed the ...

The ranking member of the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee says lawmakers should be cautious using the Commodity Credit Corporation to fund part of the new farm bill. John Hoeven told reporters ...

The Missouri House has approved a bill to ban companies from using eminent domain to take private property to develop wind and solar farms. Democrat Peter Merideth from eastern Missouri says the bill ...

Expansions to the U.S. Inland Waterway system will continue to provide a competitive advantage for American farmers on the global market.                   Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi River, ...

The director of USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub says the spring rains have improved soil moisture across the Corn Belt more than he was expecting, but drought isn’t over yet. Dennis Todey says “there are ...

A southwestern Indiana farmer says weather has continued to be a problem this planting season. Ben Kron says he has concerns about yield loss. “The later we get, it definitely affects it,” he says. “I ...

U.S. cheese export volumes hit a new monthly high during March. American Farm Bureau Federation’s chief economist Roger Cryan tells Brownfield, “We’ll see where the sales go.” “Our best overseas ...

An agriculture lobbyist says the introduction of farm bill frameworks doesn’t guarantee passage of the legislation any time soon. Ohio Corn and Wheat’s Director of Public Policy Luke Crumley tells ...

The Senate Ag Committee chair tells Brownfield specialty crop growers will have more input in designing crop insurance programs as part of her farm bill framework. Debbie Stabenow explained more ...

CNH Industrial, the makers of CASE IH and New Holland farm equipment, is collaborating with satellite company Intelsat to provide farmers improved internet access. CNH chief digital and information ...

Corn farmers dealing with drought are encouraged to take crop diseases like tar spot seriously. Alice Harris with BASF says because most plant pathogens thrive in wet conditions, growers in dry areas ...