Jan 15, 2011 · Brownfield Ag News coverage of the 2025 Cattle Industry Convention Having a voice in establishing the organization’s policy Cattle producers remain committed to sustainability

4 hours ago · An agricultural lender says farmers are finding ways to make it through the down ag economy. Tyler Martin with Compeer Financial says interest rates are higher than before but also closer to normal. “I’ve only been in the industry about 15 to 20 years, and at the end of the day, interest rates are about […]

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Jan 14, 2025 · Friday’s bullish supply and demand report from USDA should spark farmer selling. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse says the reduction in 2024 corn yield estimates came as a surprise. “Nationwide, they dropped the projected average yield by 3.8 bushels. And I have to think back a long time that I’ve seen that kind of drop […]

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2 days ago · Broiler sets and placements remain ahead of 2024. The USDA says 248.138 million broiler-type eggs went into incubation, down 1.138 million on the week, but still up 2% on the year, with average hatchability hanging just below 80%. 191.88 million chicks entered meat production, falling 550,000 from the previous week, but rising 3% from last […]

Dec 20, 2024 · A pair of Illinois farmers say the ag economy means some tough decisions in 2025. Tom Hieronymus, who farms in DeWitt County, tells Brownfield, “The cost of inputs these days, and this last couple of years the commodity prices have really kind of taken a nosedive, and the costs are still just kind of climbing.

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3 days ago · The senior director of government affairs with Invariant says several provisions of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire this year. Danielle Beck tells Brownfield many of them affect agriculture. “Reducing the pass-through tax rates and expanding those brackets.” She says, “If that’s not extended, we’re going to see higher […]

Oct 21, 2024 · The USDA says another dry week allowed for big progress jumps in the Illinois harvest. Champaign County farmer Brian Krukewitt says he’s finished with soybean harvest. “I think for the most part it will probably be a farm record, maybe not by much.” He says, “I don’t think it’s quite as good as what we […]