The new executive director of the Missouri Dairy Growth Council says the state’s dairy industry is expanding after nearly two decades of decline. Alfred Brandt says on average, the state has lost ...

Photo: Brownfield's Brent Barnett (left) interviews northwest Iowa farmer Nathan Anderson at the 2026 Practical Farmers of Iowa Conference. A northwest Iowa farmer says cover crops play a key role in ...

University of Illinois' Nick Paulsen at the 2025 FarmDoc Farm Assets Conference. (Brownfield Photo) A pair of economists at the University of Illinois say ad hoc payments to farmers are part of the ...

Cattle markets continue to navigate a lot of uncertainty. Tony Hancock, market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says sale barns across the country are back to setting records.

The president of the Missouri Farm Bureau says there are several policy proposals from Missouri being considered by delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Convention this week. Garrett ...

Adjustments to Missouri’s state income tax are being considered in the Missouri Legislature this session. Doyle Justus, the chairman of the Missouri House Ag Committee, tells Brownfield he’s not seen ...

An ethanol group leader says USDA’s new corn crop projections emphasize the need for nationwide year-round E15. Geoff Cooper is President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association. He tells ...

Photo provided by the National 4-H Council. The National 4-H Council’s Beyond Ready initiative is helping 4-H youth across the country prepare for their future careers. Taylor Thigpen, a member of the ...

A farm business management specialist encourages growers to begin marketing stored grain soon. Kristina McVicker with South Central College in southern Minnesota says start with the basics. “of ...

The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says the agency’s support of animal agriculture is stronger than it’s been in decades. Jerry Costello tells Brownfield that a full staff of ...

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says more ad hoc assistance will be necessary if commodity prices don’t improve this year. During a call with ag reporters Thursday, the Iowa Republican told Brownfield ...

Missouri has received approval from the federal government to spend more than $814 million to improve high-speed internet. A press release from Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says the money will bring ...