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What you should know about the Economic Loss Assistance Program A University of Missouri Extension economist says the U.S. House Ag Committee has released estimated payment rates for producers in the Economic Loss Assistance Program.
Illinois budget woes could impact ag - Brownfield Ag News
10 hours ago · The director of governmental affairs and commodities with the Illinois Farm Bureau says the state’s looming budget issues could impact agriculture. Kevin Semlow tells Brownfield, “The biggest problem they got is their revenue projections are about $3.2 billion below what they anticipated on their tax revenues,” he says. He says underperforming sales …
Central Illinois farmer prepping for 2025 - Brownfield Ag News
12 hours ago · A central Illinois farmer says he’s been busy preparing for the 2025 growing season. Lance Muirhead, who farms in Macon County, tells Brownfield, “We’re getting there.” He says, “We got everything cleaned up for the most part and put in the shed. Doing a lot of book work, going a lot of conferences over the […]
Not much friendly market news to ring in 2025
1 day ago · A market analyst suggests there’s not much friendly news for corn and soybean prices to begin 2025. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says demand has been a bright spot. “That’s about it for now because we have no weather story to talk about. We would need a dramatic shift in the weather in South […]
Ag banker predicts 2025 will be another strong year for beef ...
1 day ago · An ag banker says he expects another strong year for beef profitability in 2025. Barry Benson, with First National Bank of Omaha, says the market has been able to offset decreases in the cattle inventory, with carcass weights up about 25 pounds throughout 2024.
Pushing yields to the next level in 2025 - Brownfield Ag News
4 days ago · A central Illinois based agronomist says farmers should take several factors into consideration when making seed selections for next year. Steve Crafton with LG Seeds says corn hybrids should be placed based on each field’s soil type. “If you don’t have let feet hybrid down to a mucky soil river bottom ground, you can lose 8 […]
Setting the stage for cattle markets in 2025 - Brownfield Ag News
Nov 18, 2024 · Without the July Cattle Inventory report, much of the cattle industry continues to look for any substantial signs of retention and herd expansion. Livestock economist Scott Brown says this month won’t be any different. “Livestock slaughter, one of the big ones here, of course, is going to be beef cow slaughter,” he says. “Just exactly […]
The Road to Plant 2025 Starts Now - Brownfield Ag News
Oct 4, 2024 · An AgriGold agronomist says getting a jump-start on planning for next growing season will set up farmers for success. Jacob Gehrls says soil testing can make a big difference. “Soil fertility is probably the biggest yield impact that we have, understanding exactly what each field needs to bring it to that top end yield potential is […]
Proposed FARM Act would have major impact - Brownfield Ag News
Nov 8, 2024 · An ag economist at the University of Illinois says the latest agricultural aid package proposed in Congress would have a major impact if passed as currently constructed. Gary Schnitkey says the $21 billion FARM Act, or Farmer Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act of 2024, would bring significant payments to most producers. “The corn payment, according […]
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