2025 broiler hatchery numbers continue to run ahead of the 2024 pace. That implies at least some year-over-year increase in production. The USDA says 251.309 million broiler-type eggs went into ...

A leader with the non-profit Farm Rescue says the organization continues to expand its efforts to aid farm and ranch families that are facing a crisis.

A crop protection specialist says he’s concerned about early detections of sudden death syndrome in soybeans. Troy Bauer is a senior seed treatment tech field representative for BASF and says, “We’re ...

Low commodity prices and high input costs can make raising cotton a challenge, but a cotton specialist at the University of Missouri says farmers can cut back on some costs and still raise a good crop ...

A plant pathologist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says mid-summer rains have helped improve variable crop conditions. Dylan Mangel tells Brownfield, “It didn’t look great for quite awhile ...

The Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds is expanding in 2026 with the grand opening of a new agriculture center. Adam Sharp, executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, says the ...

A survey of 400 farmers and ranchers from across the country shows rising concern about the current state of the ag economy. Ag economist Jim Mintert says the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy ...

A Nebraska farmer says the Make America Healthy Again Commission needs to balance promoting health and maintaining access to crop protection tools. Randy Uhrmacher says he agrees with findings in the ...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the reorganization of the USDA will help provide necessary resources for America’s farmers and ranchers.

The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says grass conditions are worsening in part of the state. Tony Hancock tells Brownfield the southern part of the state hasn’t seen a lot ...

A southwestern Illinois farmer says this year’s wheat crop exceeded expectations. John Howell, who farms in Randolph and Monroe Counties and serves as president of the Illinois Wheat Association, says ...

A crop protection specialist says soybean aphid detections are starting to become more prevalent across parts of the Midwest. Ron Geis with Corteva says soybean aphid pressure can develop very quickly ...