Wisconsin officials are building on their trade relationship with Chile. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield a trade delegation spent the first week of May on South America’s we...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/wisconsin-completes-trade-mission-to-chile/
Wisconsin farmers made significant progress last week. USDA’s latest crop update says corn planting advanced from 22 to 40 percent and is now slightly ahead of the five-year average. Soy...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/wisconsin-farmers-make-planting-progress/
The USDA says U.S. hay stocks are above a year ago. On May 1st, 2024, the domestic hay supply was 21.01 million tons, up 6.677 million on the year because of recent improvements in pasture c...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/u-s-hay-stocks-up-on-year/
The USDA sees a larger winter wheat crop in 2024. The projected crop of 1.278 billion bushels is 2% above 2023, following increased acreage totals, significantly improved crop weather in som...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-anticipating-rise-in-winter-wheat-crop/
Wisconsin’s Farm Bureau President praises USDA’s recently-announced school nutrition guidelines for keeping flavored milk in school meals, but he says the agency missed an opportunity. ...
CNH Industrial’s announcement to move manufacturing to Mexico came under fire this morning during a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Labor, Health and Human Services, Educa...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/baldwin-pushes-dol-to-keep-jobs-in-the-u-s/
The EPA administrator assured members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works of more regulatory certainty for biofuels. During a hearing this morning, Michael Regan sai...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/regan-suggests-more-regulatory-certainty-for-biofuels/
Tart cherry production was down in the United States last year. Overall, 41 million fewer pounds were produced in 2023, with just 200.2 million pounds grown. USDA says there was about one-...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/cherry-production-lower-cranberry-production-higher-in-2023/
Rainy weather is keeping planters out of Wisconsin fields. Mark Hoffmann raises corn and soybeans near Whitewater, in the southeastern part of the state. He tells Brownfield he was able to...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/more-rain-delays-planting-in-wisconsin/
An agronomist says the varying rain amounts have some farmers planting and others waiting. Aricka Wech with Pioneer is in southwestern Wisconsin, and says some of her farmers are planting an...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/weather-impacting-planting-progress-herbicide-applications/
Weather continues to slow down planting progress for many Wisconsin farmers. USDA statistician Greg Busler says only 3.2 days were suitable for fieldwork in the week ending Sunday, and the...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/rain-slows-many-wisconsin-farmers-anxious-to-plant/
A woman who grew up off the farm but became very active in FFA has been chosen as the 77th Alice in Dairyland. Halei Heinzel was selected from the six top candidates. She tells Brownfield ...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/halei-heinzel-named-wisconsins-77th-alice-in-dairyland/
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, optimistic about the week’s direct business, which started to develop during the session. There was also support from ...
Dry weather early in the week allowed Wisconsin farmers to make considerable planting progress. USDA’s latest crop update says corn planting is 10 percent complete, six days ahead of last ...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/strong-start-to-planting-season-in-wisconsin/
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued additional guidance for interstate movement of lactating dairy cows Friday. Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Darlene Konkle tells B...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/further-guidance-given-for-hpai-interstate-dairy-cow-movement/
Photo: Black cutworm moths, Courtesy-Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Wisconsin ag officials say black cutworm moths have arrived in the state, and in big ...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/more-black-cutworm-moths-found-in-wisconsin/
A Wisconsin pet food manufacturer is expanding. Nestle Purina has announced a 195-million dollar project in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where Purina will increase production of wet pet food brands...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/nestle-purina-to-expand-wisconsin-pet-food-plant/
A county land conservation agent in Wisconsin has started a program where farmers can grow grass buffer zones that can be harvested anytime without penalty. Shane Wucherpfennig from Wood Cou...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/county-conservation-agent-starts-harvestable-buffer-program/
An agronomist says farmers need to be patient before planting. Bob Berkevich with Pioneer in Wisconsin says some farmers have put in some corn and soybeans, but many are waiting for the righ...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/patience-before-planting-pays/
Wisconsin farmers were able to get a lot of field work done in the week ending Sunday. USDA statistician Greg Busler says the wet and cool conditions continued to delay significant row crop ...
https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/wisconsin-crops-draft/