A pair of Illinois agronomists say Japanese beetle numbers are up this season. “Japanese beetles came hot out of the gate really heavy.” Kris Ehler, a CCA based in Champaign County, says the insects ...

The USDA has unveiled its National Farm Security Action Plan, designed to address agriculture security in America. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says protecting the country’s ag land and food supply ...

President Trump again pledged to work with farmers and protect undocumented farmworkers during a recent rally in Iowa. “We’re going to do something that we’re going to sort of put the farmers in ...

A farmer in northeast Missouri says conditions are dry as corn is starting to tassel. Brian Munzlinger, who farms in Lewis County, tells Brownfield “if you go south of me 20 miles, they get three ...

Researchers with the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago say a new study shows a warming climate will reduce global dairy production by up to 10 percent. Lead author Claire ...

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Del Monte Foods has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a statement, the food products producer says, “it is pursuing a value-maximizing sale process as part of an overall strategic balance-sheet ...

A familiar face is returning to lead Wisconsin’s Farm Service Agency. President Donald Trump has re-appointed Sandy Chalmers as Wisconsin’s Executive Director for FSA. Chalmers previously served as ...

A southwestern Wisconsin dairy farmer has been busy bagging forage. Mike Yager raises crops to feed his 275 Holsteins near Mineral Point, in Iowa County. He tells Brownfield, “We got our triticale ...

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, near- ...

Iowa-based ag cooperative Landus says Sam Caton has been named the company’s interim chief executive officer. In a press release, Landus said Caton will maintain his current responsibilities as ...