The Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to acquire Norfolk Southern Railroad, creating the first U.S. transcontinental rail system. The two railroads expect to file their application with the ...

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is becoming less optimistic a new farm bill gets done in 2025. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield lawmakers will be focused on nominations ahead of the August recess, ...

A livestock economist says the lending environment continues to be a challenge for cattle producers wanting to grow their herd. It’s been a decade since the U.S. cattle herd expanded, and University ...

The lead economist for grains and oilseeds with CoBank says access to labor remains one of the largest uncertainties facing agriculture. Tanner Ehmke says recent immigration crackdowns are creating an ...

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A farm family is contemplating next steps after severe storms ripped through west-central Minnesota Monday night. Tiffany Kobberman farms with her husband near Hancock and says the devastation is ...

Indiana’s Director of Agriculture says funding cuts have been challenging for the state’s Indiana Grown program. Don Lamb tells Brownfield that the division had about 15 percent of its budget cut.

The leader of the Nebraska Farm Bureau says he’s encouraged by the announcement of new trade deals but real progress will depend on follow through. Mark McHargue says the agreements in principle ...

A northwest Ohio farmer says he’s cautiously optimistic about his current soybean stand. Justin Gravatt tells Brownfield, “With the moisture we’ve been getting, I think the hotter temperatures have ...

An ag economist says several factors contributed to the 8 percent decline in placements in the USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says a lot of ...

A southern Michigan farmer says an inch and a half of rain over the weekend was much needed. Jay Williams tells Brownfield crops have had very little moisture this past month along the Ohio border.

A farmer in northwest Missouri says most of his corn moved through pollination well, but there are a few exceptions. Ryan Meyerkorth, who farms in Atchison County, says some corn had tassel wrap.