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The president of the National Farmers Union says the organization’s members support engaging in respectful debates to develop strong ag policies, and keep democracy strong. Rob Larew tells Brownfield “we have a culture right now where too often it feels like you’re either with me or against me, and there isn’t a middle ground. We The post NFU approves three special orders at convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

The U.S. Senate Ag Committee on Tuesday examined ways to increase domestic consumption of U.S.-grown agricultural products. During testimony, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said many farmers are currently facing a dire situation. “USDA projects that farm income this year will be down nearly $50 billion below the levels of just a few The post Farm leaders urge stronger domestic markets during Senate Ag hearing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Reducing fertilizer costs without sacrificing yield potential is top of mind for many farmers in today’s uncertain ag economy. At the Commodity Classic trade show, Brownfield spoke with Craig Dick, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Phospholutions, who was joined by central Iowa farmer Andy DeVries to discuss how growers are using the company’s The post RhizoSorb Helps Growers Cut Phosphate Fertilizer Costs Without Sacrificing Yield, Phospholutions Says at Commodity Classic appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. Click the icon below to listen.     

Soybeans was higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA made minimal changes to U.S. and world numbers, while CONAB’s next update for Brazil is out Friday. The USDA did trim the crop guess for Argentina a little because of weather issues and made no adjustments to exports for South America or imports by The post Soybeans up, corn and wheat down after quiet March WASDE report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.