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The director of operations for the Corn Belt Ports says a new partnership with Western Illinois University is set to make it easier for the next generation to find careers on the inland waterways. Chris Smith says establishment of the Corn Belt Ports Rural Logistics & Maritime Training & Education Consortium brings together a network […] The post Corn Belt Ports partnering with higher education to strengthen workforce development appeared […]

Protecting profitability from soybean cyst nematode. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Horacio Lopez-Nicora with Ohio State University Extension explains what farmers need to do to build a proactive management strategy. The post Using proactive management to combat profit loss from soybean cyst nematode appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of broadly below-normal temperatures from the Southwest to the northern and central Plains and upper Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in northern New England, the South, and the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with […] The post A pattern shift to much cooler; seasonally active, perhaps still wet, unsettled […]

Across the Corn Belt, lingering chilly weather is limited to eastern areas, including Ohio. Meanwhile, Wednesday’s high temperatures will reach 80°F or higher as far north as Iowa. Dry weather throughout the Midwest is allowing wetter areas to begin drying out. In soggy Michigan, just 1% of the sugar beets had been planted by April […] The post A more active pattern getting underway on parts of the Plains; milder […]

A 2025 EPA report found that the average U.S. family of 4 put nearly $3,000 worth of food in the trash annually.  As we celebrate Earth Day, Sav Maive with LawnStarter says composting is a great way to utilize food that has gone bad instead of throwing it away and cluttering landfills.  AUDIO: Healthy Living […] The post Reducing food waste to celebrate Earth Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]