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Many farmers in the Eastern Corn Belt continue to face weather delays as the planting deadline for crop insurance nears.  Jason Williamson, with Ohio-based Williamson Crop Insurance, says the final planting date for most areas in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan is June 5th for corn and June 20th for soybeans. “For each day that it’s planted after the final plant date, […] The post Weather delays pushing some Eastern Corn Belt farmers toward final planting dates […]

A farmer and an agriculture professional applaud legislation that would designate May 29th as Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day, but say families need help, too. Jeff Ditzenberger is a former farmer who attempted suicide nearly thirty years ago, and founded TUGS, a nonprofit organization to help people suffering from depression and anxiety.  He tells […] The post Mental Health in Ag Day proposal is “nice but not enough” appeared […]

Michigan State University is developing a new initiative focused on monitoring and improving the resilience of agricultural and grazing landscapes. Supply Chain and Resilience Advisor for the Landscape Intelligence Network’s Ian Olson tells Brownfield the working lands collaborative will use modeling tools to address challenges throughout the food supply chain. “That help evaluate the health […] The post MSU’s Landscape Intelligence Network plans to evaluate and forecast land management impacts […]

The president and CEO of the Fertilizer Institute says the U.S. fertilizer supply chain’s just-in-time system has reached a tipping point. Corey Rosenbusch says over time, the system has changed from flexible and predictable, to strained and reactive. “I think this may really start to change the behavior going forward where we actually may move […] The post Fertilizer Institute CEO says just-in-time supply chain has hit tipping point appeared […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation has temporarily removed hours of service regulations for fertilizer deliveries in more than 30 states. Drivers hauling fertilizers can now drive up to 16 hours in one day, compared to up to 11 hours in a 14-hour window. Read the waiver. The goal is to allow more flexibility so fertilizers […] The post DOT temporarily suspends hours-of-service rules for fertilizer haulers appeared first on Brownfield […]

Spring planting has wrapped up for south-central Iowa farmer Steve Kuiper. “We’ve got some spots that we may go patch in a little bit where we’ve had some drowned-out areas or eroded areas. To be determined. We want to kind of wait and see.” He tells Brownfield soybean emergence has been slow. “I think everybody […] The post Iowa farmer reports strong corn conditions, slow soybean emergence appeared first on […]

A regional food hub executive director says the lack of beginning farmers this season is raising concerns about the future of local food production. Brian Schorr with Flint Fresh tells Brownfield his entire career there’s been a steady wave of new farmers every year. “What’s odd this year is that there’s not another 20 coming,” […] The post Lack of new farmers worries local food leaders in Michigan appeared first […]

A grains and oil seeds analyst says Argentina’s plan to reduce export taxes could put U.S. ag commodities at a competitive disadvantage. Marc Rosenbohm with Terrain says the country will gradually reduce its levies on corn and soybeans through 2028. “The Argentina farmer would see a bit higher price domestically, which incentivizes a bit of […] The post Argentina export tax cuts could pressure U.S. grain markets appeared first on […]

The CEO of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association says he’s encouraged by recent moisture. Tom Slunecka tells Brownfield rain fell over areas that needed it during the past week. “There were a lot of dry areas. I was driving across the state last week on Thursday (and) couldn’t believe the dust storms that I went […] The post Slunecka: recent rain “healed” dry conditions across Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield […]