Soybean planting started Monday for a farmer in eastern South Dakota. Dave Ellens tells Brownfield the good soil moisture will help give the crop get a good start. “There’s enough moisture to get the seed going, but it’s dry enough to plant the entire fields.” Ellens says corn planting started at the beginning of May and took about one week. “If you blinked, you missed it. It’s amazing how fast […]
Soybean planting started Monday for a farmer in eastern South Dakota. Dave Ellens tells Brownfield the good soil moisture will help give the crop get a good start. “There’s enough moisture to get the seed going, but it’s dry enough to plant the entire fields.” Ellens says corn planting started at the beginning of May and took about one week. “If you blinked, you missed it. It’s amazing how fast […]
The Animal Agriculture Alliance is highlighting the importance of being ‘partners in progress’ within the sector. Communications and Content Manager Emily Solis says the organization’s recent summit brought together stakeholders across the food supply chain. “(It) really focused on how we can all come together in all of our different sectors, all of our different commodity groups, and all of those different links along the food supply chain to really […]
Brazil’s second-crop corn is enduring some weather challenges. Soybean and Corn Advisor president Michael Cordonnier says pockets of dryness are expanding in central Brazil. “And the corn there is filling grain, it would be the equivalent of maybe late August, early September for us here in the United States.” He tells Brownfield corn in southern Brazil was planted late and is going through pollination with good moisture. “But, and here’s […]
The number of people facing acute food insecurity has increased for the fourth consecutive year. In fact, there are more than a quarter of a Billion people are facing acute hunger, and people in seven countries are on the brink of starvation. Maximo Torrero Cullen, chief economist with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, says there are ways countries can help to reduce food insecurity. AUDIO: Healthy […]
The CEO of one of the nation’s largest cooperatives says there may not be enough water to support 10 billion people by 2050. Beth Ford with Land O’Lakes says demand for water will almost surpass supply, which could hurt production agriculture unless there’s advancements in drought-tolerant genetics. “We need that yield stabilizer. We need technology overall whether it’s applied research, investment in seed, investment in crop protection – those […]
Farmers will soon have a new, fast-acting tool to help them make fertilizer application decisions by reading the actual amount of nitrates in water or in a growing plant. James Schnable from the University of Nebraska explains their new EnGeniousAg nutrient sensors on today’s Managing for Profit on Brownfield. 230609 Managing for Profit – James Schnable ...
Most people shiver at the very thought of creating or operating a checklist – they know that, more often than not, it is either used incorrectly or not at all. However, as today's guest puts it, if we want consistency and accuracy in order to survive the complex problems of day-to-day production, staff rollover, and health challenges in the swine industry, we must have a simplified checklist. In the great […]
Morning pig barn chores and building stairs to the basketball court upstairs in the old barn loft. Farmer Dan farms pigs and cash crops with his wife Janet, kids Hannah, Dominic, Aaron, Anthony, Jordan and Kate, and parents Matt and Fran in southwestern Ontario Canada.
