Three student interns from the University of Missouri have become part of Missouri Soybeans staff for an educational internship experience. Communication and education intern Hannah Bockting has, among other things, worked on a staff newsletter and a media advisory. Bockting came to the internship with a lot to learn about soybeans which is one of the reasons she chose Missouri Soybeans for an internship. Learn more at mosoy.org. Brought to you […]
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the in the U.S. House that would list phosphate and potash as critical minerals. Vice President of Government Affairs for the Fertilizer Institute Ed Thomas tells Brownfield, “It is bipartisan legislation that we feel will be really helpful in a movement to increase domestic fertilizer supply.” Co-sponsor Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, says being dependent on Russian and Chinese minerals for crop fertilizers […]
The cost of a July 4th cookout is down slightly compared to last year, according to the latest American Farm Bureau marketbasket survey. Chief Economist Roger Cryan says that Americans are paying more at the grocery store than they were two years ago. “While prices are down 3 percent this year compared to last year, it’s important to note that the cost of the cookout is 14 percent higher than […]
Independence Day 2023 will be hot and dry across much of the country, with a couple of exceptions. Notably, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms will sweep across portions of the northern and central Plains and the upper Midwest, trailed by cool conditions. Meanwhile in the East, widely scattered showers will occur. July 4 high temperatures will approach or reach 100°F as far north as the central Plains and western Oregon—but […]
Across the Corn Belt, showers are ending across the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region, following weekend rainfall that provided some drought relief but also resulted in localized flooding. Officially, Chicago received 3.35 inches of rain on July 2, with 4.68 inches reported at Midway Airport. Farther south, producers continue to assess damage to crops and farm infrastructure related to the June 29 derecho, which swept across northern Missouri, […]
A principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the rain from last week’s derecho could be the start of a change in the extremely dry weather pattern across the Corn Belt. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield… “A break in the drought almost always happens with severe weather. This has been a concern for weeks.” He says the weather forecast includes some rain. “Two to 3 inches of rain will be […]
Lower diesel fuel prices are prompting more farmers to fill their tanks. Troy Thompson with ProVantage Cooperative in Wisconsin says the price of diesel fuel is around two dollars per gallon lower than a year ago. “Right now, the prices are attractive so, compared to what we’ve seen, so people are keeping their tanks full and supply is okay right now.” But Thompson says the supply did tighten during a […]
Photo courtesy of Shane Simpson/Instagram The spring turkey season has come and gone, but a hunter from Minnesota suggests now is the time for other hunters to reflect on what they can improve upon for 2024. Shane Simpson tells Brownfield his main takeaway from this past season is that he needs to find more time to practice shooting with his shotgun. Listen to his full interview below on the latest […]
Now that Harvest is over I'm trying to get the Corn on Corn ground worked to helps residue break-down faster and get the wet bottom ground filtrated. I rented neighbors, 2700 disk ripper, to do a 1 pass fall tillage. Looking back it probably would have been better to hit the stalks with a stalk chopper to break them down a bit before hitting them with a ripper. We'll see […]
