The state climatologist for Illinois says the moisture outlook this month could be good or bad for farmers depending on which part of the state you are in. Trent Ford tells Brownfield the month of March is expected to be wetter than normal across the entire state, which is a highlight for the drought stricken northwest sector. “Parts like Winnebago, Stephenson, Jo Davies, Ogle, Lee, all the way down to […]
Join Missouri Soybeans and partners for a cover crop field day on March 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Bay Farm Research Facility near Columbia. Director of conservation agriculture and farm operations Clayton Light says that attendees will experience presentations from regenerative agriculture experts, farmer panels, field demonstrations, and more. Light says today’s high input costs add to the need to farm sustainably. Learn more at mosoy.org. […]
Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Joe Bolte encourages farmers to work closely with their ag retailers to put together a plan to manage weeds in corn fields. He says if something like the weather causes an unforeseen challenge, retailers can help farmers readjust to the conditions. ...
Star of the West Milling Company is partnering with The Nature Conservancy on a wheat incentive program in Michigan’s Saginaw Valley region. Star of the West sustainability director Lisa Woodke tells Brownfield white and red wheat growers who participate in the pilot will receive tiered incentives for implementing a minimum of four conservation practices. “Which include online tracking, edge of field risk evaluation, integrated pest management, and diversity which simply […]
It appears most of Iowa will head into spring on the dry side. State climatologist Justin Glisan tells Brownfield subsoil moisture is generally at or below 30 percent of full capacity coming out of what’s setting up to be the 15th driest winter on record. “But we don’t get infiltration given that the soils are frozen, so looking at the fall we did have the eighth-wettest October on record. So […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, pressured by the week’s cash and wholesale business. April live cattle closed $2.57 lower at $135.77 June live cattle closed $2.62 lower at $132.52. April feeder cattle closed $3.27 lower at $157.25 and may feeder cattle closed $3.15 lower at $162.35. It was a quiet Friday for direct cash cattle trade activity. For the week deals in the South […]
One of the states hit hardest by the avian influenza outbreak in 2015 is on high alert as the virus continues to spread. Minnesota, the nation’s leading turkey producer, lost about 9 million birds either to disease or depopulation. Minnesota House Agriculture Committee chair Mike Sundin calls high path avian flu a looming concern. “Think back five, six years when we had to euthanize (pretty much) all the poultry in […]
The Departments of Labor and Transportation are partnering with the American Trucking Associations as part of its registered apprenticeship program to increase the number of drivers across the U.S. American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry which estimates a shortage of more than 80,000 drivers. Drivers in the program will help accelerate efforts to enhance supply chains including food and agriculture which are heavily […]
Corn farmers should have another tool available to battle above and below-ground pests for the 2024 growing season. Sean Cohen with Bayer says the company recently received EPA approval for VT4PRO with RNAi Technology. “This VT4PRO prod will really boost our corn portfolio offering another choice for growers to use in a low-to-moderate corn rootworm pressure areas and where there is a higher risk for corn ear work and western […]
