GrowNextGen is the “go-to” place to find great resources to connect agriculture with mainstream science classes in Ohio. In this Voice of Soy, Jeanne Gogolski, one of the leads with the GrowNextGen project talks about the programs going on in Ohio this summer. ...
The Supreme Court has denied an appeal from Bayer that would’ve ended thousands of lawsuits claiming that Roundup causes cancer. Bayer says the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) says federal law pre-empts state regulations for different product labels, but the high court said it didn’t agree. In a statement to Brownfield, the company says it respectfully disagrees with the court’s decision because it undermines the ability of companies […]
Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers and thunderstorms are confined to the upper Great Lakes region. Slightly cooler air is arriving in the upper Midwest, but the remainder of the Corn Belt is experiencing hot, dry weather, which is sapping topsoil moisture. On June 20, daily-record high temperatures included 101°F in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and 100°F in Sisseton, South Dakota. On the Plains, hot weather across much of Kansas, Oklahoma, […]
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in the West and Southeast, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be limited to the central Plains, southern Rockies, and upper Midwest. Meanwhile, near- to below-normal rainfall across much of the country, including the Midwest, should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the Southwest and portions of neighboring regions, as well as an area stretching from the eastern Gulf […]
The USDA says Missouri Farmers are generally behind in getting soybeans planted, but that’s not the case for all. Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Chairmen Kyle Durham finished on his western Missouri Farm by Memorial Day and has enjoyed plenty of rain. Learn more at mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean growers and their checkoff. ...
A federal court in California has ruled that Monsanto’s glyphosate registration is unlawful because it increases cancer risks and threatens endangered species. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned EPA’s decision on Friday and said that the agency didn’t adequately consider whether the weed killer causes cancer and neglected its duties under the Endangered Species Act. In a statement to Brownfield, Bayer says it believes the EPA will continue to […]
The ongoing battle against herbicide-resistant weeds is forcing farmers to get creative in their weed management strategies. Ryan Bivens farms in central Kentucky. “We had to go back to kind of the old school of thinking,” he said. “As we’ve seen over the years, Roundup or Glyphosate technologies have become less effective on a lot of weeds.” Bivens says marestail is one of his more problematic weeds. “That’s become a […]
A north central Ohio farmer discusses some lessons learned transitioning from conventional to organic production. Jeff Dean transitioned to organic production more than 25 years ago. He says it was during an economic downturn when he realized organic crops could lead to a greater return on investment. “That kind of perked my interest and I spent quite a bit of time looking into organic production, went to a lot of […]
Troy Thompson is the Energy Division Manager for Wisconsin-based ProVision Partners Cooperative, and he’s optimistic the price of diesel fuel might come down some around harvest time. 6/21/22 Managing for Profit with Troy Thompson on diesel fuel and energy prices ...
