A agronomist says slow growth and development for corn across areas of the Midwest could increase the chance of heat stress this summer. Michael Toohill with AgriSompo North America says crop emergence has been slow in the Eastern Corn Belt and Delta region. “Running through Central Illinois, even the corn planted in the late April is only V4 or V5 and the mid May corn is just V2 or V3. […]
A Southwest Nebraska farmer says the future cost of diesel fuel is alarming. Don Batie says he hasn’t purchased anything for 2023. “I did talk to one to retailer and what he was telling me was troubling. He doesn’t have anything for sale but the prices he’s been hearing from his wholesalers are higher than 2022. The corn and soybean farmer tells Brownfield the potential of higher fuel prices adds […]
A $1.1 billion meat processing plant has been proposed for western South Dakota. Project managing partner Megan Kingsbury tells Brownfield daily slaughter capacity would be around 8,000 head, and they’re hoping to break ground on the one-million square foot facility in 2023. “There is an extreme monopoly in the processing world right now,” Kingsbury said. “We are out to spread that wealth back around and put the producers back on […]
Across the Corn Belt, thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front are heaviest in the middle Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, cool but dry weather in the upper Midwest favors late-season planting efforts, except in areas where fields remain too wet to support farm machinery. On May 29, U.S. corn planting was 86% complete, tied with 2011 for the second-slowest pace of the 21st century. In 2019, only 62% of the […]
Two brothers’ dream of vertically integrating their grain farm to a brewery has come true, but it didn’t come without hard work and preparation. Matt Riggs and his brother Darin knew their dream of brewing their own beer from the grain they grow, wouldn’t come easy. “Believe it or not, you can’t just mix grain and water and make good beer out of it. There are a lot of really […]
Did you know only 1 in 10 adults are eating the proper amount of fruits and vegetables? Registered dietician Kim Galeaz tells Brownfield that’s not enough and with farmers’ markets in full swing, it’s the perfect opportunity to bulk up your fruit and veggie intake. AUDIO: Kim Galeaz, RD ...
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the northern half of the U.S., while hotter-than-normal weather will stretch from California to the southern Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in portions of the upper Great Lakes region and from the southern Rockies to the western Gulf Coast region. ...
Continued wetness is slowing down Ohio farmers. USDA reporters say the state’s moisture levels are 52% adequate and 47% surplus, and that is making it hard for farmers to finish tillage and planting. As of Sunday, 72% of Ohio’s corn is planted with 51% of the crop emerged. Fifty-six percent of the state’s soybeans are in the ground with 29% of them emerged. Ninety-six percent of the oats are now […]
Missouri’s planting and crop progress slowed last week with limited days open for field work. USDA says 91 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, about even with last year and the average. Corn emergence is still behind at 76 percent. Fifty-two percent of Missouri’s soybean crop is planted, passing last year and the average. Missouri cotton planting is three percent behind last year at 93 percent planted. ...
