Welcome to our farm! I’m the 3rd generation in our farm that started with my grandpa 70 years ago. We have started into our peas! I also talk about how the ground is basically the heart of our drill and the growth of peas!
On this episode of Seed Speaks, we’re taking a closer look at why consumers should care about certified seed and all the work that goes into producing it.
Join us on another stop on the tour as we meet Mike, a sales manager at @Titan-Machinery in Minnesota.
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Researchers have discovered a natural predator of soybean gall midge that could prove beneficial to managing the pest. Amelia Lindsey is an associate professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota and says gall midge has become a serious problem for soybean farmers because it feeds inside the plant. “And to this point there haven’t been a lot of avenues to control this pest with sort of […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, supported by the sharply higher cash business that took place on Thursday. June live cattle closed $5.77 higher at $174.90 and August lives closed $4.70 higher at $172.37. August feeder cattle closed $2.47 higher at $241.65 and September feeder cattle closed $2.72 higher at $244.95. It was a wild Thursday for direct cash cattle business. Packers were […]
A southeast Nebraska farmer says he’s concerned about the consequences for agriculture if the U.S. government defaults on its debt. Nathan Dorn tells Brownfield social security will be at risk. “If the U.S. defaults, that’s one of the first people who may not get paid and we have landlords collecting social security and other things like that. If debt doesn’t get paid, interest rates would likely skyrocket.” Dorn says if […]
Soil conditions have gone from too wet to very dry as potato planting wraps up in northern states. In northwest Minnesota, farmer Peter Imle says soil conditions are much better now for the seed and fresh potatoes on his farm considering there was a lot of snowfall over the winter. “If anything, I think folks are lacking for a little moisture, but as the crop goes in, I think it […]
The president of the Michigan Farmers Union tells Brownfield it’s extremely dry for his area in the center of the state. Bob Thompson grows row corn, soybeans, and hay in Isabella County. “I personally am cutting hay for the first time in May in my life, but we typically don’t cut until early in June and it’s a short crop,” he shares. He tells Brownfield some farmers are holding off […]
