Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails. Scattered frost was noted Tuesday in portions of the upper Great Lakes region, including northern Lower Michigan. Cloudiness is increasing in advance of an approaching storm system, with producers continuing to plant corn and soybeans as field conditions permit. Although corn seeding was considerably slower in 2019, with only 53% of the crop planted by May 22, this year marks the second-slowest […]
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the infant formula shortage highlights lack of competition in the industry, similar to the meat processing sector. He says that needs to be addressed. “One thing that I think we’re going to learn from this circumstance is it’s great to be efficient,” he says. “We have many industries, the infant formula industry is one of them and the meat processing industry is another, where there […]
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brent Barnett will be in Des Moines on Friday, May 27, 2022 for the Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show Kickoff. ...
Western Indiana farmer Kevin Cox says machinery breakdowns are slowing planting progress this spring. “We’ve had an issue with one of the planters and the guys from John Deere have been here several times working on it. they’re swapping parts and they just can’t quite pinpoint what’s going on with it,” he says. “The good thing, if there is any, is the fact that it has been raining so we […]
Southwest Iowa farmer Ralph Lents serves as the Iowa Corn Promotion Board Director for District 7 and chairs the Animal Agriculture and The Environment Committee. He tells Brownfield land and water conservation is important to his legacy and he’s using several practices including no-till to leave his land better for the next generation. ...
Wisconsin farmer Ben Augustine tells Brownfield the one farm tool that can make or break you is the planter. In today’s Managing for Profit, Augustine explains why he spent part of his winter retrofitting his planter with new technology. 5/24/22 Managing for Profit – Ben Augustine on planter technology ...
Accurately defining our nutrient loadings when formulating diets is essential for nutritionists. If we are not accounting for enough enough energy from hindgut fermentation, we may be over feeding energy during certain stages of production.
Even with different types of vaccines available for PEDv, it still is a common issue that swine farms struggle with. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Johnson interviews Dr. Brent Sexton about his experiencies with PEDv vaccines and how he has been utilizing a different vaccination method to try and increase the effectiveness of the vaccine in his sow herds. Take 10 minutes out of your day and give this a […]
