Agriculture

Minnesota Soybean is kicking off a summer campaign that highlights the versatility of soybeans and supports first responders. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO Tom Slunecka says the Stepping Up promotion comes on the heels of last year’s Driving Soy program that targeted getting soy-based tires onto first responder vehicles. “This year, the Goodyear technology is now put into shoes. And they have a complete line of shoes with […]

A global ag equipment manufacturer says supply chain challenges could last until 2024.   “I’d say from an industry perspective, we’re about halfway through it.” Daryl Theis, head of sales and marketing with CLAAS North America, tells Brownfield supply is struggling to meet record demand.  “We really see challenges on a couple of places.  One is certainly electronics, whether that’s sensors or whether that’s chips. We really see that lasting […]

A north-central Iowa farmer credits last week’s heatwave for popping corn out of the ground about a week after it was planted. Casey Schlichting of Clear Lake tells Brownfield he started planting corn May 7th. “You can row that corn already. I drove by yesterday and my wife is like ‘Hey, your corn is up.’ And I was like ‘we planted it a week ago.’ And sure enough you can […]

U.S. tractor and combine sales fell for a second straight month in April. Curt Blades with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says declines in sales aren’t due to a lack of demand. “That’s largely because of supply chain issues,” he said. “You drive by dealer lots and you see there’s not a lot of inventory of new equipment or used equipment. I think the demand is certainly there.” He tells […]

In this edition of Missouri Corn Talk, John Hinners with the US Meat Export Federation explains the close connection between the corn and meat industries, and how the two are working together to increase export demand for corn-fed meat. ...

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the country, while warmer-than-normal weather should be confined to parts of California, the Desert Southwest, and the Gulf and Atlantic Coast States.  Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall in most areas from California to the Four Corners region should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest and east of a line from Texas […]

Adam Bierbaum, who farms in southwest Iowa and chairs the Iowa Corn Grassroots and Checkoff Committee, says his experiences on the Collegiate Advisory Team and the I-LEAD program helped him develop leadership skills. Now he’s encouraging emerging young leaders in agriculture to chart a similar path. ...

A slow start to the planting season combined with product shortages and supply chain issues are the recipe for a weed control showdown. In this Voice of Soy – Mark Loux, Ohio State University Extension weed specialist says cutting back on a herbicide program isn’t ideal, but offers some suggestions if needed. ...