Agriculture

The president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says a perfect storm is providing the opportunity to address future food production challenges.   Megan Tanel tells Brownfield “There’s no doubt that our American farmers have always met the challenges of their time. They’ve always stepped up. They’ve always focused on the impact for them to produce the food that we need to feed everyone. Referencing that perfect storm, you’ve got […]

Brownfield’s Larry Lee will be on the ground in Madison Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21st, 2022, for the Alice in Dairyland Finals. ...

An ag economist is expecting around a quarter of the national corn crop to be planted this week which Ben Brown says is already impacting the market. “After the forecast for this week turned dry across Illinois, Iowa, and northern Missouri, the markets took a pretty significant plunge,” Brown said. And the University of Missouri economist said continued forecasted warm, dry weather in several key growing states will continue adding […]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest and the upper Great Lakes region.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation in the East and across the nation’s northern tier should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in most areas from California to the central and southern Plains. ...

Farmers are already thinking about inputs for next growing season. Eastern Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge says his family purchased fertilizer before major price hikes last year, but he’s greatly concerned about 2023. “It takes a lot of money to plant a crop,” Lillibridge said. “When you double and triple the price, it becomes very difficult for some people to get that financing.” Lee Tesdell farms in central Iowa’s Polk County. […]

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is pushing for more dollars to aid in the response to high-path avian influenza. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley says after the outbreak in 2015, Congress gave USDA the authority to quickly reimburse producers for depopulation. “So I’m glad we’re not having any problems with reimbursement on this outbreak, still we need to make sure that USDA has all tools available.” Grassley and Minnesota Democrat […]

In this episode of Missouri Corn Talk Ashley McCarty, the Executive Director of Missouri Farmers Care, highlights their partnership with Missouri Corn on projects to increase agriculture awareness and education across the state, including AgriReady, Ag Education on the Move and Drive to Feed Kids. ...

A climate expert says Iowa farmers can expect more chances of rain showers as planting season continues. State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield, “The expectation is still a cooler-than-average May, but also higher chances of wetter-than-average conditions.” But, he says the June-to-August timeframe is showing elevated chances of warmer than average temperatures coupled with dryness. “This partially comes from the realization that we’re in a La Nina signal,” Glisan […]