Agriculture

Many farmers facing higher input costs are considering nitrogen management options. DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Jordan Arndell is encouraging growers to consider split applications of nitrogen fertilizer.   “Spitting up that nitrogen application would be an excellent practice this year,” he says. “I think that crop would have a better chance to utilize that nitrogen when we do a split application more so if we put some nitrogen in the […]

The USDA says one of their African Swine Fever vaccine candidates has passed an important safety test.  The potential vaccine has passed the “reversion to virulence” test, ensuring the weakened form of the ASF virus used in the vaccine does not revert to its original state. Agricultural Research Service scientist Manuel Borca says that’s a critical milestone, and that these safety studies bring the vaccine one step closer to being […]

A pair Western Corn Belt farmers say they’re left with few solutions to start the growing season after extreme winds and wildfires destroyed cropland. South Central Nebraska farmer Tim Rowe tells Brownfield his priority is to irrigate and not disturb the soil. “We’ve got to get this wind stop somehow to let any type of vegetation start whatsoever and then we can continue to go on from there,” he says. […]

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In an already challenging spring season, farmers might be facing higher fuel prices as an added stressor. Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council’s chairman Kyle Durham says that the use of renewable, soy-based biofuels can help alleviate these issues. Durham also says that biofuels are a continued investment in farmers’ success and build domestic energy infrastructure. Learn more at mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean growers and their checkoff. ...

Multiple wildfires have burned more than 130,000 acres of agricultural land in a pair of Western Corn Belt states. “It’s going to be very difficult to raise a crop where this fire touched for the next several years.” Southwest Nebraska farmer Jan TenBensel says one started in Kansas and moved north into Nebraska Friday night burning about 130,000 acres – including 2,000 acres of his property. “I’ve lost a little […]