Agriculture

Stakeholders in the livestock industry are urging members of Congress to protect funding for animal disease prevention.  Referred to as the 3-legged stool, livestock producers want to ensure the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank, the National Animal Disease Preparedness Response program, and the National Animal Health Network are fully funded.  During his testimony before the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry on Wednesday, Todd Wilkinson, […]

Knowing that many growers have made the decision to get the crop in the ground, Advanced Agrilytics Lead Agronomist Dan Emmert says it’s time talk about the next biggest challenge: getting the crop out of the ground and off to a strong start. On this episode, Emmert discusses some things growers need to keep in mind during this time of the season. Click here to learn more about Advanced Agrilytics. ...

Jul. corn closed at $5.61 and 1/4, down 19 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $13.37, down 27 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $425.30, down $1.60Jul. soybean oil closed at 46.41, down 104 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.25 and 1/2, down 22 centsJun. live cattle closed at $164.82, up 95 centsAug. feeder cattle closed at $231.15, down 32 centsJun. lean hogs closed at $84.87, down $2.32Jun. ...

Southwest Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser says tar spot management will be a priority during the growing season. “We’re watchful of it. We try to choose varieties that are the most resistant as we plant, but are always scouting and always ready to do a fungicide treatment.” Tar spot is a relatively new disease and Gaesser tells Brownfield it’s been spotty on his farm the last few years. “Nothing too serious […]

Nearly a third of this year’s hard red winter wheat crop could be abandoned in parts of the Great Plains. CEO of the Kansas Wheat Commission Justin Gilpin says if USDA’s recent projection is close, that could be the highest number of abandoned acres in his state since the 80s. “Last year, we already had stressed production at 244 million bushels last year combine that with lower production this year with […]

A friend of mine is wrapping up not only the school year, but a quarter century career as an ag teacher at a high school in a county with a population of 21,379. He has served the mostly rural population with a robust offering of hands-on learning experiences for his students. Like so many other ag teachers at high schools in rural communities, his goal was to guide students to […]

Ethanol production bounced back last week as stocks tightened. The U.S. Energy Administration says ethanol production averaged 987,000 barrels a day, an increase of 22,000 on the week, but a decrease of 4,000 on the year. That week to week rise follows some plants coming back online after seasonal maintenance as the industry prepares for summer driving season and greater access to E15. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and […]

The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) was founded in 1991 to manage the Soybean Promotion and Research Program – more commonly known as the soybean checkoff. Ohio soybean farmers pay one half of one percent of the bushel price to the soybean checkoff when they sell soybeans.  OSC collects those funds and sends half to its national affiliate, the United Soybean Board.  The other half remains in Ohio and is invested under […]

Several factors have slowed herbicide applications across the Midwest. In Minnesota, extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says a cool, wet start to spring limited planting until the first of May. “So there’s been a lot of hours put in in terms of planting corn, I mean we’ve had a rapid increase in planted acres across the state. So then it becomes a problem in terms of how far behind the […]