USDA and the Army Corps of Engineers are planning to replace the existing U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in Wisconsin with a new facility. The proposed facility would be on the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant site, and Jason Harre with the Corps of Engineers says it would be unlike any other research dairy in the world. He says this new facility will be the only site in the United […]
Aerial spraying for the Spongy Moth will begin soon in Wisconsin. Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection officials say portions of ten counties in Western Wisconsin will have low-flying planes applying a natural soil bacterium (BTK or Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki) as early as sunrise. Those counties are Chippewa, Crawford, Dunn, Grant, La Crosse, Lafayette, and Rusk. A mating disruptor will also be sprayed in parts of Barron, Chippewa, […]
The head of the American Coalition for Ethanol says last week’s emergency waiver for E15 sales was a mixed bag. Brian Jennings says the US needs to look beyond the 2023 driving season. “We don’t want the supply conditions to be such that there are emergency steps that need to be taken. We need to get back to some sort of normalcy. We need to get permanent nationwide access to […]
Missouri Soybeans Marketing and Communications Director Samantha Turner encourages reading and sharing the Missouri Soybean Farmer magazine. The bi-monthly print and online publication contains a lot of agronomy and research information. Turner says the magazine was revamped adding highlights of growers and their families as well as production information. Learn more at mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean growers and their checkoff. ...
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be in Columbus on Thursday, May 4, 2023 covering Ohio FFA Convention. ...
The planting season started Monday for an eastern Iowa farmer. Lance Lillibridge raises corn, alfalfa, and red angus cattle in Benton County. “We got some 70 degree temperatures coming up with lows that will stay above 50,” he said. “That makes me feel better about the investment I’m about to make in putting seed into the ground.” He tells Brownfield soil conditions are optimal. “We’re dry up on top where […]
Enlist herbicide U.S. product manager Shane Hyman says tough weeds like waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, and kochia can be difficult to manage. He tells Brownfield with Enlist E3 soybeans, farmers have more flexibility and options to help get ahead and stay ahead of these problem weeds all season long. ...
There are several pests alfalfa growers should be watching for. Curtis Rainbolt with BASF says weevils tend to be an early season problem and aphids can be devastating. “Particularly for those who have blue alfalfa aphids because that not only causes the traditional aphid problems of sticky hay or sooty hay, it injects toxin in the plant so the plant doesn’t grow. So it can have a really devastating impact […]
The executive director of the South Dakota Wheat Commission says farmers could abandon winter wheat as stands struggle. Reid Christopherson tells Brownfield the next week will be a critical decision-making time for farmers. “The major reason why the crop isn’t being abandoned yet is it’s too early to plant what could be next. Corn planting has just started in eastern South Dakota.” Christopherson also says delayed spring wheat planting is […]
