A BASF representative says Corn Belt farmers could see increased populations of corn root worm this season. Nick Tinsley, a Seed Treatment Technical Representative based in Champaign, Illinois tells Brownfield in recent years they have spotted more in areas with a lot of continuous corn including parts of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Minnesota. “A lot of that has been related to some of the traits not working as well […]
The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee is encouraging farmers to participate in farm bill listening sessions. Republican John Boozman of Arkansas says it’s an opportunity to hear directly from farmers about the issues they are facing. “The solutions need to come from the ground up,” he said. “Having these kind of meetings where you are talking to the producers and talking to the people who are actually out […]
Alfalfa is taking off in eastern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe says temperatures have been in the 70’s and 80’s for several days. “Looking at the alfalfa fields, they’re starting to green up quite nicely. There’s at least two to three inches of regrowth on a lot of those alfalfa fields, and some of them might have a little bit more.” She tells Brownfield the crop […]
A pair of Republican U.S. Senators are urging the Biden administration to implement a permanent solution for E15 sales. Joni Ernst of Iowa says there’s an opportunity to eliminate a patchwork of regulations that consumers and producers face. “We’d love to see the administration act on that and do it permanently,” she said, “rather than us relying on emergency waivers every single year.” Iowa’s Chuck Grassley says the Environmental Protection […]
Corn planting is underway for a southwest Iowa farmer. Duane Aistrope says a string of 70-to-80 degree days has provided an excellent planting window. “This year our conditions are very favorable because we are really dry down here,” he said. “I’m planting in moist dirt, but if you go down very far it’s pretty dry down below where I’m planting the seed.” He tells Brownfield it will be critical to […]
Attorneys general in two states say there’s more legal action to come on the current Waters of the United States rule following a preliminary injunction granted this week by a U.S. District Court in North Dakota. Missouri’s Andrew Bailey says the action indicates the district court judge believes the lawsuit, focused on state rights, has merit. “When the court is saying things, like the EPA is acting beyond its legal […]
Crop experts in South America are projecting record corn and soybean production for Brazil. CONAB, the Brazilian equivalent to the USDA, has soybean production estimated at 153.6 million tons, an increase from the March guess. The projected increase comes from a rise in acres and better yields. The combined corn crop is projected at 124.88 million tons, down slightly from last month. That is largely due to the production increases […]
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Mississippi residents in six counties (Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, and Sharkey) due to the impact of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that began on March 24, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
Soybeans were the only bright spot in the latest Export Sales report from the USDA. Sales of 364,500 MT were up noticeably on the week, and up 17 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for the Netherlands, unknown destinations (which typically flips to China), Japan, Spain, and Indonesia. There were slight reductions for Mexico. Exports of 684,000 were up 22 percent from the previous week but down […]
