A Southeast Nebraska farmer says some of his crops may not recover from damage sustained during Thursday’s severe storms. Logan Bredemeier farms near the Missouri River near Falls City and tells Brownfield was some hail and significant wind gusts. “I haven’t really seen any hail damage out of hit since it was small and short duration. We did have some corn knocked pretty flat. Nothing broke off, but not likely […]
A plant pathologist with the University of Missouri Extension says a few soil-borne soybean diseases are being confirmed. Mandy Bish tells Brownfield charcoal rot is showing up early in Missouri because of the drought. She says fungicides aren’t an option to manage the disease and farmers should use the drought as a chance to learn. “To see where we have those problems. With charcoal rot and other soil-borne diseases, this […]
A U.S. congressman is frustrated with Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield the USTR has failed to respond to a Brazilian tariff on U.S. ethanol that went into effect February 1st. “We’ve got to hold Brazil accountable (so) shame on them, and Katherine Tai, the U.S. Trade Representative, is doing nothing. And that’s what frustrates me more than anything is that they should be very actively […]
Des Moines, IA, June 29, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for farmers and support a growing workforce in rural areas. The announcement comes on the heels of President Biden delivering a major address on “Bidenomics” —his vision for growing the economy from the middle out and bottom […]
Land values continue to strengthen in some parts of the Midwest. Justin Martin is a certified appraiser for Compeer Financial in west-central Illinois and says a farm recently sold for more than $20,000 an acre, reflecting a market that has yet to peak. “Last June we probably had prime farmland selling for like the $17,000 to $17,500 range, somewhere in there. Last fall, stuff kind of took another step up […]
The Vice-President of Agri-Services with MFA Incorporated, a Missouri-based farm cooperative, says crop health is even more important in weather extremes. Jason Weirich says while conditions are dry now in Missouri, conditions might not stay that way and diseases like common and southern rusts could be a risk. He says farmers should be ready to apply a fungicide. “It’s not dry everywhere, so if we get moisture and other conditions, […]
The latest US Drought Monitor shows that drought has significantly intensified in areas of the Corn Belt while slightly improving in others. Brian Fuchs, an author of the USDM with the National Drought Mitigation Center tells Brownfield major corn producing areas are being impacted. “From Indiana to Illinois, into Missouri and Iowa, parts of Kansas and Nebraska – that’s kind of been the story over the last month or so. It came at […]
Old crop U.S. corn and soybeans continue to see slow export demand near the end of the marketing year. The USDA says corn sales during the week ending June 22nd improved slightly from the previous week, but were lower than average, while soybeans fell sharply, both getting a lot of competition from Brazil. With just over two months remaining in the current marketing year for beans and corn, sales and […]
BASF hosted a plot tour at their Midwest Research Farm in Seymour, Illinois this week to highlight recently launched products and innovation in their pipeline. Brownfield interviewed Brady Spangenberg, BASF Marketing Director for US Ag Solutions for some insight on what they learned from the 2022 growing season, what they are watching for the 2023 season and things they are preparing for the 2024 season. Interview with Brady Spangenberg Agronomist […]
