A dairy producer in central Missouri says it hasn’t been easy to get forage to feed the cows in the drought. Alfred Brandt from Linn tells Brownfield corn silage is short and he’s been buying alfalfa hay in southern Missouri or other states, but it’s expensive. “Hay prices are pretty high this time of the year and we’re concerned about that. In the spring, I usually get 400 bales of […]
A cattle producer in west-central Missouri says the one-inch of rain that fell over the weekend is helpful, but more is needed as the drought persists. David Dick from Sedalia tells Brownfield not a lot of producers in the area have started hauling water, but that could happen soon if more rain doesn’t come. “I think we’ve been lucky,” he says. “Back several years ago in previous droughts, wells were […]
A senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in St. Louis says the rains that came to Missouri over the weekend were hit and miss. Mark Fuchs says the best rainfall was along the western side of the state between Warrensburg and Independence, getting more than one inch of rain. He says a half inch or less was noted in other areas of the state with a few exceptions. […]
Seeding yellow mustard! Plant 23 is done!! | South Sask Farmer
SBM takes us along for a day planting seed corn. Today he is farming with Craig, Jarod, Cameron and Wesley--- also commentator Cory joins in for the ride.
Last year, much of the nation’s largest cotton patch was barren. Leaving Texas farmers around Lubbock hanging on by a thread. This year they are back in those same fields. Sowing their seeds of hope. And some recent rains are weaving optimism for this year’s crop.
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2023 – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $43 million to expand innovative uses of wood, including as a construction material in commercial buildings, as an energy source, and in manufacturing and processing input for wood products used in framing homes, making paper products and more.
