Visitors to Wisconsin’s Farm Technology Days can expect a few changes this year. Dennis and Susie Roehl operate the host farm, and Dennis tells Brownfield this year’s event is bringing back forage field demonstrations. He says, “Our demonstrations are going to be cutting in the morning, and merging and chopping will all be before noon, and then in the afternoon it will be raking, baling, and wrapping the bales.” He […]
The National Pork Producers Council unveiled its new logo on day one of the World Pork Expo. NPPC Chief Executive Officer Bryan Humphreys says the new logo is symbolic of where the Council is heading to achieve groundbreaking successes. “This transformation and energized focus will help propel the industry forward in an aligned, energized, and (will be) strategically driven for producers under new leadership guided by a long-range strategic plan […]
Brownfield’s Weekly Commodity Market Update USDA’s recent crop progress report shows U.S. corn planting is nearing the finish line. But University of Missouri ag economist Ben Brown says that doesn’t mean planted acreage has matched early season expectations. “There are two ways that planting progress can go up,” he said. “It can actually be planting acres or it can actually be lowering the number of intended corn acres. So, as […]
Severe storms tore across parts of the West Corn Belt Tuesday night destroying crops and farmland. South Central Nebraska farmer Randy Uhrmacher tells Brownfield medium-sized hail and 70 mile-per-hour wind gusts brought widespread damage. “It pretty much just leveled a lot of the fields at the ground. Anything at the ground got completely chewed off and it’s down to bare ground.” He says there isn’t much damage to buildings, […]
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its outlooks for corn and soybean production. CONAB says total grain and oilseed production will fall below initial estimates, but at 271.284 million tons, will be the largest combined crop on record for that nation. The preliminary total for Brazil’s soybean crop is 124.268 million tons, slightly larger than the May guess, but down 10.1% from 2021 due to weather issues in some […]
Continued conflict and destruction in Ukraine are muddying the waters of trade corridor rumors. In this week’s Managing for Profit, we’re joining a discussion between Brownfield’s Will Robinson and University of Missouri ag economist Ben Brown taken from the Brownfield Weekly Commodity Market Update. The recent mix of rumors that Ukrainian ag exports could come online to the global economy despite continued aggression by Russia in the Black Sea region […]
Today, marks the kick-off of Local Food Week in Ontario. It’s an annual highlight for our industry and all the hardworking individuals that grow, nurture and harvest the food that nourishes Ontarians, the province and the world.
When selecting a soybean variety there are a lot of different characteristics to look at but one of the most important is selecting a variety that is the right maturity for your farm.
We start off with some funny sheep shearing done with scissors on our replacement Suffolk ewe lambs, We spend time in the pasture with the sheep and border collies where I talk about border collie behaviour and training, livestock guardian dog behaviour and training, sheep pasturing, planting beans, and so much more.
