This week, Illinois Soybean Association Communications Manager Claire Weinzierl gives an introduction to the checkoff program and showcases the value of farmers working together. She also highlights how the program benefits farmers and rural communities across Illinois. ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the ag industry is facing several national security threats and the fallout could be catastrophic. Euguen Kowel is the special agent in charge of the Omaha FBI Field Office. “We’re worried about the threat from cyber criminal actors hijacking our farming operations, our agricultural operations, our food processing facilities, ransomware, really halting operations.” Speaking with reporters during the FBI’s Ag Threats Symposium Thursday, he […]
The Battle for the Belt is a little competition between researchers at the Ohio State University to help farmers realize which crop, corn or soybeans, should be planted first. In this Voice of Soy, Laura Lindsey a researcher with Ohio State University provides an update on the project. ...
Dry weather might have led to some less effective soil applied herbicides this year. In this Pods for Profit, weed extension specialist Christy Sprague with Michigan State University highlights new weed technology available for soybean growers and precautions to take. ...
In this week’s Missouri Corn Talk, U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Ryan LeGrand says there are a lot of global factors influencing corn demand including the Russia-Ukraine war and increased production in South America. He also says ethanol exports are a way to grow corn demand. ...
Emily Bick University of Wisconsin entomologist Emily Bick is researching common crop pests and says they can be identified by the sounds they make when chewing on plants. She’s using microphones that attach to plants to identify pests and how many are there. 6/6/23 Managing For Profit – Dr. Emily Bick ...
Now that planting is nearly wrapped up statewide, farmers are concerned about moisture as they start spraying weeds and side-dressing fertilizers. Mike Berget farms 85 hundred acres of corn and 3-thousand acres of soybeans in the driftless region near Darlington in southwestern Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield, “We’ve had some farms that haven’t had much of any moisture since they were planted.” Berget says he was fortunate to wrap up planting two […]
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures and near- or above-normal precipitation across much of the country. Warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to southern Florida, the western Gulf Coast region, and an area stretching from the Pacific Northwest to Minnesota. Meanwhile drier-than-normal conditions should be limited to the Gulf Coast region and the upper Midwest. ...
In its latest Crop Progress and Conditions Report, USDA says the winter wheat in South Dakota is rated 28% good to excellent as almost half of the crop is heading. Spring wheat conditions are rated 56% good to excellent. Chuck Todd, who farms near Onida, has winter wheat and says a rain would be welcome. “The spring wheat is burning down and the hills are really dry. The winter wheat […]
