Research funded by the Ohio Soybean Council is taking a closer look at how artificial intelligence can be used to scout soybeans. In this Voice of Soy, Sami Khanal a researcher at Ohio State University talks about how UAVs are being used and how Ohio’s soybean farmers can benefit. ...
Ernie Sanders, Vice President, Product Development with Pivot Bio tells Brownfield he hopes that growers that visited his booth at Commodity Classic walked away with confidence that his company can provide them with biologically derived nitrogen that will add value to their farming practices and help them grow a better crop. Although product availability and supply chain disruptions were a topic of discussion at Commodity Classic, Sanders tells Brownfield […]
In this episode of IL Corn Connection Deb Calhoun, Senior Vice President of The Waterways Council highlights recent projects funded in part by IL corn to educate the public on the importance of lock and dam infrastructure. She highlight the goals and outcomes of these educational campaigns and others to watch for in the future. ...
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures from the Rockies westward, except in southern California, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Plains to the Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, near or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from southern California to western Texas. ...
The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement is celebrating its 10th anniversary and Kent Bacus with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says it has been a big win for the US beef industry. “When you look at the agreement itself, it removed a massive 40% tariff on US beef,” he says. “It also removed a lot of the non-tariff barriers that prevented us from really capitalizing on the demand, the strong demand […]
A farmer who attended Commodity Classic left chores at home to capable, even enthusiastic hands. Eastern South Dakota farmer Chad Schooley doesn’t worry about his farm when he’s away. Schooley – a South Dakota Soybean Association Director – tells Brownfield Ag News his absence gives his 19-year-old son the opportunity to work alongside Schooley’s 81-year-old father. “My dad, he loves it,” said Schooley. “When I’m gone, he gets to work […]
Funding for a Cattle Contract Library pilot program was included in the Omnibus Appropriations package passed by the Senate last week. Tanner Beymer with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says this is the first actionable item that’s made it through the legislative process. “Our ultimate goal here is to give more information to cattle producers,” he says. “Regardless of what segment of the industry that they operate in information is […]
An agriculture economist says for most farmers, the decision between Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage is pretty easy this year. Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin says, “I’m really strongly encouraging people to sign up for ARC, but the reality is neither of them are very likely to pay.” Mitchell tells Brownfield with commodity prices where they are, he’s not counting on farmers to get a payment […]
Delegates from the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association set policy at the conclusion of the 2022 Commodity Classic. NCGA Chairman John Linder of Ohio says delegates spent their time at the 2022 Commodity Classic outlining their road for the future. “We put out our sustainability goals and some folks are looking for the pathways to find the incentives and the expertise and get it to the […]
