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Brownfield’s Cyndi Young talks with Jenni Badding, Go-to-Market Manager for Digital Technologies at John Deere, about the John Deere operation center. ...

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young talks with Kaylene Ballesteros, Product Manager at John Deere, about See & Spray. ...

A state corn grower leader says a study indicates reasons behind escalating input costs. South Dakota Corn Growers President Scott Stahl tells Brownfield a Texas A&M study indicates rising fertilizer prices are not reflective of the market and are putting an undue squeeze on producers. “If you happen to buy your inputs during a time when it’s transitorily high, your chances to sell in the fall a year later really […]

Mike Dipaola, Chief Commercial Officer with Taranis tells Brownfield his company provides a service that helps growers see threats before they become problematic. Taranis supports retail advisors so growers can understand what is happening on an acre throughout its lifecycle. He says the more you know, the more you can react in-season and plan for next season. Taranis provides the information that helps limit surprises at harvest. At a time […]

The 2022 Commodity Classic was an in-person event for the first time in two years. One of those most excited to be in New Orleans was American Soybean Association (ASA) Chairman Kevin Scott. Before being chairman, Scott was elected ASA President during a Zoom meeting a year ago last December. Stopping for a few minutes during the 2022 Commodity Classic Trade Show, Scott said taking the reins virtually at the […]

Wisconsin’s 75th Alice in Dairyland will be selected in Dane County this year.  Selection Committee member Jill Makovek was Wisconsin’s 60th Alice and tells Brownfield so many people think of Dane County for the capitol city and Madison being the hub of politics, the four lakes around Madison, and the conventions, but there’s more. “Two-thirds of the county is agriculture and that encompasses about half a million acres of farmland […]

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young talks with Jackie Applegate, President of Bayer Crop Science North America, about the innovation taking place at Bayer. ...

Drake Copeland, Technical Service Manager with FMC serving eastern Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, tells Brownfield environmental changes will impact how diseases enter the cropping system.  He says growers need to tailor applications of fungicide specifically for each of “the filthy five” diseases that have a huge economic impact on corn acres.   Conversation with Drake Copeland, FMC: ...

Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Joe Bolte says there are several layers to effective weed management in soybean fields, beginning with a burndown application. He tells Brownfield farmers should follow up with timely pre and post-emergence applications that include multiple modes of action and extended residual control. ...