Month: May 2024

A principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the transition to a La Nina is trying to happen right now. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield “If you look at the ocean temperatures, there’s a nice [Read More…]

Dry conditions in the last week allowed some producers to cut and bale hay and a University of Missouri Extension field specialist says while hay tonnage is there, quality isn’t the greatest. Rusty Lee tells [Read More…]

The director of government relations and strategy at the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says he’s disappointed in several aspects of the new 53.1-billion-dollar state budget. Andrew Larson tells Brownfield… “We’re also concerned to see a [Read More…]

A leader with Clean Fuels Alliance America says concerns about potential requirements for sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks derived from crops are well-founded. Kurt Kovarik suggests there’s an anti-corn ethanol agenda as the Biden administration develops [Read More…]

A strategic planner says local commissions need to involve farmers in the zoning process to preserve farmland across rural landscapes. Paul Sachs, director of strategic impact with Ottawa County, tells Brownfield community planning should consider [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production moved higher last week as stocks sank. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production was an eight-week high, averaging 1.068 million barrels a day, up 49,000 on the week and 64,000 on [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.01 closing at $0.4050.  One sale was recorded at that price.  The cheese market had a second straight day of buying [Read More…]

Corn farmers are encouraged to look for early season signs of stress. Pioneer agronomist Jonathan Rotz says regular scouting is important. “One of the things that we have to watch is that we don’t just [Read More…]