Month: April 2025

The head of the National FFA Organization says a bill recently introduced in the US House could help students better prepare for careers in agriculture.  Scott Stump tells Brownfield the Youth Lead Act provides funding [Read More…]

The USDA is demanding that Mexico lift its restrictions that prevent the department from protecting American cattle from New World screwworm. Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S. needs cooperation from [Read More…]

A market analyst suggests South American weather is holding back U.S. corn prices. Naomi Blohm is with Total Farm Marketing. “Right now, Brazil isn’t really having any weather issues on that Safrinha corn. Which is [Read More…]

The coordinator of the Illinois Agricultural Pest Survey says it’s yet to be determined how significant western corn rootworm pressure will be this growing season. Kelly Estes says projections are calling for this year’s rootworm [Read More…]

Last week, we discussed prepping equipment for herbicide applications, and this week, Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Scott Pringnitz, joins us to discuss what farmers should check to ensure a successful spray of Enlist herbicides [Read More…]

The new president of the Missouri FFA Association says ag teachers need more support if they’re going to stay in the profession.  Ivy Elwell says it’s hard to retain ag teachers and a mental health [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, thunderstorms rumbling across the upper Midwest will become more numerous and extend farther to the south as the day progresses.  In general, the storms are slowing spring fieldwork but providing beneficial [Read More…]

A Missouri Soybeans partnership with Martin Seed resulted in the launch earlier this year of the SOYLEIC Dairy Air Series non-GMO soybeans. Bryan Stobaugh with Missouri Soybean says that’s taken SOYLEIC soybeans from primarily human [Read More…]