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A plant pathologist at the University of Kentucky says red crown rot is having a wider impact on midwestern soybean growers. Carl Bradley says the fungal disease is spreading. “It’s starting to pop up in [Read More…]

National Farm Safety and Health Week begins Monday. Steve Schoenfeld with Minnesota Farm Bureau says farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in the U.S. “But we can make it safer by being precautious [Read More…]

It’s never too early to start planning your garden for next year. Dana Hillfinger with Johnny’s Seeds says one of the biggest trends she’s seeing in the garden space is identifying varieties and tools that [Read More…]

Many corn and soybean farmers are preparing equipment for harvest. Jarrad Bourne with Ziegler Ag Equipment recommends a walkaround of the combine. “Make sure you pull all the shields off, stick your head in there [Read More…]

Anita has been with Brownfield for over 25 years. As a Marketing Strategist for Brownfield Ag News, Anita works closely with the network’s national sales team to find solutions for Brownfield’s advertising partners. Having grown [Read More…]

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’d like to see guidance from his agency on the 45Z tax credit issued before the end of December. During this morning’s Growth Energy Biofuels Summit, Vilsack said he’s [Read More…]

Clayton Light, Missouri Soybean’s director of conservation ag and farm operations, says conservation and sustainability are closely related. It is important to keep sustainability in mind while looking at research projects and to make sure [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, dry weather and rising temperatures are nearly ideal for corn and soybean maturation.  Tuesday’s Midwestern high temperatures will range from near 80°F in the eastern Corn Belt to 90°F or higher [Read More…]

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff dollars to spread the message and advance the state’s top industry. Through strategic investment of Illinois corn checkoff dollars, they work to grow demand, create new markets, [Read More…]

Dairy farmers around the country can comment now on USDA’s proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, a series of orders that sets guidelines including how milk is paid for based on its [Read More…]

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed a human case of H5N1 in Missouri with someone who hadn’t been exposed to livestock. The Missouri Ag Department says there haven’t been any confirmed cases of [Read More…]

Decent weather has helped Kentucky farmers continue harvest ahead of the average pace. Corn is 22 percent harvested, well ahead of the average.  Ninety-five percent is in the dough stage, 88 percent is in dent, [Read More…]

South Dakota’s crops remain behind average with the corn crop maturing and soybeans dropping their leaves. USDA says 10% of South Dakota’s corn is mature. At this time last year, corn harvest was just getting [Read More…]

Corn harvest is making good progress while soybean harvest begins in Missouri. USDA says 13% of the state’s corn harvest is complete, an increase of 8 percentage points from the previous week. Only 2% of [Read More…]

It was another mostly dry week across Iowa. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig responded to USDA’s latest crop update by saying while areas of northern Iowa received some scattered showers, conditions were favorable for fieldwork. [Read More…]

A warm stretch is easing concerns of an early frost in the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld says it’s very unlikely freezing temperatures will occur the next two weeks. “We [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.59.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5875 to $0.59.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $2.27.   [Read More…]

Ag lobbyist Tom Sell says a new farm bill isn’t likely by the end of September. “I don’t think it’s realistic for House floor action. It’s certainly not realistic for Senate floor action, but at [Read More…]

A dairy economist says recent milk powder sales to China are a good sign, but he’s not expecting China to be buying long-term. Chuck Nicholson with the University of Wisconsin says, “I’d say that’s probably [Read More…]

Interest is building in a newly designated central Illinois ag tech hub.                  The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub earlier this year received a $51 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) implementation grant.  Congresswoman [Read More…]