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A professor at Ohio State University is leading an initiative to address food waste in households across the country.  Brian Roe says the project is funded by a $2.5 million USDA grant. “Helping households realize the [Read More…]

Oversaturated soils are resulting in lost crop nutrients. University of Minnesota Extension educator Brad Carlson says many fields are several inches above water-holding capacity. “The loss processes of nitrogen are water-based. So when we have [Read More…]

By eating the five recommended servings of vegetables every day you get the vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants your body needs. Vegetables come fresh, frozen, and canned. Kelly Bristow, global nutrition affairs lead for vegetables [Read More…]

There are many farmers in several states who have to make a tough decision soon about planting late or making a prevent plant insurance claim. Agronomist Tony Lenz from Stine Seed has some things to [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- to below-normal temperatures in parts of southern Texas.  Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal weather in western Washington and east of a line from [Read More…]

A University of Wisconsin plant pathologist says more farmers are reporting diseases in wheat crops.  Dr. Damon Smith tells Brownfield it’s been about four years since Wisconsin growers have seen stripe rust, and that’s not [Read More…]

Hot and dry weather has moved in, and an agronomist says it’s helping improve some crop conditions. University of Kentucky’s Chad Lee says ugly corn is turning the corner. “It got a little bit bigger, [Read More…]

One the nation’s top corn producing states had a slight decline in condition ratings in the last week, but an agronomist with Peterson Farms Seed says the early planted corn isn’t bad. Rick Swenson tells [Read More…]

USDA says it was another hot and dry week for Tennessee farmers, allowing them to get a lot of fieldwork done. Reporters say farmers were able to harvest winter wheat and bale hay, as well [Read More…]

The USDA soybean planting is winding down in Michigan. The agency says as of Sunday 93% of the state’s expected soybean crop has been planted with 63% of the crop in good to excellent condition. [Read More…]

The USDA says most of the corn crop in Kansas has emerged. As of Sunday, 63% of the state’s corn crop is rated good to excellent. Soybean conditions are rated 72% good to excellent with [Read More…]

U.S. corn and soybean condition ratings declined slightly in the last week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says corn conditions are rated 72% good to excellent, a decline of 2 points from the previous week, [Read More…]

After battling wet weather this planting season, the forecast is expected to turn hot and dry this week. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, ​97 percent of corn has [Read More…]

Excessive moisture continues to hinder spring fieldwork in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies are 97 percent adequate to surplus. Soybean planting is 94 percent complete, four days behind [Read More…]

Dry weather last week helped finish corn crop planting in Ohio. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, ​94 percent of the corn crop has emerged. Soybeans are ​95 percent [Read More…]

Corn and soybean planting is wrapping up across Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says there were more than five days suitable for fieldwork last week, allowing farmers to finish planting, replant, cut hay, and [Read More…]

A director with the American Soybean Association Board of Directors says farmers are working with industry partners to highlight the important role pollinators play in agriculture.   Brandon Wipf says June is National Pollinator Month.  “We are interested in advancing the [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, widespread, locally severe thunderstorms have erupted across the upper Midwest, with some of the heaviest rain falling from the middle Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley.  In contrast, hot, mostly [Read More…]

Applications for the Iowa-Missouri Grassroots Fellowship are open until July 15. Missouri Soybeans Outreach Director Baylee Asbury says the chosen applicants can spend the next several months participating in farm-related activities, such as working directly with [Read More…]

An ag lawyer says a ruling earlier this year reinforces the benefit of the Indiana Grain Indemnity Program for the state’s farmers.   Brianna Schroeder, from Janzen Schroeder Ag Law says the fund is supported by voluntary farmer [Read More…]