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Across the Corn Belt, the threat of severe thunderstorms has shifted to the south and east, following Monday’s outbreak across the upper Midwest.  Early Tuesday, a broken line of showers stretches from the lower Great [Read More…]

A Wisconsin county is giving middle school students a chance to explore career paths in agriculture. The Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation is working with Ebert Enterprises, a dairy and crop farm, to show students [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business.  Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. June live cattle closed $.60 higher at $210.20 and [Read More…]

A soybean researcher is urging farmers to take another look at the fine print on the seed tags before planting. Shawn Conley with the Wisconsin Soybean Program says last year’s dry harvest conditions might have [Read More…]

An agronomist in Arkansas says there could still be good yield potential for flooded crops in the northeast part of the state. “There was already rice, soybeans and corn up before the flooding. Those are [Read More…]

Researchers at Michigan State University are studying how farmers can benefit from converting a portion of farmland into solar energy. Earth and Environmental Sciences doctoral student Jake Stid tells Brownfield the land use change does [Read More…]

A field agronomist at Beck’s Hybrids says a higher seeding rate doesn’t always mean higher yields. Luke Schulte, based in Ohio, says farmers should adjust seeding rates based on location and soil type.  “We’ve seen incredible results, not only [Read More…]

The CEO and Executive Director of the Missouri Soybeans has resigned. Gary Wheeler was at Missouri Soybeans for 11 years and previously served as the CEO of Missouri Corn. In a statement, he thanked the [Read More…]

A first-generation Illinois farmer says she’s found a unique answer to the “horsepower” needs of her specialty operation. Ruth Burke, who’s also an assistant art professor at Illinois State University, says draft animals, like her [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5050. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.02 at $1.72.  Twelve sales were recorded, ranging from [Read More…]

The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) says crop damage caused by wildlife is weighing on his member’s minds. “That’s gaining ground on estate taxes as something that our farmers want to talk about [Read More…]

Mexico continues to be the largest export market for U.S. corn. In fact, 50% of corn grown in Illinois is exported. In this Managing for Profit, Jon Rosenstiel, former chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing [Read More…]

A former chairman of the US Soybean Export Council says diversifying trade relationships with other countries have helped increase demand for US soybeans. Kansas farmer Lance Rezac tells Brownfield Pakistan’s soybean crushing facilities recently signed [Read More…]

Pictured: Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins with the Schmitmeyer family in Darke County, Ohio. Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the emergency waiver to allow E-15 sales for the summer driving season is [Read More…]

Nebraska has the second most acres of irrigated cropland in the United States with nearly 8 million acres under some form of irrigation. NPPD and its generating facilities have had a long history supporting the [Read More…]

We’ve all heard the phrase “time is money.”  Michigan farmer Clint Hagen upgraded his planters to save a lot of time, and he’s planting 100 acres per hour.  Hagen discusses his off-season shop project that [Read More…]

Missouri Corn Growers Association Executive Director Bradley Schad says Ford Motor Company’s Flex-Fuel vehicles should make a comeback. “As corn growers are filling up their vehicles in their communities, they don’t have the option to [Read More…]

Some Arkansas farmers made decent planting progress in the past week with crop emergence advancing well, too. USDA says 80 percent of the state’s corn is planted, an increase of 18 percentage points from the [Read More…]

The USDA says corn, soybean and spring wheat planting are ahead of average for South Dakota. Corn planting is 23 percent complete, nearly double where it was last year. Soybean planting is 6 percent complete, [Read More…]

Above average rainfall delayed some planting progress in Missouri over the last week, but helped with crop emergence. USDA says nearly 50 percent of the corn is planted, an increase of 14 percentage points from [Read More…]