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Soybean farmers and their checkoff are investing in several soy utilization studies for increasing soy rations in livestock diets. On this week’s episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association director discusses the importance [Read More…]

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Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the northern half of the Plains to the middle and northern Atlantic States, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail across the [Read More…]

University of Wisconsin Plant Pathologist Dr. Damon Smith tells Brownfield their new web-based Corn Fungicide Return on Investment Calculator lets farmers plug in their farm’s data and local prices, and see where the dollars are [Read More…]

The crops in Wisconsin range from good to struggling, depending on the crop and the location.  Raymond Dietrich and his family operate a dairy farm west of Green Bay, where they’ve had a lot of [Read More…]

Being Fairest of the Fair means spending a lot of time promoting and educating fairgoers who often have a lot of questions. Kelsey Henderson from Racine County is Wisconsin’s 2024 Fairest of the Fair, and [Read More…]

Kentucky has had both above-normal temperatures and rainfall recently. The state’s corn crop condition improved slightly this week to 68 percent good to excellent.  Ninety percent of the crop is silking, 48 percent is in [Read More…]

Recent rains have helped Nebraska crop conditions. Doug Saathoff, who farms in the south-central part of the state, tells Brownfield… “We’re looking really good,” he says. “Of course we had quite a bit of rain [Read More…]

Crop development continues to lag in Minnesota despite a week of hot temperatures. USDA’s latest crop update says corn silking is 81 percent, eight days behind last year and five days off the five-year average.  [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s warm and mostly dry week allowed for small grain harvesting and good row crop development.  USDA reporters say only six percent of the state’s topsoil and three percent of the subsoil is short of [Read More…]

A dry week allowed Arkansas farmers to get more fieldwork finished.  The National Ag Statistics Service says most of the state saw no rain. Topsoil moisture levels show just 4% of the cropland has surplus [Read More…]

In South Dakota, USDA says corn and soybean condition ratings declined 2 to 3% the last week of July. Corn is rated 67% good to excellent with 72% of the corn is in dough stage, [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the broader markets, waiting for direct business to develop.  October live cattle closed $3.07 lower at $179 and December lives closed [Read More…]

USDA says Missouri’s corn and soybean conditions declined slightly in the last week of July, likely due to the above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. Missouri’s corn condition is rated 77% good to excellent [Read More…]

The director of rural development in Indiana says expanding agritourism will benefit the state’s economy. Terry Goodin tells Brownfield the more people know about agriculture, the more connected they are to the industry. “Indiana produces [Read More…]

The American Bankers Association is bringing attention to legislation that would lower the cost of borrowing for farmers. Senior vice president of agriculture and rural banking policy Ed Elfmann says the Access for our Rural [Read More…]

An updated score from the Congressional Budget Office says the House Ag Committee’s farm bill would increase direct spending by $33 billion in the next decade. CBO’s estimate reflects an increase in direct spending for [Read More…]

A crop insurance agent from Michigan says updates to the Enhanced Coverage Option insurance program from the USDA could work well for specialty crop growers. Cory Blumerick with GreenStone Farm Credit Services says specialty crops [Read More…]

Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Chairman Aaron Porter says the Farm for Soy Innovation does important work to improve his bottom line. He also says the experiments and research have helped his farm be more efficient [Read More…]

  Bay Farm Research Facility has been changed to The Farm for Soy Innovation to better match the Missouri Soybean brand. In this Spotlight on Soybean Podcast, Missouri Soybean Association and Merchandising Council CEO Gary [Read More…]