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Some of Wisconsin’s agricultural groups rely on the Wisconsin State Fair to help carry out their missions.  Food stands are everywhere at the State Fair, but eating at certain ones will help ag producers.  Dave [Read More…]

The barns are full at the Wisconsin State Fair, as the extra precautions for showing lactating cattle did not keep exhibitors away.  Dr. Tia Kastenson tells Brownfield, “Our animal count is on par with what [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall says he’s in no rush to pass a farm bill. “And people that are pushing us to get one done just for the sake of getting it done, I think are not thinking on [Read More…]

Farmers may soon be able to stop fungal outbreaks in soybeans before they take hold. Shelly Aronov, co-founder of Innerplant, says their Cropvoice system utilizes engineered soybeans to detect fungal disease earlier than ever before. [Read More…]

Americans love their avocados.  Whether it is on toast, in salads, or in omelets, Americans eat almost 3 billion pounds of avocados each year.  Not only do avocados taste good, the fruit (yes, it’s a [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production hit an all-time high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.109 million barrels a day, up 14,000 on the week and 42,000 on the year. Production was driven [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Wednesday except for butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.62.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0350 at $1.9150.   Two sales [Read More…]

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service could make adjustments to planted and harvested acreage numbers in its August 12th crop production report. NASS says it will review survey data and new information from the Farm [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct business.  August live cattle closed $.72 higher at $187.70 and October lives closed $.65 higher at $187.45.  August [Read More…]

Remote sensing technology is allowing farmers to track bees within the hive and during pollination to improve yields. BeeHero CEO & Co-founder Omer Davidi tells Brownfield the Pollination Insight Platform follows managed honeybee and wild [Read More…]

An eastern Illinois specialty grower says it’s been a productive summer. John Williams, manager of Sola Gratia Farm in Urbana, says the rainy July has been a mixed bag. “Definitely put us a little behind [Read More…]

Biofuel groups are disappointed by a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision to vacate most of EPA’s 2022 denials of small refinery exemption requests. Growth Energy general counsel Joe Kakesh says some of the petitions [Read More…]

The state of Michigan is supporting efforts to address an overpopulation of deer. Michigan Farm Bureau Legislative Counsel Andrew Vermeesch tells Brownfield there are less than a half of million hunters in the state today, [Read More…]

A recent report shows China’s drop in dairy imports is because they have rapidly become more self-sufficient. Mary Ledman with RaboResearch tells Brownfield China took steps around four years ago to increase stocks of milk [Read More…]

A south-central Kansas farmer says a lack of moisture has caused his dryland crops to struggle. Rick Schlender tells Brownfield.. “The better soils aren’t looking too bad, but the lighter soils, even a week ago [Read More…]

Farmers trying to control weeds through a wet first half of the growing season have faced several dilemmas. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says weed emergence and growth have been unpredictable. “Giant [Read More…]

A crop protection specialist says tar spot is one of his biggest concerns for the rest of the growing season. Dan Waldstein, technical marketing manager with BASF, says reports of the disease have been variable [Read More…]

Missouri’s crop conditions stayed the same or moved slightly lower in the last week with help from below normal temperatures and some rain. USDA says the state’s corn condition is rated 78% good to excellent [Read More…]

A University of Illinois Extension specialist says the “Farm of the Future” is becoming reality at the U of I’s Urbana campus. Dennis Bowman tells Brownfield the USDA funded I-FARM (Illinois Farming and Regenerative Management) [Read More…]