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Across the Corn Belt, showers and a few thunderstorms stretch southwestward from the upper Great Lakes region.  Meanwhile in the eastern Corn Belt, warm, mostly dry weather favors late-season corn and soybean planting efforts, as [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in Maine, the West, and the Deep South, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the Midwest and neighboring regions, including the eastern [Read More…]

The head of the Corn Refiners Association says it’s important that Congress includes provisions in the farm bill to expand biomanufacturing in the U.S.  John Bode tells Brownfield biomanufacturing goes beyond biofuels. It also includes [Read More…]

The dairy industry is celebrating the 100th anniversary of safer dairy and milk products.  Jessica Kassel with the St. Louis Dairy Council says the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance began in 1924 as the Standard [Read More…]

Last week was cool and wet for most of Kentucky. The USDA says farmers did plant corn, soybeans, and tobacco when they had a break in the rain, but the persistent delays during much of [Read More…]

Ninety-two percent of the soybeans are planted, one percent less than last year, but still 17% ahead of the five-year average.  Eighty-four percent of the soybeans have emerged. Ninety-three percent of the cotton has been [Read More…]

Rain remains an obstacle as Minnesota farmers try to get their 2024 crop planted. USDA’s latest weekly update says there were less than two days suitable for fieldwork last week. Corn planting is a day [Read More…]

A farmer in southeast South Dakota says conditions haven’t been too bad for corn and soybeans. Kevin Scott in southeastern South Dakota says growth varies for soybeans and corn. “It’s growing well and I can’t [Read More…]

Dry bean planting started last week in Michigan The USDA says 13 percent of the crop is now in the ground, ahead of the five-year average. Michigan soybeans are 79 percent planted and 58 percent [Read More…]

A sales representative with Beck’s Hybrids says the corn in northeastern Missouri is variable. Clarissa Cauthorn tells Brownfield “we’ve got corn at V4 to V5 stages and some of it’s just getting planted.” She says [Read More…]

A wet spring is resulting in standing water in fields and Iowa farmers replanting corn and soybeans. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says more scattered showers limited days suitable for fieldwork to less than four [Read More…]

Tennessee farmers took advantage of mostly dry weather last week. USDA says corn is 93 percent planted, 82 percent has emerged, and condition is rated 66 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 68 percent planted, [Read More…]

A western Indiana farmer says consistent rain has kept him out of the field. Kevin Cox tells Brownfield planting early benefited him. “The stuff that was planted early looks fantastic. Got it in, got a [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange except for nonfat dry milk.  Dry whey was up $0.0050 closing at $0.42.  No sales were recorded,   Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.08 at [Read More…]

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is pleased with the results of this year’s Iowa Legislative Session. Executive director Bryan Whaley says many of the priorities identified going into the session had favorable outcomes. “Specifically, foreign ownership [Read More…]

One lawmaker says higher blends of ethanol need to be a part of the solution to help lower emissions. U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says legislation like the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act would allow [Read More…]

Enlist Field Specialist Mark Mongin with Corteva Agriscience says once planting is done and preemergence herbicides are applied, regular scouting is imperative. He tells Brownfield there are some helpful questions soybean growers can ask themselves [Read More…]

A commercial turkey operation in Cherokee County, Iowa has been confirmed with a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship tells Brownfield more than 102,000 turkeys will [Read More…]

A cattle industry expert says the industry continues to improve and evolve. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach says the shift in mindset from the nation’s cattle and beef industry has elevated beef demand. “That quality improvement [Read More…]

A dairy forage specialist says grain farmers who missed the crop insurance planting deadline might want to look beyond a simple cover crop . Daniel Olson with Forage Innovations tells Brownfield USDA has changed the [Read More…]