Ag News
It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week in Indiana
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has proclaimed April 7-13 as Invasive Species Awareness Week in Indiana. It costs the state millions of dollars each year to prevent, monitor, and control invasive species. They are also a [Read More…]
South Dakota rancher battles April snowstorm
South Dakota rancher Troy Hadrick posted this photo on Twitter this morning, saying, “Here’s what we are dealing with already this morning. 8” of wet heavy snow with the worst yet to come.” Another major [Read More…]
House Democrats concerned about USMCA
House Democrats have expressed concerns about the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement as the Trump administration is trying to build congressional support for it. House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal wrote a letter to U.S. [Read More…]
Managing delayed planting
A wet spring, including flooding in parts of the Midwest means many farmers will have to prepare for delayed planting. In this Managing for Profit, Dekalb product manager Jared Webb talks about some considerations farmers [Read More…]
Nebraska’s winter wheat crop looks good
Nebraska’s winter wheat crop is looking good this spring. The weekly crop progress report rates the crop 8 percent excellent, 66 percent good, 21 fair and 5 percent poor to very poor. Oats planting was [Read More…]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau supports additional research funding
Wisconsin’s Farm Bureau President told the Assembly Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force farmers also want to protect water and other resources. Jim Holte testified last week at the Water Quality Task Force hearing organized by [Read More…]
Wet fall & cold, wet spring delay Wisconsin fieldwork
Excess moisture and cold temperatures continued to keep Wisconsin farmers out of their fields last week. With reasonable daytime temps and overnight lows down to the teens, much of the soil is still too wet [Read More…]
Getting the most out of your micronutrients
Micronutrients might only be needed in small quantities, but they play a big role in crop growth and development. In this Managing for Profit, Todd Carpenter with Verdesian Life Sciences says growers can improve yields [Read More…]
New Nebraska FFA officers selected
A student from West Holt High School in Atkinson is the new president of the Nebraska State FFA organization. Kooper Jelinek was selected to that position at last week’s state FFA convention in Lincoln. The [Read More…]
NW Iowa conditions ‘not much different than last year’
To northwest Iowa farmer Kelly Nieuwenhuis, this spring is starting to look a lot like last spring. “We’re saturated. It’s pretty wet. And the way the forecast looks, if we get this big snowstorm coming [Read More…]
Wisconsin board will hear CAFO appeal
The dispute between a DePere area farm and local government officials over a farm expansion permit will be heard by a state board. The Livestock Facility Siting Review Board will hear the appeal of Ledgeview [Read More…]
Missouri Soybean Checkoff invested heavily in crop improvement research
The Missouri Soybean Annual Research Report shows several projects with what Research Director Greg Luce says is a significant investment of checkoff dollars to improve the crop. To learn more, visit mosoy.org. Brought to you by [Read More…]
USDA: fieldwork still limited in Minnesota
Spring fieldwork continues to be extremely limited across Minnesota. The latest crop progress report from USDA says there was less than one day suitable last week, mainly because of melting snow. There were scattered reports [Read More…]
FAPRI-MU ’19 Outlook sees farm finances pressured
The 2019 U.S. Baseline Outlook for U.S. agriculture projects continued financial stress. Pat Westhoff is director of FAPRI, the Food & Agricultural Policy Researcher Institute, with the University of Missouri, “We are showing a little [Read More…]
Another winter blast due this week
A winter storm is expected this week after spring-like weather covered much of the Midwest this past weekend. “This will be a wet, at least a wind-driven packing snow,” said Brownfield Meteorologist Greg Soulje. “Livestock [Read More…]
Fertilizer disruptions anticipated this spring
A crop input supplier expects fertilizer disruptions throughout the spring. Steve Carlsen with Minnesota-based West Central Distribution says recent flooding and the prospect of more moisture is complicating the transport of ag products to certain [Read More…]
Vietnam increasing efforts to control African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout Asia. Cases have now been identified in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. According to the USDA’s Foreign Ag Service, the disease has spread quickly through Vietnam since it [Read More…]
Opportunities and risks of emerging hemp industry
In times of tight margins farmers are looking for ways to diversify their operations and add additional forms of revenue. For some farmers – that means adding hemp into their crop rotation. In this Managing [Read More…]
IL State FFA Officer Selection Committee Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be in Springfield on April 13, 2019 as a member of the committee to select the 2019-2020 Illinois State FFA Officer team. Continue reading IL State FFA Officer Selection Committee [Read More…]
Kudlow expresses “guarded optimism” on U.S.-China trade talks
White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow says the U.S. and China are getting “closer and closer” to a trade deal. He says progress was made when the Chinese Vice Premier was in Washington last week, [Read More…]