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An extension wheat and forage specialist says recent timely rains have come at a critical time for the Kansas wheat crop.    Romulo Lollato with Kansas State says conditions were starting to deteriorate prior to [Read More…]

A US Congressman from Nebraska says federal funding cuts to the National Weather Service puts farmers and ranchers at risk. “I have made this a top priority. I am spending political capital on it.” Mike [Read More…]

Pasture conditions may vary throughout cattle country, but for much of Missouri, conditions are better than average for this time of year. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture says, “We had a little [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with a strip of drier-than-normal weather [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry air covers the far upper Midwest, while warm, humid conditions stretch from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region.  Near the boundary [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican attends the CLAAS Apprenticeship and Labor Event. The post CLAAS Apprenticeship and Labor Event appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

The co-founder of Lakril (LOCK-rill) Technologies says the company’s bio-based acrylics could be a boon for corn farmers. Chris Nicholas says they’ve developed a process to replace petroleum-based chemicals with a clean alternative. “Taking bio-based [Read More…]

For the first time ever, the USDA has implemented a safeguard trigger on a limited amount of sugar containing products coming into the United States. “The numbers were exceeding the allocation or the quantity so [Read More…]

The executive director of the Missouri Pork Association says he’s been concerned about the trading relationship between the U.S. and China as tariffs continue. “There’s so much there, it’s so broad and I don’t know [Read More…]

A market analyst is encouraging farmers to prepare for a seasonal high in corn futures. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says over the past 17 years, the summer price high for the December new [Read More…]

Some farmers in Iowa say they have several ag policy concerns. Duane Aistrope in Fremont County tells Brownfield he’s been focused on the year-round E15 issue. “We’re still hoping for that E15 waiver for the [Read More…]

An extension agronomist says weed control is critical during the early parts of the growing season. Meaghan Anderson is with Iowa State University and says, “Corn especially does not handle competition from weeds well. We [Read More…]

A west-central Minnesota farmer wrapped up corn planting this week. Chad Willis of Wilmar says conditions kept improving following an early April snowstorm. “Right around Easter time it dried out and everybody’s been hitting it [Read More…]

A north-central Illinois farmer says he’s concerned federal cuts to the USDA will stymie the adoption of conservation practices across the country. Brian Corkill, who farms in Henry & Stark Counties, says the Conservation Stewardship [Read More…]

The CEO of a company that invests in sustainable aviation fuel production predicts tremendous growth in the next decade. Mihir Dange with XCF Global says SAF, which is now being rebranded as synthetic aviation fuel [Read More…]

An entomologist at Purdue University says overreliance on corn-rootworm resistant traits has reduced profitability for some farmers.  Christian Krupke says states in the Eastern Corn Belt have used the trait the most, which has impacted [Read More…]

The coordinator of the Illinois Agricultural Pest Survey at the University of Illinois says the arrival of black cutworm moth flights across the Midwest could pose a challenge to fields with cover crops. Kelly Estes [Read More…]

Ohio Farm Bureau members are one step closer to having additional access to rural healthcare options.  Director of state policy and grassroots engagement Whittney Bowers says Senate Bill 100 would expand the organization’s current healthcare [Read More…]

Spring fieldwork is ramping up across the Midwest, and David Doonan, who covers western Illinois for Nutrien Ag Solutions, says a large fleet backs their custom application services to ensure growers can cover their acres [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in parts of the Desert Southwest.  Much of the eastern half of the U.S. will have a [Read More…]