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Here is another in a series of reports on how Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is “Powering Nebraska”. Today, we’ll hear from Joe Citta, director of corporate environmental and water resources for NPPD. Citta says [Read More…]

A remote sensing specialist says adoption of drone technology in agriculture has been slower than expected. In 2013 the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems predicted agriculture would be the industry most impacted by drones. Trevor [Read More…]

As of Sunday, 36% of Illinois corn was silking , way behind last year when it was almost 100 percent. Corn condition 78-percent fair to good. Soybeans emergence is 96 percent. Soybeans blooming were at [Read More…]

Hot and humid conditions boosted crop growth in Wisconsin last week but severe thunderstorms interrupted fieldwork and hay baling. Cooler, more stable air had moved into the state by Sunday. Corn silking was 10 percent [Read More…]

An integrated pest management specialist is concerned about the proliferation of soybean gall midge. Bruce Potter with the University of Minnesota says 2018 was the first year the insect was identified in the state. “Some [Read More…]

High winds, hail, and torrential rains damaged crops and limited fieldwork across Minnesota last week. But the USDA says heat that accompanied those storms did help crop development. As of Sunday, 21 percent of corn [Read More…]

Warm temperatures and scattered rainfall hurt crop development in Indiana last week. Twenty-three percent of Indiana’s corn crop has begun to silk, and 35 percent of the crop is rated good to excellent. Twenty-one percent [Read More…]

Tropical Storm Barry brought timely rain to some areas, while causing major flooding damage in others.  According to the USDA’s latest Crop and Weather Report, 58 percent of the rice crop is rated good to [Read More…]

Nebraska continues to have some of the highest crop ratings in the country this week. The state’s corn crop is rated 77 percent good to excellent, while soybeans check in at 73 percent. Corn silking, [Read More…]

Lawmakers and the White House are rushing to advance a budget deal the House can vote on before the August recess. The Trump Administration is concerned about the debt ceiling and is seeking $150 billion [Read More…]

Remnants of Tropical Storm Barry brought needed moisture to parts of Tennessee last week.  According to the latest Crop and Weather report, the rains helped improve crop conditions.  Seventy-four percent of the cotton crop is [Read More…]

Forty-one percent of Iowa’s corn crop had begun to silk, as of Sunday. That’s one week behind the five-year average. The corn crop was rated 62 percent good to excellent. Forty-seven percent of the soybean [Read More…]

The Soil Health Institute has released a strategy to help farmers when deciding whether to adopt soil health practices. Wayne Honeycutt, president and CEO of the Soil Health Institute, says adopting soil health practices can [Read More…]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Johnston, IA August 13 for the 2019 Pioneer Media Day. Continue reading 2019 Pioneer Media Day at Brownfield Ag News.      

Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed the week in mixed trade, approaching the $18 level, while cash trade was limited. July Class III milk futures down a penny at $17.41.  August down three [Read More…]

Japan is stepping up its detection systems as African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout Asia.  Japan’s Animal Quarantine Service has introduced a significant number of detector dogs to major and local airports to protect [Read More…]

The Michigan Agriculture and Rural Development Commission has approved six additional investment projects this year through the Food and Ag Investment Fund. The latest round of grants will increase the use of Michigan milk and [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed higher on firm boxed beef values during the session and the steady cash trade.  Feeder cattle futures were higher on the same factors, shrugging off the [Read More…]

The U.S. Foreign Ag Service says Mexico removing tariffs on U.S. cheese will greatly improve exports which are expected to increase by eight percent from 2018. Meanwhile, trade challenges for skimmed milk powder and export [Read More…]

The USDA says placements of cattle onto feed during June were down 2% on the year at 1.756 million head, but that was still more than what some analysts were expecting. DTN says estimates ranged [Read More…]