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A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says Tropical Storms Francine and Helene haven’t done any favors for the cotton crop this fall. Barry Bean from Pemiscot County says most of the area has experienced cotton [Read More…]

The USDA has increased its expectations for 2024 U.S. sorghum production. This year’s crop is now pegged at 304.61 million bushels, up 2.665 million from September on a slightly higher average yield guess, up .04 [Read More…]

A new survey by the Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture finds more than half of corn farmers would adopt weeding robots. Ag economist Shadi Attallah says the prevalence of herbicide resistance weeds is a major [Read More…]

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have delivered a one-two punch to fertilizer production in the southern U.S. Stone X vice president of fertilizer Josh Linville says the phosphate market has been hit back-to-back. “If Helene was [Read More…]

An Enlist field specialist encourages farmers to properly clean harvest equipment between fields to help prevent the spread of weeds. Tony Goede covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and says a typical combine will store up [Read More…]

A central Illinois farmer says he hopes to finish his soybean harvest this week. Derek Martin, who’s based in Logan County, tells Brownfield… “We’re in the home stretch of beans.”  He says, “We’ve had some [Read More…]

A northeast Kansas farmer says he doesn’t have high expectations for winter wheat. Lance Rezac tells Brownfield… We’re going to plant a little bit. Not as much as normal,” he says. “The price just isn’t [Read More…]

A former U.S. Ag Secretary says last week’s work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports are a reminder of how delicate the supply chain is for the ag industry. Mike Johanns tells Brownfield… “It’s not just the [Read More…]

A territory manager for Johnny’s Selected Seeds says the company is breeding varieties to better withstand increasingly wet and humid conditions in the Great Lakes. Dana Hillfinger tells Brownfield …. “That doesn’t just mean finding [Read More…]

Iowa continues to invest in biofuels infrastructure. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw says grants totaling more than $6.3 million have been awarded to fuel retailers across the state. “They’re cost-share grants, so [Read More…]

Many corn farmers are preparing for tighter balance sheets in 2025. University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Jeff Coulter says fertilizer and crop protection products should be scrutinized. “We can think about what are the inputs [Read More…]

A difficult growing season is winding down for east-central Mississippi farmer Philip Good. “The entire south has gone through a very hot and dry year.” Good farms near Macon and says his corn yields were [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were unchanged in very light trading except for butter Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.60.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.9275.   [Read More…]

An agronomist with LG Seeds says a season’s report card is in the roots of the corn crop. Jed Norman, who’s based in north central Iowa, says farmers can identify several issues by digging roots [Read More…]

The chairman of the Michigan Blueberry Growers Association says it’s only a matter of time before the high cost of labor and operating expenses put some growers out of business. Bill Fritz tells Brownfield his [Read More…]

Ag meteorologist Drew Lerner says he’s expecting the weather in South America to be favorable for corn and soybean production. “I know there’s a lot of producers are looking for a problem in South America [Read More…]

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Minnesota’s ag commissioner says the Biden administration is expecting a panel decision on Mexico’s decree banning GM-corn imports soon. “They expect a decision is imminent.” Thom Petersen tells Brownfield “I think there will be lots [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Erin Anderson covers the Ag Outlook and Policy Conference The post 2024 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Across the Corn Belt, scattered frost was noted again Tuesday morning in the upper Great Lakes region, outside any major crop areas.  Regardless, summer crops continue to rapidly mature, with 90% of the U.S. soybeans [Read More…]