Ag News

A grower in the nation’s top producing cherry region expects an average harvest amid a dry growing season. “I knew I had a lot of cherries on the trees, but they aren’t turning into as [Read More…]

A crop farmer in Michigan’s Thumb says insect pressure is mounting from persistent dry conditions. Mark Reif grows corn, soybeans, dry beans, wheat and pickles near Saginaw.  “If it stays like it is, it’s going to [Read More…]

The U.S. Senate will name farm bill conferees this week. Four Republicans and three Democrats are expected to be listed including Senate Ag Chairman Pat Roberts, a Republican from Kansas, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, [Read More…]

The USDA reports that as of the week ending July 19, 2018, corn export inspections will likely fall short of projections for the 2017/18 marketing year, which runs through the end of August for corn, [Read More…]

A northern Missouri farmer says current drought conditions are as bad as 2012. Sean Cornelius of Caldwell County says conditions are taking their toll on his dairy herd and 1200 acres of row crops. “Boy, [Read More…]

  As the week progresses, cool conditions will become more deeply entrenched across the central and eastern U.S., but hot, humid weather will linger across the Deep South. However, very hot weather will persist in [Read More…]

It’s not only if nitrogen is applied to the corn crop, it’s also a matter of when.  Golden Harvest agronomist Scott Gard is doing research on the timing of nitrogen fertilizer applications to corn.  Gard [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool, showery weather prevails across the upper Midwest. Showers are also sweeping across the eastern Complex, where severe thunderstorms may develop later Friday. On the Plains, intense heat is maintaining stress [Read More…]

In early July, Walmart stores in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska showcased Farming for the Future, a partnership to prepare teachers and students in the best agriculture practices to protect air and water quality and improve [Read More…]

  Excessively hot weather will persist through the weekend on the southern Plains, followed by favorably cooler conditions next week. Heat will continue, however, across much of the western U.S. In contrast, most areas east [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures were mostly lower.  Live cattle have been waiting for widespread direct cash business to develop and the USDA’s Cattle on Feed and Inventory reports.  Feeder cattle were lower [Read More…]

Growth Energy is calling on President Trump and the EPA for more pro-biofuel policies.  The renewable fuels trade association launched a television ad Friday calling on the administration to uphold promises to support biofuels.  The [Read More…]

JBS USA, the U.S. branch of the world’s largest meat producer, reportedly has stopped shipments from a pig farm where workers were shown abusing pigs in an undercover video released by Mercy for Animals. The [Read More…]

The Cattlemen’s Beef Quarters at the Iowa State Fair, one of the fair’s most popular dining spots, has announced a new menu item for the 2018 fair—Brisket Mango Tango. Beef Quarters’ manager John Mortimer describes [Read More…]

Missouri NRCS is providing two million dollars towards drought relief for livestock. “Of all the Midwest states, Missouri is suffering the most.” State Conservationist JR Flores tells Brownfield the emergency initiative offered through the EQIP [Read More…]

A corn specialist at Purdue University says many farmers are seeing unusually long silks in corn this year. Bob Nielsen says some farmers have reported silks that are 6-9 inches when they are typically about [Read More…]

A U.S. sheep industry leader says the reopening of markets in Japan and Taiwan, plus the highest wool prices in history have stabilized the US sheep market. Executive Director of the American Sheep Industry Association [Read More…]

Grape Colaspis is a problem growers in Illinois haven’t had to face in over two decades. Until two years ago. In this Managing for Profit, Pioneer agronomist Matt Montgomery explains how growers used new technologies [Read More…]

Soybean aphid populations are on the rise in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension entomologist Bob Koch says the largest numbers are in the central part of the state. “Stearns County area westward towards Willmar, and [Read More…]

Disease pressure continues to build in parts of the Corn Belt under stress from too much moisture. Carolyn Zierke is an innovation specialist for BASF in southern Minnesota. She says rain, heat, and humidity has [Read More…]