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  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…]

A soybean researcher says farmers in his state are adapting to the herbicide-resistant weed epidemic. David Kee with the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council tells Brownfield growers are mixing up chemistries and making more [Read More…]

A farm management analyst predicts the tumble in soybean prices will result in substantial crop insurance payments for some farmers. Kent Thiesse with MinnStar Bank in south-central Minnesota says revenue protection policies based on optional [Read More…]

Many farmers across the Midwest are seeing a variety of crop diseases because of increasingly hot and moist conditions. Mike Meyer is a technical expert with Corteva. “Frogeye leaf spot, mostly gray leaf spot, and [Read More…]

United States representatives from Illinois, Rodney Davis, Cheri Bustos and John Shimkus are named to serve on the farm bill conference committee. Illinois Farm Bureau President, Richard Guebert says farm bureau is pleased that the [Read More…]

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has received 206 alleged dicamba misuse complaints as of Monday. There were 246 total reports in 2017. Dicamba misuse complaints will be taken year-round but must be made within 30 [Read More…]