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Understanding fermented foods

Fermentation of foods allows microorganisms like bacteria, yeast, or molds to break down food components, like sugars, into simpler compounds. Dr. Steve Lerner with Novonesis says these fermented foods provide several benefits. AUDIO: Healthy Living on understanding fermented foods The post

Mixed bag for Minnesota farmer beginning soybean harvest

Early harvest results are a mixed bag for southeast Minnesota soybean grower Darin Johnson. “Just got a couple hundred acres out, extremely variable. We’re still kind of cutting around a lot of drowned outs, so there’s still a lot of slough holes and all...

Previewing the USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report

A livestock economist says breeding inventory is a number to watch in this week’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. University of Missouri associate extension professor emeritus Scott Brown says the industry has been almost sideways.  “I’ve seen some estimates already that would suggest breeding...

NASDA: Extension is the core to advancing production agriculture

Protecting funding for University extension is crucial to agriculture and advancing research. Oklahoma State University Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences Brett Carver says extension services help farmers with education and production, but the solution is becoming more complex.  “We have productivity expectations,” he says. “We...

Colombia lifts its restrictions on U.S. beef imports

Colombia has lifted restrictions on imports of U.S. beef and fully restored market access to the U.S.  Earlier this year, the Colombian government banned U.S. beef originating from states where H5N1 had been detected in dairy cows. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the...

Spreading the Message of Corn Overseas

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff dollars to support the work of the U.S. Grains Council across the globe. One of the many outreach efforts supported by the Illinois corn checkoff is the U.S. Grains Council. Jim Reed, Illinois farmer and at large...

Some seed quality issues popping up in Illinois corn crop

A Bayer agronomist says some Illinois farmers are seeing seed quality issues in their corn crop. Lance Tarochione, who’s based in west central Illinois, tells Brownfield… “East central Illinois is fighting that more.”  He says, “Somebody I was talking to the other day described...

60 Years and Counting

The Iowa Soybean Association has been celebrating 60 years of moving the industry forward. On this final episode of Seeds of Success, the organization’s CEO looks ahead at the opportunities for U.S. soybean farmers in the near and long-term future. The post

Spartan Fans: Score Big with Soy

Each year, the Michigan Soybean Committee sponsors a football game and a men’s basketball game at Michigan State University. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear what the checkoff has planned this season with the Spartans. The post

Export sales down, but might pick up

Farmers are wondering if export sales can pick up if South America continues to have challenges including dry weather.  Tanner Ehmke from CoBank discusses the soybean markets next on today’s Managing for Profit. The post

Rice harvest remains ahead of average in AR

Rice harvest made good progress in Arkansas in the last week. USDA says the crop is 75% harvested, ahead of last year and the five-year average. USDA says most of the cotton bolls in Arkansas are open and 7% of the cotton crop has...
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