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National Farm Safety and Health Week

National Farm Safety and Health Week begins Monday. Steve Schoenfeld with Minnesota Farm Bureau says farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in the U.S. “But we can make it safer by being precautious and making sure safety features are working on our...

Farm leases expected to be steady or modestly decrease in 2025

Farm leases are expected to remain steady or see modest decrease for 2025. Cole Nickerson, with Farmers National Company tells Brownfield… “Like anything, when profitability and agriculture falls, there’s pressure on them. So we’re still early in that season, but we’re starting to do...

Russia attacks Ukrainian grain ship, reports say

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have escalated this week. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says Russia recently attacked a grain ship in the Black Sea. “A Russian missile hit a wheat carrying ship in the Ukraine and that’s kind of ratcheting up the tensions,” he...

U.S. Grains Council targets global starch demand

The manager of global strategies and trade for the U.S. Grains Council says growing international demand for corn starch will benefit U.S. farmers. Alexander Grabois says research shows U.S. corn has a higher starch content. “We started with a laboratory study with the University of...

China possibly stockpiling as U.S. soybean purchases continue

Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans is improving. Michael Cordonnier with Soybean and Corn Advisor tells Brownfield low prices are generating business. “Imports have picked up for sure, and you know what they say, ‘low prices cure low prices.’ So they’re very savvy traders, they...

ASA closely monitoring port strike threats

A leader with the American Soybean Association says she’s concerned about the threat of a port strike and its potential impact on the soy industry. ASA director of government affairs Alexa Combelic says a shutdown of East and Gulf Coast export facilities would disrupt...

A Deep Dive into the Ag Economy Barometer

Farmers have been concerned about the ag economy, but last month’s survey dropped to it’s lowest level since 2016. Jim Mintert with Purdue’s Center for Commerical Agriculture takes a deeper dive into what this means for farmers. The post

CLAAS FarmPoint helps reduce farmer downtime

Keeping farmers running in the fields longer has been one of the biggest success stories for CLAAS FarmPoint. Patricio Frangella, head of commercial development, says the company relies more on mobile service and parts delivery and less on brick-and-mortar stores. “We put resident technicians where...

Agronomist says farmers should be thinking ahead on herbicide programs

As farmers head into harvest an agronomist says they should be thinking about their herbicide programs. Dean Grossnickle, with Syngenta tells Brownfield… “We really rely on that canopy for suppression of weed germination,” he says. “Once that canopy drops, maybe you get some water hemp...

Late disease impacting corn crop

An Illinois agronomist says late disease is impacting the corn crop. David Kleinschmidt, owner of Progressive Agronomy Consulting, tells Brownfield… “Tar spot kind of came in late even after guys had sprayed some fungicide.”  He says, “I’ve started to find some Goss’s wilt out...

Harvest low for corn expected after USDA report

The September USDA report confirmed lower ending stocks, good demand and record corn and soybean yields. “Clients are confirming that, too, with early harvested numbers.” Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says the corn markets could be attempting a harvest low in response. “We...
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