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Young Farm Technology Days host preparing for future

One of the members of the Farm Technology Days host family has been busy this year, preparing for the event and for her own future. Taren Close may still be in high school, but farm work and school work are also keeping her busy....

USDA sees bigger hay crop in 2024

The USDA is projecting a bigger domestic hay crop in 2024. Total hay production is estimated at 74.45 million tons, up 8% from 2023 with an improved yield of 2.07 tons per acre thanks to generally better weather canceling out a decline in harvested...

CONAB cuts Brazil corn, wheat estimates

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has lowered that nation’s corn production estimate due to weather issues in some key growing areas. CONAB now has Brazil’s total corn crop at 115.649 million tons, 0.2% lower than July on a reduction in yield and harvested area...

Indiana 4-H members announced Supreme Drive Champions

Six Indiana 4-H members were named champions during the 2024 Indiana State Fair Supreme Drive. Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau, winning 4-H participants from each female breeding category went on to take part in the drive. The winners included: Supreme Champion Gilt: Mya Holderly,...

ISA Leadership Awards

Many people are Driven to Deliver for Iowa’s soybean farmers. On this latest episode of Seeds of Success, a leader with the Iowa Soybean Association discusses why it’s important for a farmer-led organization to recognize the meaningful contributions that are moving the industry forward. The...

Michigan Soybeans, Driven by Henry Ford

In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear how Henry Ford’s curiosity for the soybean paved the way for thousands of innovations. Michigan Soybean Committee’s John Burk joins us to discuss what farmers are doing now to connect the story. The post

Bankers and farmers are working through the tough times

Rose Oswald Poels with the Wisconsin Bankers Association tells Brownfield cash flow is very tight for most farmers, and agricultural bankers are seeing what the high cost of land, equipment and inputs coupled with low commodity prices has done to farmers’ balance sheets.  She...

Close family welcomes all to Farm Technology Days

Wisconsin’s Farm Technology Days begins Tuesday with an emphasis on smaller equipment, hay & forage machinery, and drones.  Jamie and Renee Close are hosting the event with daughter Taren and their neighbors at the Chippewa Valley Music Festival grounds.  Jamie Close tells Brownfield the...

Iowa farmers take advantage of dry week

Iowa farmers spent a mostly dry week harvesting oats, cutting and baling alfalfa, and preparing for fall harvest. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says the oat harvest is 93 percent complete, one day ahead of last year and four days ahead of the five-year...

Heat and lack of moisture impacting corn in western Kansas

A western Kansas farmer says corn is being challenged by a lack of moisture. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield… “I’ve been seeing a lot of fields of corn getting plowed under and they might go back in with wheat on,” he says. “We’ve got a...

Tennessee crop conditions have improved, but concerns remain

The USDA says corn is maturing nicely, and soybeans and cotton are steadily progressing, but more rain is needed. Crop conditions have improved across the board, but concerns remain about yield outlook and prices headed into harvest. Corn is rated 55 percent good to...

Arkansas crops mostly good despite dry week

It was a mostly dry week for Arkansas farmers, with almost no rainfall but most crops are doing well. Twenty-seven percent of the corn is in excellent condition, with 52% in good and 17% in fair condition.  Ninety-five percent of the corn is in...
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