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Soy Meal Studies for Animal Ag
Soybean farmers and their checkoff are investing in several soy utilization studies for increasing soy rations in livestock diets. On this week’s episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association director discusses the importance of driving soy demand in animal agriculture.
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U.S. Identity Preserved Certification Creates Confidence
In this Pods for Profit, Michigan Soybean Committee Vice President Scott Wilson shares his experiences growing identity-preserved soybeans and what makes Michigan the ideal place for the premium product.
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Ag outlook brings more change to ag equipment space
The central region manager for CLAAS says ag equipment industry uncertainty has led to the closure of four Ziegler Ag stores and ended a 20-year combine distribution agreement between the two companies. Daryl Theis tells Brownfield “what we’re seeing in the ag market really...
Cool, dry air for the season to briefly dominate most of the Heartland; heat & humidity to return
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the northern half of the Plains to the middle and northern Atlantic States, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail across the southern and western U.S. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall...
New online tool helps calculate the return on investment for corn fungicides
University of Wisconsin Plant Pathologist Dr. Damon Smith tells Brownfield their new web-based Corn Fungicide Return on Investment Calculator lets farmers plug in their farm’s data and local prices, and see where the dollars are going.
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National FFA hits million-member milestone
The National FFA Organization has crossed the one-million member mark. Kristy Meyer with the national office tells Brownfield that outside of the COVID year of 2021, it’s been a steady growth in membership. “We were at 945 thousand last year, but just to compare...
Fairest of the Fair helps educate fairgoers about ag
Being Fairest of the Fair means spending a lot of time promoting and educating fairgoers who often have a lot of questions. Kelsey Henderson from Racine County is Wisconsin’s 2024 Fairest of the Fair, and she tells Brownfield much of her schedule involves interacting...
Crop conditions, feed inventory mixed in Wisconsin
The crops in Wisconsin range from good to struggling, depending on the crop and the location. Raymond Dietrich and his family operate a dairy farm west of Green Bay, where they’ve had a lot of rain this year and couldn’t plant silage corn until...
