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Farm Rescue seeks more volunteers

A leader with the non-profit Farm Rescue says more volunteers are needed as the organization expands. Senior development officer Tim Sullivan says they are expecting a record setting year assisting farm and ranch families that have experienced a major injury, illness or natural disaster....

Michigan crops developing rapidly

Michigan crops declined over the past week while progress is ahead of last year and the five-year average. Sanilac County farmer Scott Wilson tells Brownfield, “The soybeans are well into the R3, R4 production stage.” “Corn is currently being sprayed for fungicide to kind...

Soybeans continue to fall, wheat bounces

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, but with most months closing well above the session lows. Hot, dry weather is an issue in some areas, but conditions in other parts of the region look more favorable. The USDA says 67% of U.S....

John Deere addresses layoffs

John Deere is addressing its decision to lay off more than 2,000 production and salaried employees over the last 12 months. In a statement to Brownfield on Monday, John Deere officials cited a reduction in product demand and increased operational costs as two of...

Tennessee crops see improvement

Tennessee farmers finally received much needed rains last week, but more is needed. USDA says corn condition improved to 55 percent good to excellent with 92 percent of the crop silking, 61 percent in the dough stage, and 11 percent dented. Cotton is 94...

IL crops looking good

The USDA says Illinois crops continue to look good. Macon county farmer, Clint Gorden agrees. “I’m pretty optimistic.”  He says, “Not going to say we’re going to have the best crop ever, but I’m optimistic. I think we should be happy.” The USDA’s latest...

Size matters when it comes to sprayer droplets

A crop scientist says a lot of research and testing goes into herbicides and pesticides before they reach the fields.  Physicist Steven Fredericks with the WinField United research center in River Falls, Wisconsin tells Brownfield the size of the droplets makes a difference when...

A closer look at EPA’s new insecticide strategy

American Soybean Association’s Kyle Kunkler says the group is reviewing how the U.S. EPA’s new draft insecticide strategy could impact farming practices. “We want to know if farmers are being asked to adopt restrictions that are justified by the science.” He says the EPA...

Corn Congress attendees call for WRDA reauthorization

Commodity groups want Congress to help U.S. ag exports remain competitive by maintaining investments in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Iowa Corn Growers Association president Jolene Riessen says there are issues with locks and dams within the inland waterway system that need to...

“Farm of the Future” studying latest in ag tech at U of I

A University of Illinois Extension specialist says the “Farm of the Future” is becoming reality at the U of I’s Urbana campus. Dennis Bowman tells Brownfield the USDA funded I-FARM (Illinois Farming and Regenerative Management) project studies the latest innovations in agriculture technology. “That...

Crops catching up following drawn out planting season

A northwest Minnesota farmer whose planting window stretched two months says crops are evening out. Niel Rockstad of Ada began planting April 13th and finished June 13th. “Did all of our planting in (mostly) three and four-day windows in between rain events.” He tells...

Export inspections mostly up on week

The USDA says that as of the week ending July 25th, corn and wheat export inspections remain on pace to meet projections for the current respective marketing years. The 2024/25 marketing year began June 1st for wheat, while 2023/24 got underway September 1st for...
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