Farm News

Ohio growers should expect a hot and dry harvest

Tuesday, August 27

A southern Ohio farmer says yield estimates are lower than expected. Greg Corcoran says this year’s harvest is going to be a challenge. “Different wide ranges of that corn that corn ear were that top thirds probably down to 14% moisture and then the...

More demand needed to help with commodity prices

Tuesday, August 27

Lower corn and soybean prices are attracting some new export demand, but an extension economist at the University of Missouri says there hasn’t been as much demand as expected yet, especially from one key buyer. Ben Brown says China still isn’t buying much from...

Several ag tax benefits in limbo after 2025

Tuesday, August 27

An ag tax professor says several tax benefits are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. Roger McEowen with the Washburn University School of Law says the qualified business income deduction would be eliminated. “This is a 20% deduction against a farmer’s business...

Commercial milk production grows amid war in Ukraine

Tuesday, August 27

A dairy educator says Ukraine’s dairy industry is making strides to grow despite the ongoing war. Michigan State University Extension’s Phil Durst has been working with the Association of Milk Producers (AMP) in Ukraine for about a decade. “There are commercial dairy herds and...

CME cash dairy market steady to higher Tuesday

Tuesday, August 27

Cash dairy prices were steady to higher Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5650. Two sales were reported at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $2.14. No sales were recorded. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $2.25. No...

Active summer land sale season a surprise

Tuesday, August 27

The vice president of an Illinois-based farmland brokerage says land values are holding steady at near record levels in a surprisingly active market. Elizabeth Strom, with Murray Wise & Associates, tells Brownfield… “It’s been a really interesting summer.” She says, “There’s actually been more...

Historic Ohio drought has intensified, what next?

Tuesday, August 27

Ohio State’s climatologist says drought conditions are impacting crop performance. Aaron Wilson tells Brownfield… “A lot of the impacts that we’re hearing across Southeast Ohio are poorly filling soybean pods, for instance, very short corn to a lot of feedback firing impacts to the...

Keep it in perspective

Tuesday, August 27

Commentary. Thirty-five trillion seconds is about 1.1 million years. To put it another way, if you started counting at the beginning of the Stone Age, you’d still be counting. $35 trillion in $100 bills would weigh approximately 770,000 tons. This is roughly the weight...

PTI research shows high yield management brings consistent profitability

Tuesday, August 27

The lead commercial agronomist with Precision Planting says managing for high yields is the best way to increase farm profitability. Jason Webster says their research conducted at the PTI farm, outside of Pontiac, Illinois, has been consistent. “My high yield corn and soybeans are...

Research shows where not to spend on soybeans

Tuesday, August 27

A North Carolina State University Extension soybean specialist says research is showing what not to spend money on when seeking higher soybean yields. Rachel Vann tells Brownfield… “We looked at variety of foliar fertilizer products applied at R3, or beginning pod, in many states...

Corteva highlights Vorceed Enlist corn

Tuesday, August 27

Corteva Agriscience U.S. Crop Protection Launch Leader Eric Scherder says farmers need flexibility to control above and below-ground pests. Speaking to Brownfield at the 2024 Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa, he said Vorceed Enlist corn offers elite genetics, a wider herbicide application window,...

Pioneer U.S. marketing leader says corn crop looks “promising”

Tuesday, August 27

Weather challenges are apparent as corn nears maturity across the Midwest. But Pioneer U.S. marketing leader Brandon Walter says despite some extreme growing conditions, the majority of the crop looks promising. “We’ve seen that with some of the USDA yield results that are coming...