Farm News

ISDA announces 2024 AgriVision Award recipients

Thursday, August 8

Ed Ebert and John Baugh are the 2024 recipients of the AgriVision Award, the state’s highest agriculture honor. The two were recognized for their leadership and contributions to Indiana’s ag industry. Ebert is the senior director of market development at the Indiana Corn Growers Association...

Strong week for new crop U.S. soybean export sales

Thursday, August 8

New crop soybean export sales were strong during the week ending August 1st. The USDA says new crop soybean sales were up sharply from the previous week driven by solid demand from China and unknown destinations, which followed a drop in price. Still, those...

Farm-to-school grants – benefiting schools and local farmers

Thursday, August 8

More and more produce farmers are getting connected with local schools to provide needed fruits and vegetables. While it is increasing students’ access to healthy foods, John Williams, a manager of central Illinois Sola Gratia Farms, says the grants are also benefiting local farmers....

Inaugural show recognizes junior exhibitors and MO Simmental breeders

Thursday, August 8

Six thousand dollars in premiums are up for grabs during the inaugural Missouri Simmental Association VITAFERM Heifer Xtravaganza at the Missouri State Fair. Jim Puyear is with Rockin’ P Ranch and an organizer of the show. “We’re going to be able to recognize the...

What you can do now to help yields this fall

Thursday, August 8

An Iowa agronomist says recent rains were welcomed. AgriGold’s Jeff Morey tells Brownfield,“It’s very good at this time of the year because we’re using a lot of water as we’re finishing out this corn and soybean crop trying to fill out (the) ear, trying to...

Illinois soybean crop showing regional differences

Thursday, August 8

The director of agronomy with the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says the state’s soybean crop is showing some regional differences. Abigail Peterson says the western part of the state seems to be leading the way. “Just being over in western Illinois recently, their crops...

Grain price improvements not likely this year

Thursday, August 8

A senior loan officer at Farm Credit MidAmerica says the ag economy is seeing its fair share of ups and downs. Kyle Weber says the recent uptick in equipment layoffs didn’t come as a surprise. “With the grain prices going down, usually the first thing...

The time to start soil testing

Thursday, August 8

A technical service rep with BASF says harvest is the best time to start soil testing for soybean cyst nematode. Don Schneider says additional can lead to higher yield potential. “It’s a situation where they didn’t know they even had a problem until they...

Cooler, drier air continues to advance southward across the remainder of the Heartland

Thursday, August 8

Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly dry weather trails the passage of a cold front. Thursday’s high temperatures will remain below 85°F throughout the Midwest, with readings staying below 75°F in the Red River Valley of the North. A new cold front approaching the...

A brief cool spell for most of the Heartland; seasonal heat & humidity to gradually return

Thursday, August 8

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures across most of the country. The south-central U.S. will have the greatest likelihood of experiencing hot weather, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to parts of California and western Nevada, as...

Cattle research to begin at Nebraska Feedlot Innovation Center

Thursday, August 8

Doug Zalesky, director of the Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center, discusses the various housing and feeding systems, cattle handling facilities and research planned at the new facility. The post

Rice harvest starts strong in Arkansas

Wednesday, August 7

Rice harvest is underway in Arkansas and extension specialist Jarrod Hardke says it’s earlier than normal. “There’s a lot more rice scattered around up and down the state, all the way up to the Missouri Bootheel, because of how early rice was planted. They...