Farm News

Tennessee crops see improvement

Monday, July 29

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

Monday, July 29

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

Monday, July 29

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

Monday, July 29

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

Monday, July 29

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

Monday, July 29

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

Monday, July 29

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

Monday, July 29

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...

Four ways to maintain bean yields & the budget

Monday, July 29

A crops researcher at the University of Illinois says there are four ways farmers can maintain soybean yields without breaking the budget in today’s tight margin environment. Dr. Connor Sible says utilizing equipment properly is a big step. “We always think about planters and...

Winter canola pilot expanding in mid-South

Monday, July 29

Bunge Chevon Ag Renewables is expanding farmer contracts this fall as part of a winter canola project with Corteva Agriscience. Corteva Agriscience Global Product Director for Biofuels Chad Berghoefer tells Brownfield the collaboration started last year with 5,000 acres and is ramping up to...

ACE Biofuels Conference

Monday, July 29

On Thursday, August 15, 2024, Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brandon Peoples will be in Omaha, Nebraska covering the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Biofuels Conference. The post