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Chopper head key to one no-tiller’s success

A lifetime no-till farmer says equipment adjustments have helped improve his soil health and profitability. Jeff Stuck tells Brownfield his father first started no-till farming after a severe drought in the mid-1970s and he’s kept up the practice for more than 30 years on...

CME cash dairy prices up again Tuesday

Cash dairy prices were mostly higher again Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.53.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0550 at $1.93.   Seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8850 to $1.9325.  Cheese barrels were...

Farm Rescue expands to Wisconsin

A non-profit volunteer group that helps farmers get their work done now serves a larger area. Dan Erdmann tells Brownfield Farm Rescue just expanded into Wisconsin, and is there to help with planting, harvesting, commodity hauling, and livestock feeding.  He says farmers don’t like...

On the lookout for red crown rot

The outreach agronomist with the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says farmers should be on the lookout for red crown rot in soybeans. Stephanie Porter says the disease has been found across the state. “This is around the time that you might find it.”  She...

Farmers have questions about grain marketing

Grain marketing opportunities seem few and far between for many farmers. South Central College farm business management instructor Christina McVicker says the biggest question she’s getting from corn and soybean growers is ‘When should we be marketing our grain?” She tells Brownfield there’s a...

Wisconsin farmer benefiting from early planting

A Wisconsin farmer is benefiting from getting his crops in very early, before the spring rains arrived. Ryan Nell raises corn, soybeans, and wheat near Juneau.  He tells Brownfield, “Planting went really smooth for us. We were done by May 6th.” He says the...

Farmers for Soil Health Wants to Cover More Acres

Farmers for Soil Health is an initiative led by the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, and National Corn Growers Association. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear how one longtime cover crop soybean farmer is taking advantage of the incentives and about the benefits he’s seen...

Drone technology has come a long way in a short time

Aerial drone technology is advancing rapidly, and what a drone can do for farmers now compared to a few years ago is vastly different. Jeramy Williams with American Drone discusses the advancements and uses for drones. The post