The USDA is reporting solid old crop corn and soybean export sales during the week ending July 3rd. Those corn and bean sales were multi-week highs for both crops, with Mexico leading the way for corn and unknown destinations topping the list for beans. New crop corn sales for both were good. Wheat and pork…… Continue Reading
Double crop soybean acres in question in Kansas
A farmer in central Kansas says the excessive rain fall may impact double crop soybean acres in his state. Adam Baldwin tells Brownfield winter wheat harvest is significantly behind schedule, and that’s delaying planting. “I think most guys are going to punt this year. Guys who have a history of it will probably take prevent…… Continue Reading
Farmer’s beef on dairy expanded to on-farm processing
A Wisconsin dairy farmer who was an early adopter of raising beef calves for an extra revenue stream says it has really helped his bottom line. Randy Ebert and his family milk 68-hundred Holsteins, and they also sell Angus-Holstein cross calves. He says, “This is one of the few things that is helping us combat…… Continue Reading
CONAB ups Brazil second crop corn projection
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has raised its second crop corn production estimate. CONAB now has that second corn crop at 104.538 million tons, up 3.5% from June 16% from 2024 thanks to higher acreage and better yields. That second crop is the largest of Brazil’s three corn crops, with harvest about 30% complete. Total…… Continue Reading
HPPD resistance limiting corn post-emergence options
A weed science professor at the University of Illinois says resistance to HPPD inhibitors is growing. Aaron Hager tells Brownfield, “Eighty-five to 90% of the phone calls so far, during this part of the growing season, have been people saying, ‘Look, we tried one of the Group 27’s post. It didn’t control the water hemp.…… Continue Reading
Drone vs. plane – which is better to apply fungicides?
Researchers at the University of Missouri are evaluating the effectiveness of using drones to apply fungicides. Plant Pathologist Mandy Bish says the first year of data shows a drone performs similar or slightly better compared to an airplane for fungicide applications on diseases like tar spot. “I’ve been looking at the tar spot disease severity…… Continue Reading
Ag groups meet with MAHA Commission
The president of South Dakota Farm Bureau says the Make America Health Again Commission has been meeting with ag groups as they develop policy recommendations for child nutrition. Scott VanderWal says the American Farm Bureau Federation has been talking directly with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr in some of the meetings.…… Continue Reading
USDA shuts down southern border ports again to livestock imports from Mexico
U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has again closed southern border ports to livestock imports from Mexico following a new detection of New World screwworm. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the USDA has been monitoring conditions on the ground, and the decision was made to protect American agriculture. “A new case…… Continue Reading
Farmers expected to hold onto grain
An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says there are incentives for farmers to hold onto grain ahead of the fall harvest. Ben Brown tells Brownfield “there’s always this theory of at some point you stop trying to maximize returns and instead, focus on minimizing losses, but even where we sit today, I don’t…… Continue Reading
Kelly signs bill establishing water task force
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bill into law that addresses the state’s water crisis for future for the ag industry. Senate Substitute for House Bill 2172 creates 16-member taskforce that will develop a long-term investment program for water that includes a dedicated revenue source. The task force will also evaluate current funding for…… Continue Reading
