It’s tick season. And as we start to spend more time outside, the chance of a tick encounter can increase. Ticks can be vectors of diseases, and when the pest feeds on a host, it can pass along pathogens that cause disease. AUDIO: Healthy Living on the Lone Star Tick and Alpha Gal Syndrome The…… Continue Reading
Flood raises alarm over NWS cuts
A US Congressman from Nebraska says federal funding cuts to the National Weather Service puts farmers and ranchers at risk. “I have made this a top priority. I am spending political capital on it.” Mike Flood tells Brownfield, “After this whole thing with the weather balloons and what I saw at the Valley Office for…… Continue Reading
Grass conditions better than average for most of Missouri
Pasture conditions may vary throughout cattle country, but for much of Missouri, conditions are better than average for this time of year. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture says, “We had a little bit of sunshine following the heavy rains, and the grass is really shot up.” According to the latest Crop Report…… Continue Reading
A mild to unseasonably warm pattern for many; showery weather to wind-down for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with a strip of drier-than-normal weather from California and the Great Basin to the northern High Plains. The post A mild to unseasonably warm pattern for…… Continue Reading
Cooler air rushes on to the upper Midwest; rains expand across the southern Plains, Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry air covers the far upper Midwest, while warm, humid conditions stretch from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region. Near the boundary between cool and warm air, scattered showers are occurring. Producers continue to plant corn and soybeans as field conditions permit,…… Continue Reading
CLAAS Apprenticeship and Labor Event
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican attends the CLAAS Apprenticeship and Labor Event. The post CLAAS Apprenticeship and Labor Event appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
Corn-based acrylics plant leveling up in Illinois
The co-founder of Lakril (LOCK-rill) Technologies says the company’s bio-based acrylics could be a boon for corn farmers. Chris Nicholas says they’ve developed a process to replace petroleum-based chemicals with a clean alternative. “Taking bio-based sugars, corn here in the United States,” he says, “and converting that into a bio-based drop-in alternative that goes into…… Continue Reading
USDA triggers safeguard on sugar containing products
For the first time ever, the USDA has implemented a safeguard trigger on a limited amount of sugar containing products coming into the United States. “The numbers were exceeding the allocation or the quantity so they implemented that.” Harrison Weber with the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association says there’s already tariffs on sugar coming…… Continue Reading
Pork leader cautiously optimistic as tariff talks continue
The executive director of the Missouri Pork Association says he’s been concerned about the trading relationship between the U.S. and China as tariffs continue. “There’s so much there, it’s so broad and I don’t know if it gets resolved real soon.” Scott Hays says China is an important market for U.S. pork, taking parts of…… Continue Reading
“Summer high” for December corn coming soon
A market analyst is encouraging farmers to prepare for a seasonal high in corn futures. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says over the past 17 years, the summer price high for the December new crop corn contract occurred five times in May, seven times in June, and five times in July. “In more recent…… Continue Reading
