Brownfield’s Jared White attends Ag Day at the Illinois State Fair. The post IL State Fair Ag Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
IL Wheat Association Summer Wheat Forum
Brownfield’s Jared White attends the IL Wheat Association Summer Wheat Forum The post IL Wheat Association Summer Wheat Forum appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
IL State Fair Press Preview Day
Brownfield’s Jared White attends the IL State Fair Press Preview Day The post IL State Fair Press Preview Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
Japanese beetles are back
A pair of Illinois agronomists say Japanese beetle numbers are up this season. “Japanese beetles came hot out of the gate really heavy.” Kris Ehler, a CCA based in Champaign County, says the insects can affect both corn and soybeans. “In soybeans, it takes a lot of feeding on the leaves to really reach an…… Continue Reading
Cash dairy markets mixed Wednesday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0150 at $0.59. Two sales were recorded at $0.59 and $0.5975. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 at $1.6950. One sale was recorded at that price. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.7275. No sales were recorded. Butter prices were down…… Continue Reading
Pillen says USDA plan safeguards ag industry
A Midwestern governor says a new plan from USDA will safeguard the U.S. ag industry from foreign threats. “It’s incredibly important that all of us wake up and understand who we do business with.” Jim Pillen of Nebraska says the National Farm Security Action Plan doubles down on his state’s efforts to ban foreign entities…… Continue Reading
New Ohio state budget includes funding for H2Ohio
Ag groups say funding for the H2Ohio program included in Ohio’s new state budget will help the long-term sustainability of the industry. Ohio Soybean Association executive director Kirk Merritt says $165 million is allocated for the program. “That program provides and has provided farmers for several years ways to implement best practices that will help…… Continue Reading
New research detects dicamba damage from the sky
A professor of weed science at the University of Illinois says advancements in remote sensing technology can now allow drones to detect subtle dicamba damage in soybeans. Aaron Hager says it’s a needed tool that can help determine the impacts of off-target movement of the herbicide. “We’ve seen instances where exposure has taken place up…… Continue Reading
Boozman talks the Senate Ag Committee’s approach to Farm Bill 2.0
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee says it will take the U.S. Senate longer than the U.S. House to put together a skinny farm bill. “The House can do in two hours what it takes us one week to do.” John Boozman says the U.S. Senate is constrained with floor time and including…… Continue Reading
Pork profitability to continue through 2025
A senior research analyst says profitability for pork producers could improve over the next year. Matt Erikson with Terrain tells Brownfield margins continued to improve since 2023 and that’s largely due to lower feed costs. “We’re still in this weather phase here, and markets are pricing that in with lower corn futures as well as…… Continue Reading
