The executive vice president of the Ohio Pork Council says the state’s new two-year budget will help producers protect herd health. Cheryl Day says the $90.5 billion operating budget includes $15 million for the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. “We’re never going to take our eyes off the ball when it comes to animal health and…… Continue Reading
How Much Soybean Production is Lost to Deer?
In this Pods for Profit, we’ll check in with Michigan Soybean Committee’s Mark Seamon for an update on this year’s crop and hear how they’re helping growers tackle deer damage from multiple angles. The post How Much Soybean Production is Lost to Deer? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
More tar spot detections in Illinois
A field agronomist for Beck’s Hybrids says farmers need to scout for tar spot. Chad Kalaher, who covers east central and northeast Illinois, says the disease is being found in an increasing number of cornfields across the Midwest. “So far, what we found in my area has been lower in the canopy, not higher in…… Continue Reading
Hot, humid weather a breeding ground for crop diseases like tar spot
An eastern Iowa farmer is concerned hot, humid weather has created a breeding ground for crop diseases. Billie Danner grows corn and soybeans near West Liberty. “Any fungus we might see, like especially in the corn, tar spot is really at the top of the radar since last year we feel like we got dinged…… Continue Reading
Kansas farmer facing several weather challenges
Central Kansas farmer Adam Baldwin says it has been a season of weather extremes on his farm. “We’ve just been fighting rain since early June. One field has had 12 inches on it since it was planted, and it flooded twice. We had a big windstorm come through about three weeks ago and (dryland corn)…… Continue Reading
Artificial Intelligence on the farm
Commentary. It is almost impossible for me to talk about AI without my mind going to that liquid nitrogen canister where the future of our cattle herd is stored. It keeps bull semen frozen and viable for years and is a valuable tool for us in genetic selection, herd improvement, and biosecurity. Artificial insemination is about making…… Continue Reading
Adding a new enterprise can bring new challenges to the farm
Many dairy producers have expanded to include on-farm retail stores, on-farm meat processing, and other ways to maximize profits and have a closer relationship with their customers. Randy Ebert and his family operate a Wisconsin dairy farm that branched out into meat processing. He tells Brownfield about the lessons learned next on today’s Managing for…… Continue Reading
Research and education needed as biological market expands
The leader of seed care and biologicals for Syngenta says research and education are needed to help farmers get the most out of new biological crop tools. Quinn Showalter says biological products are relatively new, so the industry will have to spend time showing farmers the benefits of these tools. “When we come out with…… Continue Reading
An decent winter wheat crop expected in central South Dakota
The general manager of Oahe Grain Corporation in central South Dakota says winter wheat harvest is still about 10 days to two weeks away. Kevin Kjorsvik tells Brownfield… “It’s an average plus size crop right now. There was a difficult start, but once the crop got some rain and a little bit of heat to…… Continue Reading
Beef on dairy helping when milk prices are low
A marketing and risk management advisor says many dairy operations are financially stronger thanks to raising beef animals. Mike North with Ever.ag says the lower milk product prices also mean lower milk prices paid to farmers. “Milk prices have, in fact, departed from some of those more loftier you know, twenty-dollar plus numbers that we…… Continue Reading
