The Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board is using a national model to show state growers where their checkoff dollars are being spent. Farmer and Board President Jonathan Gibbs tells Brownfield he has participated in the See for Yourself Tour through the United Soybean Board’s national checkoff and wanted to do the same thing at the state…… Continue Reading
Nebraska farmer monitoring top-end yield loss
A southwest Nebraska farmer says several rounds of severe weather have impacted crop health. Roric Paulman raises a variety of crops including popcorn, soybeans and corn near Sutherland, and says there is significant top-end yield loss. “We’ve had a pretty rough spring. A lot of hail early on. Then we had 10 days of really…… Continue Reading
CLARITY Act passes U.S. House
A U.S. House Agriculture committee member says passing the bipartisan CLARITY Act gives her hope for future legislative work in Congress. Michigan Democrat Kristin McDonald Rivet tells Brownfield, “It was nice to have one of the very first issues that feels like it went straight down the middle, you know, common sense, let’s get something…… Continue Reading
Bill would allow government to track, provide oversight of foreign investment of ag land
Bipartisan legislation that’s recently been introduced into the U.S. House would address concerns about foreign farmland ownership. Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon says it amends the Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) to allow the federal government to track land transactions with another country. “We really don’t know the scope of the problem right now. We…… Continue Reading
Wide-ranging temps across the Heartland; the vanguard to an increasingly active pattern
Across the Corn Belt, mostly adequate soil moisture reserves and near- or below-normal temperatures remain nearly ideal for reproductive to filling summer crops. Friday’s Midwestern high temperatures will range from near 70°F in the Red River Valley of the North to 90°F across the southern tier of the Corn Belt. Showers and thunderstorms are occurring…… Continue Reading
Heat & high humidity ahead for much of the Heartland; more rain & severe storms ahead
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions across most of the nation, with near- or below-normal temperatures limited to northern Maine and the Far West, including the Great Basin and Pacific Coast States. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal weather in the central Gulf Coast region and much of the northern U.S.…… Continue Reading
Superior terminal closure disappointing for soybean group
The executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says although disappointing, he understands why CHS announced it will close its Port of Superior, Wisconsin grain terminal. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield with fewer farm commodities grown in close proximity to the Twin Ports and a strong year-round rail service, it’s hard for some companies to make…… Continue Reading
Pre-side dress nitrate test study
A new study aims to help Minnesota farmers improve nitrogen efficiency. University of Minnesota researcher Emerson Souza says they are updating the pre-side dress nitrate test to account for growers in the state. “We saw that we are going to need a lot of collaboration because we need data to conduct a study like that.”…… Continue Reading
Rural bankers pessimistic about economic growth
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index found that lower farm commodity prices have pushed bank loans to a record high. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the July survey of rural bank CEOs revealed some concerns about farmer profitability. “We asked the bankers what the number one issue facing their local economy is. By far it…… Continue Reading
Favorable corn crop across Iowa, agronomist says
An agronomist with Brevant Seeds says weather conditions have been mostly favorable for Iowa corn farmers. John Long tells Brownfield the state has received adequate amounts of moisture for pollination. “Cool nights with plentiful moisture,” he said. “It’s a tremendous looking crop right now. As of right now, I would tell you in my 33…… Continue Reading
