A three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade has ruled that President Trump must temporarily pause tariffs imposed on the three largest buyers of US ag products. The ruling on Wednesday requires the administration to remove the 10 percent tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China and every other country because tariffs can…… Continue Reading
Wireworms causing issues in some fields
The outreach agronomist with the Illinois Soybean Association says some farmers are dealing with wireworms this spring. Stephanie Porter says the insects are typically found in fields with a history of infestations. “They have a lot of protection and so it’s really, really hard to use an insecticide to kill those wire worms.” She says,…… Continue Reading
Iowa State University Extension Northern Research Center open house
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will attend the Iowa State University Extension Northern Research Center open house The post Iowa State University Extension Northern Research Center open house appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
IL FFA State Convention
Brownfield’s Jared White covers the IL FFA State Convention. The post IL FFA State Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
Pest pressure picking up steam in Iowa
An extension agronomist says pest pressure is becoming more prevalent in Iowa crop fields. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says some infect feeding has been taking place. “From both bean leaf beetles on soybeans and then a little bit of some black cutworm feeding on corn.” She tells Brownfield additional pressure is expected in…… Continue Reading
Weather still cool the season for most; unsettled across parts of the Plains & Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly cloudy conditions linger, although rain has largely ended. Several days ago, on May 25, U.S. producers had not yet planted 13% of the intended corn acreage and 24% of the soybeans. Some of the slowest seeding progress has been noted in Ohio, where 54% of the corn and 52%…… Continue Reading
A warmer pattern ahead for the Heartland; rainfall opportunities for Drought areas
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and east of a line from eastern New Mexico to the Red River of the North, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the northern High Plains and the West. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across much of the western and central…… Continue Reading
Be strategic when cutting costs
An extension ag economist says in a high cost, low margin era, farmers should be cautious about which costs they cut to stay profitable. Ben Brown at the University of Missouri says cutting crop protection and crop nutrition costs now can have long-term negative impacts. Hear more in the latest Managing for Profit. The post…… Continue Reading
Study finds early life nutrition affects health, performance, carcass traits
Research shows that beef-on-dairy calves can be healthier and more profitable with the right early-life nutrition. Iowa State Extension Beef Specialist Denise Schwab tells Brownfield their two-and-a-half-year study followed 120 calves focusing on the level of starch and fiber in the diet, and how that impacted performance later in life. She says they noticed some…… Continue Reading
Local farmland preservation groups say contracts are unamendable to state intervention
A land preservation advocate says policy changes by the State of Michigan are putting the longevity of farmland preservation credits in jeopardy. Ingham County Farmland and Open Space Preservation Board Director Stacy Sheridan-Byers tells Brownfield, “We have these landowners who are in limbo, who have been since the time of their easements closing, have been receiving…… Continue Reading
