An ag economist says he’s very concerned about China’s lack of new crop soybean purchases. “At this point, China has yet to buy one bean for this upcoming marketing year,” said Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net. McCormick says early September is the timeframe when U.S. soybean sales typically pick up steam to China. “As this window…… Continue Reading
Southern rust impacting southeast Iowa corn crop
A southeast Iowa farmer says a wetter-than-expected summer impacted the quality of his corn crop. “In July we had, depending on who you talk to, between 12-16 inches (of rain) in this area,” said Tom Adam of Harper. Adam says disease pressure has been strong. “The crops have done pretty well with (the rain), but…… Continue Reading
Mexican sugar suspensions maintained
The U.S. International Trade Commission has unanimously voted to keep suspension agreements on imported sugar from Mexico. Rob Johansson with the American Sugar Alliance says the agreements were put into place in 2014 after subsidized Mexican sugar cost U.S. producers $4 billion and many sugar workers their jobs. The Commission says lifting the current suspensions…… Continue Reading
Know Your Look-Alikes
Soybean Death Syndrome has some look-alikes. In this Pods for Profit episode, from Michigan State University’s plant pathologist joins us to explain the difference and what kind of impact they can have on yield. The post Know Your Look-Alikes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
$1 million grant helping expand conservation efforts in Ohio’s WLEB
The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says new funding efforts could help farmers implement additional conservation practices in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Brian Baldridge says a $1 million grant through the U.S. EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will expand the number of conservation agronomists located in northwest Ohio. “To really have that strong…… Continue Reading
Nebraska commodity groups continue optimism for year-round E15 passage this year
A pair of state commodity groups continue to push for nationwide, year-round E-15. Mike Bergen is a farmer director with the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and says he’s optimistic that the effort won’t stall in Congress like it did last year. “(I) have pretty good confidence that we have a vehicle to give it passage…… Continue Reading
Farmers need a win
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says agriculture needs a win. “We need some pelts on the wall.” Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County, tells Brownfield the economic outlook for farmers isn’t promising. “Certainly, some of the livestock sectors are holding their own, but certainly for row crop producers, it appears to be…… Continue Reading
Twice-extended farm bill expires September 30th
The twice-extended 2018 Farm Bill faces expiration in less than a month. American Farm Bureau president Zippy Duvall tells Brownfield the deadline is September 30th. “Or we revert back to old law, so that’s one timeline we need to pay attention to. It could be extended of course, but I think they’re on track to…… Continue Reading
The U.S. farmer can bridge trade tensions
The executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says the U.S. farmer can be a bridge to help resolve trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Mike Steenhoek says U.S. farmers feed the world and when it comes to a finding a compromise… “What success looks like for us is to be able to come…… Continue Reading
Drones an added tool for soybean application
Drone use is becoming more popular, especially for corn fungicide applications, but there are situations drones could be a good tool for applying fungicides or micronutrients to soybeans. Bryce Himmelberg with the University of Wisconsin is finding out what works and what doesn’t. He discusses his research project on today’s Managing for Profit. The post…… Continue Reading
