The Missouri Ag Director says USDA’s investment in a domestic sterile fly production facility in Texas is good news in the fight against New World screwworm. Chris Chinn tells Brownfield “they’re going to produce three million flies each week there. We welcome that news. I know cattle men and women were relieved to hear that news.”…… Continue Reading
Kansas farmer says soybeans trending in the right direction
A northeast Kansas farmer says his soybean crop is need of some moisture to finish pod filling stage. Scott Gigstad tells Brownfield, “As of about a week ago, they were really starting to pod. We did go ahead and put fungiside and some insecticide on the beans. They show some real promise. They’ve had…… Continue Reading
Fungicide timing is key
Purdue University Extension’s corn specialist says disease is spreading rapidly across the state. Dan Quinn says recent weather patterns are impacting fungicide efficacy. “We’re starting to see now where some of these fungicides worked well, now they’re running out of activity and that disease is picking back up,” he says. “Then you combine that with…… Continue Reading
Dryness starting to creep into southwest Ohio
A southwest Ohio farmer says he’s starting to get concerned about the lack of recent rainfall. Eric Tipton says the crops are starting to stress. “For the corn, we should hopefully be okay to get to the finish line,” he says. “The beans, with just the way that they look, we could really use one…… Continue Reading
Nebraska farmer closely watching stretch of extreme temps
A southwest Nebraska farmer says this week’s extremely hot temperatures could impact his soybeans. Andy Jobman says timely rains have helped ease some stress. “You’re starting to see a few dry land corners start to show some heat stress, some drought stress, but that’s only been recently that you’ve been able to tell the difference…… Continue Reading
MO State Fair auctions raise more than $332,000 for youth in agriculture
Twelve livestock exhibitors from across Missouri participated in the Sale of Champions on Saturday at the Missouri State Fair. Lincoln Berndt with Princeton FFA had the Grand Champion Steer, which sold for $34,000. “It’s a pretty big deal and a lot of hard work,” he says. That hard work includes lots of time spent with…… Continue Reading
Adequate rain has been spotty for sugarbeet growers
A Michigan Sugar Company district president says he’s had extremely dry conditions in his part of the Thumb. Clint Hagen grows sugarbeets, dry beans, and white wheat in Ubly. “We’re in one of those extremely dry belts,” he shares. “You don’t have to hardly get five miles east, probably 10 miles north, and then especially…… Continue Reading
Good potential for soybeans, average corn expected in SW MO and SE KS
A technical agronomist with Channel Seed says he’s expecting average corn and better soybeans in southwest Missouri and southeastern Kansas. Brook Mitchell tells Brownfield the timely rains are good for the soybeans. “The soybeans could end up being tremendously good and we haven’t had a lot of high heat for extended periods of time to…… Continue Reading
Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference grounds communities
The organizer of the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference says growers are still facing similar challenges as they did during their first event in 2000. Brad Kik tells Brownfield, ”I think that the pressures that are on farms and on these small farms are still there, and they’re big and they’re serious, and we’re talking about…… Continue Reading
Farmer concerned about corn carryout data
A north-central Iowa farmer says he was caught off guard by USDA’s recent supply and demand report. Stu Swanson, who serves as president of Iowa Corn, tells Brownfield… “That jump to a 222 bushel crop here in Iowa, I guess we’ll see if that’s there in the end,” he said. “Certainly there’s a great crop…… Continue Reading
