Cattle industry continues to look for signs of herd expansion

The market news manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says he’s not seeing any major signs of herd expansion to the cattle herd. Tony Hancock says high cattle prices are good for the cattle industry, but a challenge at the same time.  “It’s really hard for them to hold on to any heifers when…… Continue Reading

Flooding forces evacuations in southern IL

Some residents of the southern Illinois town of Nashville had to be rescued from their homes Tuesday due to extreme flooding. The Washington County Emergency Management Agency said in a release over six inches of rain Monday and Tuesday led to the overtopping of the Nashville Reservoir dam.  A secondary dam failed Tuesday morning.  The…… Continue Reading

Checkoff Importance

Soybean checkoff funds activities that strengthen soybean demand. In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Missouri Soybeans Executive Director and CEO Gary Wheeler says checkoff effectiveness starts with the logo. He says it reflects the commitment to advancing the soybean industry through checkoff investments. Learn more at mosoy.org and on the new Spotlight podcast for Missouri soybean farmers and their checkoff.…… Continue Reading

A soybean agronomy lead encourages growers to look ahead to 2025

The BASF U.S. soybean agronomy lead says it’s never too early to start making plans for the 2025 growing season. Marc Hoobler says each year is different. “It’s been very consistent though I think you know year on year has been soybean cyst nematode,” he says. “I think that is the number one production issue…… Continue Reading

Agronomist looking to expand drone application technology

A Purdue University agronomist is working on advancing aerial drone spraying technology on corn and soybeans. Darcy Telenko says this is the second year of trials. “What we’ve been trying to do is just answer a couple of questions on how aerial drone technology compares to our ground equipment,” she says. “Initially, we had two…… Continue Reading

Inaccurate CAUV woodland calculations are being addressed

The Ohio Department of Taxation will address inaccurate woodland calculations in the Current Ag Use Value program.  Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis says the program used inaccurate deductions to calculate woodland value. “In the past, we were able to get those updated for the first time in a very long time in 2016, but…… Continue Reading

Mulling in-season fertilizer

A north Iowa farmer facing tight crop margins suggests applying in-season fertilizer was not an easy decision. Caleb Renner and his family grow corn and soybeans near Klemme where they are currently side-dressing corn. “It was a difficult decision to make, and the fact that we are applying it ourselves and that we have a…… Continue Reading

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