A central Ohio farmer says recent winter precipitation has helped mitigate drought conditions across the state. But, Nick Wolford tells Brownfield he’s still concerned about the long-term impacts. “We’ve been pretty fortunate with the winner precipitation,” he says. “We’ve gotten to the point now where the tiles have started to run again, so that’s encouraging.…… Continue Reading

A central Illinois cattle producer says the extended stretch of cold weather has posed some challenges. Chase Brown, who’s cattle and row crop operation is based in Macon County, tells Brownfield, “The snowfall wasn’t that bad.  It was more the drifting from the wind.”  He says, “I’ve had a couple frozen hydrants and frozen waterers,…… Continue Reading

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher with a sizable jump in the cheese market Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey remains unchanged at $0.74.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.09 at $1.91. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.82 to $1.91.  Cheese barrels were up $0.03 at $1.88.  Two sales were…… Continue Reading

New research shows soybean cyst nematode continues to spread across North America. Greg Tylka with Iowa State University says researchers have been mapping known SCN distribution since 2000, and data between 2020 and 2023 reveals 31 counties in 10 states reported the pest for the first time. “Time marches on, and so does soybean cyst…… Continue Reading