A crop protection technical development representative with Bayer Crop Science says many growers have been experiencing some favorable growing conditions this summer. Brad Nemmers spoke to Brownfield at the 2024 Ag PhD Field Day near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The post Favorable growing conditions this summer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     … Continue Reading

The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says farmers have expressed concern about getting a farm bill done this year. Don Lamb says ISDA remains committed to putting farmers first. “In a period of change of administrations and our job really is to keep our head down and keep moving forward for agriculture,…… Continue Reading

Kansas State University is highlighting how artificial intelligence can be used in weed control.  Ajay Sharda, Director of Research at K-State’s Institute for Digital Ag and Advanced Analytics brought international ag producers to a local farm to see John Deere’s See & Spray technology in person. “When these machines are working, they’re creating all sorts…… Continue Reading

A professor in the department of crop sciences at the University of Illinois says his first-year research into growing specialty crops among solar panels is promising. Bruce Branham says agrivoltaics has economic potential. “Horticultural crops tend to be smaller acreage and so I could see combining the shade of solar panels with certain crops might…… Continue Reading