The director of conservation for the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) says a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision on the Endangered Species Act status of the monarch butterfly will likely have an impact on agriculture. Megan Dwyer tells Brownfield, “Fish and Wildlife is going to say that it was determined that nothing is warranted;…… Continue Reading

Brownfield’s Jared White covers the U of I Farm Assets Conference in Champaign, IL. The post U of I Farm Assets Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     … Continue Reading

Across the Corn Belt, light snow is confined to portions of the Great Lakes region.  Elsewhere, breezy weather prevails in advance of an approaching cold front.  Despite gusty winds, many Midwestern producers continue to take advantage of relatively open weather to perform farm maintenance and other off-season activities. On the Plains, temperatures have rebounded to…… Continue Reading