The head of UPL North America David Elser says regulatory hurdles can make it challenging to provide new crop production technologies to farmers. “We want to bring new products to the marketplace and when things slowdown in Washington D.C. due to uncertainty, that slows down being able to provide new technology to farmers,” he says.…… Continue Reading
The USDA has raised its 2024 beef, pork, and broiler production projections. Beef is estimated at 26.325 billion pounds, up 140 million from February on expectations for a higher slaughter rate the rest of the year, with an average steer price of $183 per hundredweight, $3 higher, increased imports and consumption and steady exports. Pork…… Continue Reading
Missouri farmers say some soil moisture has been replenished this winter, but dry conditions linger and any additional rains are welcome. Northeast Missouri farmer Matt Wright says “we had several different snow events and at one point, we came close to 15 inches (of snow) and I thought that would help us out a lot,…… Continue Reading
The Kansas Livestock Association says President Biden needs to extend permits to long-term migrant workers to address the labor crisis. CEO Matt Teagarden says the livestock industry is suffering from shortages. “Many ag-related jobs in our state are unfilled. When farmers and ranchers don’t have workers to help care for their livestock or harvest their…… Continue Reading
The USDA has lowered its outlook for Brazil’s soybean crop slightly. The crop is now seen at 155 million tons, 1 million less than in February, towards the high end of pre-report estimates, and considerably larger than most private projections, with CONAB’s update out on the 12th. This guess was calculated before Brazil’s ongoing soybean…… Continue Reading
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As farmers manage resistant weeds like amaranth and Italian rye grass, Ryan Bryant with UPL says a comprehensive weed management plan is a good idea. “Using a good pre-foundation, follow with a timely post-emergence application and at the same time, making sure we’re using multiple effective sites of action,” he says. “In addition, rotating those…… Continue Reading
The President and CEO of Mahindra North America Viren Popli tells Brownfield there are better ways to move around the farm than a pick-up truck and on-farm utility vehicles are becoming more popular. Hear more in this interview from the Commodity Classic. … … Continue Reading
Sorghum is being promoted as a solution to global food insecurity. Sorghum United CEO Nate Blum says countries like Kenya are seeing crop failures due to extreme weather. “Where maize has failed. And not that there’s anything wrong with maize, but it uses more water than sorghum and it’s not as drought tolerant.” He tells…… Continue Reading
Southwest Iowa farmer Duane Aistrope says the availability of parts hasn’t been an issue heading into spring. “I haven’t heard of a lot of problems with people getting parts,” he said. “It seems like as time goes on since the COVID deal, things are becoming a little bit more readily available.” He tells Brownfield, “Usually,…… Continue Reading
