March brings spring calving reminders

March brings spring calving reminders

Spring calving season is underway, and an Extension beef specialist says producers need to have a plan in place. Travis Meteer is with the University of Illinois… “Make sure you’ve got cows preg checked,” he says, “so you can be more alert at that time and then just having a clean environment to help reduce…… Continue Reading

Export inspections up on year

Export inspections up on year

The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending February 29th continue to move out ahead of the pace needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2023/24 marketing year got underway June 1st for wheat and September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next round of supply and…… Continue Reading

Mild winter springs compaction concerns

Mild winter springs compaction concerns

An agronomist is concerned mild winter conditions could make soil compaction more of a problem this spring. Josh Johnston with AgriGold says the typical freeze, thaw cycle will not play out in many corn and soybean-growing regions this year. “Even now with the northern states, the soil is (usually) completely frozen, (but) there’s actually fieldwork…… Continue Reading

A few planters were rolling in Wisconsin

A few planters were rolling in Wisconsin

The planter was rolling Sunday for a southeastern Wisconsin farmer.  Ryan Nell farms between Juneau and Beaver Dam and he’s known for planting some of his soybeans much earlier than most of his neighbors.  This year, Nell tells Brownfield he wasn’t the first one to get the planter rolling. “I do know of some other…… Continue Reading

FFA students: the next talent pipeline

FFA students: the next talent pipeline

The National FFA President says the organization is developing the next generation of talent in the workforce. Amara Jackson is the first National FFA President from Michigan in more than 70 years. “Our students are gaining skills that are realistic, tangible,” she says. “They’re going to be prepared to be teachers or lawyers or farmers…… Continue Reading

A wide-contrast of weather, temperatures continues throughout the Heartland

A wide-contrast of weather, temperatures continues throughout the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, record-setting warmth remains in place along and east of a line from Missouri to Michigan, with Monday’s high temperatures expected to approach 80°F as far north as the middle Mississippi Valley.  Meanwhile, cool, breezy conditions—accompanied by patchy precipitation—are returning across the upper Midwest.   On the Plains, cold air has settled across…… Continue Reading

Pattern to remain mild; moderately active pattern continues across the Heartland

Pattern to remain mild; moderately active pattern continues across the Heartland

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Far West.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across the central one-third of the country, including the Plains and Mississippi Valley, should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the East and West. …     … Continue Reading

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