A U.S. House Ag Committee member says there needs to be a sense of urgency to pass short-term solutions addressing H-2A guest worker costs. Rick Crawford of Arkansas serves as a co-chair on the committee’s Agricultural Labor Working Group. “If you’re a farmer or an ag producer in any capacity that relies on the H2A…… Continue Reading
Syngenta says it’s installing the CropX system on additional irrigated corn production acres. In a press release, the company says it’s partnering with the digital farm management producer to help improve the sustainability and yield strength of seed suppliers across the Midwest. The CropX system gathers real-time farm data from multiple sources, including soil sensors,…… Continue Reading
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has declared March 19th Ag Day in the state. State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb tells Brownfield Indiana is home to more than 94,000 farmers. “When you put agriculture and natural resources together, it touches every Hoosier’s life and it’s really, really rewarding for me to think about celebrating National…… Continue Reading
Ohio farmers are experiencing mixed field conditions ahead of planting. Heather Bryan tells Brownfield the northwest has had heavy rain in recent weeks. “We had some big rain events recently in this past couple of weeks, so I would say just getting to the point where we were able to get dry to get into…… Continue Reading
The mild late winter has many Illinois farmers anxious for planting season. Pioneer agronomist Matt Montgomery says there are benefits to planting corn and soybeans early, if soil conditions are suitable… “I want fairly decent tilth.” He says, “I don’t want to feel like I have slots that aren’t closing; that I have so much…… Continue Reading
Farmers might be considering the risk and reward of early planting. Jeff Moon with Corteva Agriscience says fieldwork could start early given mild winter conditions across most of the Midwest. “As we don’t see much snow out there. But anytime we can get something in the ground a little bit earlier we tend to have…… Continue Reading
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These three country music legends will be officially enshrined in the Hall of Fame in October 2024. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
On a recent mission to Brazil Missouri Soybean members brought back valuable observations. Market Development Director Matt Amick says a competitive disadvantage is that Brazil is a low cost producer. … Click the icon below to listen. … Continue Reading
