A Purdue Extension corn specialist says farmers should be on the lookout for ear rot prior to entering the field this harvest season. Dan Quinn says harvest timing is key. “You look at a year like last year where we kind of lagged behind on temperature and we were delayed with harvest,” he says. A lot…… Continue Reading

A central Illinois farmer says green stems are causing challenges in the soybean harvest. David Mool, who grows corn, soybeans, and cattle in McLean County, says the beans are ready, but the plants are not. “The beans are dry.”  He says, “The stems are gonna cut a little hard, but I think we’ll just kind…… Continue Reading

A Kansas Congressman is supporting a bill that would prevent the use of federal funds to condemn farmers’ private property. Republican Tracey Mann tells Brownfield the bill is in response to proposed construction of the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC). “When you look at potential routes for these transmission lines, where they might go,…… Continue Reading