Sen. Brown says 45Z proposal necessary to prioritize domestic feedstocks

A bipartisan bill has been introduced into the U.S. Senate to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to purchase imported feedstocks for biofuels production. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, co-sponsor of the bill, says there’s been a surge of imports from China and Brazil, displacing the use of domestic feedstocks. “We can’t allow foreign feed stock to crowd…… Continue Reading

Early harvest results in southeastern Illinois showing soybean challenges

A technical services representative with BASF says early harvest results in his area have been mixed. Mike Probst, who’s based in southeastern Illinois, tells Brownfield… “Honestly, seeing a lot of soybeans coming off.”  He says, “Corn seems to be pretty good for the most part, hearing some pretty good numbers. But soybean yields seem to…… Continue Reading

Having a post-harvest herbicide plan

With harvest underway, an agronomist says this time of year is also when farmers should consider evaluating their herbicide programs. Dean Grossnickle, with Syngenta talks about best practices for the next growing season, some challenges facing farmers and other considerations farmers should be looking at to manage weeds and disease pressure.  AUDIO: Dean Grossnickle, Syngenta…… Continue Reading

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