The lower Mississippi River remains low as the new crop marketing year begins and that could become a challenge for ag exports. Mark Fuchs, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, tells Brownfield “there’s potential for the lower part of the river, below St. Louis and Chester, Illinois, for the river to…… Continue Reading
Soybeans up after USDA numbers, corn, wheat mixed
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA lowered production slightly even with no changes to the record yield estimate or harvested area. New crop ending stocks were down on the month, mostly due to lower old crop carryout caused by strong crush demand, in addition to that reduction in production. Soybeans…… Continue Reading
Frogeye leaf spot continues spread
A plant pathologist at the University of Kentucky Extension says frogeye leaf spot is continuing to spread across the Midwest. Carl Bradley tells Brownfield the fungus that attacks soybean leaves was once thought to only be a southern issue. “I guess I would say kind of the mid-South, but it’s all the way up in…… Continue Reading
Michigan biodiesel usage growing in Detroit area
New federal grants will increase biodiesel usage along the Detroit River. Pete Probst with the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition tells Brownfield most traffic on the Great Lakes St. Lawerence Seaway has to pass through the Port of Detroit. “Finding ways to get more biodiesel into those vehicles and barges is really the goal and to…… Continue Reading
21 Years Ago Today: Johnny Cash Dies at 71
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WATCH: Bunnie Xo’s AirBnb Has a Creepy, Unwanted Visitor
Bunnie and her friends didn’t want to kill the intruder, but ultimately, they had no choice. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Drones providing alternate cover crop seeding method
The Midwest regional director for American Farmland Trust sees drones as another tool in expanding the use of cover crops. Kris Reynolds, who also farms in central Illinois, says the technology is showing its usefulness. “One of the things we often hear about is ‘I just don’t have the time to get this done in…… Continue Reading
Deadline to comply with traceability rule nears
Cattle producers have until November 5 to switch to tags that comply with the USDA’s final traceability rule. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s vice president of government affairs, Ethan Lane, says visually and electronically readable tags are required for intact breeding animals over 18 months, moving interstate along with rodeo cattle and bison. “We’re hearing from…… Continue Reading
Sorghum production up on month, down on year
The USDA raised its 2024 U.S. sorghum production guess. The crop is now estimated at 301.995 million bushels, an increase of 8% from August on a higher yield estimate, up to 57.3 bushels per acre, but that’s 5% less than 2023 due to a year-to-year decline in planted area, which pulled harvested area down to…… Continue Reading
U.S. House passes bill to protect agriculture from foreign entities
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would safeguard the country’s agriculture sector from potential threats posed by foreign entities. Congressman Frank Lucas, from Oklahoma, says the legislation would increase security of foreign involvement in U.S. farmland purchases. “The bill focuses the government’s limited resources on foreign adversaries People’s Republic of China, Russia, Iran,…… Continue Reading
