Deere & Company has reported a net income of more than $1.7 billion for the third quarter of this year, this is a decline from 2023, but better than expectations. Worldwide net sales decreased 17% to more than $13 billion and third-quarter sales dropped 11% to just over $40.5 billion through the first three quarters…… Continue Reading
Comparing the profitability of organic vs. conventional crops
Can organic farming be more profitable than conventional farming? Michael Langemeier, Associate director of Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture discusses his research findings. The post Comparing the profitability of organic vs. conventional crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
This Is the First Song Alabama Ever Performed Together
They were called Young Country then and, appropriately, looked to the radio for inspiration. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Congressman Sorenson: “My farmers need a farm bill”
A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says his constituents need a modernized farm bill. Illinois Democrat Eric Sorenson says it was the top topic of conversation during his visit to the Illinois State Fair. “The reference price problem that we have, that was one thing that was hot on people’s minds.” He says,…… Continue Reading
Director Lamb shares importance of the state fair
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says the Indiana State Fair serves as an opportunity for the department to get a pulse on the ag industry. Don Lamb says the ISDA hosts several meetings with ag groups throughout the fair’s run. “The main thing that we try to do is really be…… Continue Reading
Benefical rains across the eastern Corn Belt; heat wave conditions continue on the southern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms sweeping across the Mississippi Valley are providing generally beneficial moisture for corn and soybeans. Early Friday, some of the heaviest showers are found from Michigan, southward to the Ohio Valley. In advance and in the wake of recent rain, warm, dry weather is promoting summer crop development. On…… Continue Reading
A wide-range of temps ahead next week from the Plains to the Corn Belt; generally drier
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across much of the country. Notable exceptions will include cooler-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest and from the middle and upper Mississippi Valley into the Northeast. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather will be found in a broad area stretching…… Continue Reading
Kansas officials announce $1 million groundwater management project
Federal and state grants will support a $1 million groundwater management project in southwest Kansas. The Kansas Infrastructure Hub announced Wednesday that the project will see more than 59,000 feet of canal converted to 13,200 linear feet of pipeline in Kearny County. State officials say the project will improve water use efficiency, eliminate infiltration and…… Continue Reading
Shocking: Plane Lands Upside Down at Airport, Pilot Survives
Discover the shocking real-life incident at Quonset State Airport where a plane made a daring upside-down emergency landing! Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Farmer says U.S. subsidizing Ukrainian grain farmers is bad policy
A Wisconsin farmer says having the U.S. government assisting Ukrainian farmers is a bad policy that hurts U.S. farmers. Jerry Morfoot raises corn, soybeans, and hay, and direct markets beef and pork near Cornell, Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield taxpayers should not have funded their competition by sending money so Ukrainian farmers could plant. “Our government…… Continue Reading
