A pair of Illinois-based agronomists say some farmers are dealing with emergence issues this spring. Matt Montgomery, agronomy education lead with Beck’s Hybrids, says rains at the wrong times have caused problems. “We’ve had soil structure that’s maybe been a little bit broke down, and so some real chalk like stuff that people planted into,…… Continue Reading
Kehoe Calls for Special Session
Gov. Mike Kehoe has called for a special session of the Missouri General Assembly, beginning Jun 2nd. The issues at the forefront of the session will include possible state financing […]… Continue Reading
Kehoe calls for special session
Gov. Mike Kehoe has called for a special session of the Missouri General Assembly, beginning Jun 2nd. The issues at the forefront of the session will include possible state financing […]… Continue Reading
Time running out to apply for Conservation Reserve Program
A Farm Service Agency official says landowners that want to enroll acreage in one of the Conservation Reserve Program options are running out of time. Ian Krause tells Brownfield the continuous signup and general signup enrollments need to be done by June 6th. Krauss says the Conservation Reserve Program is functionally the same except for…… Continue Reading
‘Farmer Wants a Wife’: Are Colton and Zoe Still Together?
Here is what Colton and Zoë have shared on social media since Season 3 of ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ ended. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Mary Lou Retton Arrested in West Virginia
The former Olympic gold medalist was arrested on one charge of DUI in her home state of West Virginia earlier this month. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Shania Twain Plays a Teeny-Tiny Bar Show for a Few Lucky Fans
Fans got the concert experience of a lifetime after Twain strolled into a bar in the Bahamas and decided to play a set. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Growing Tomorrow’s Ag Leaders
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board collaborates with Illinois FFA in various ways to help strengthen the future of agriculture by investing in its next generation. In this Managing for Profit, Owen Torrance, the current Illinois FFA state secretary, discusses how the state’s corn growers are actively involved at several levels of the organization. The post…… Continue Reading
Grain Smart Field Day to Feature Life-saving Demonstrations
Missouri Soybeans’ Grain Smart Field Day, on Wednesday, June 4th, features demonstrations for farmers and firefighters on how to prevent grain bin fatalities. The event, held at the Farm for Soy Innovation south of Columbia, also includes demonstrations of biobased Soy Foam fire suppressant and AGI’s cutting-edge BinManager. The post Grain Smart Field Day to…… Continue Reading
A much warmer pattern ahead for the Heartland; near-seasonal distribution of rainfall
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across portions of the interior Southeast. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall in the Pacific Northwest and from the middle and lower Mississippi Valley to the East Coast, excluding Florida’s peninsula, should contrast with wetter-than-normal…… Continue Reading
