An extension agronomist says pest pressure is becoming more prevalent in Iowa crop fields. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says some infect feeding has been taking place. “From both bean leaf beetles on soybeans and then a little bit of some black cutworm feeding on corn.” She tells Brownfield additional pressure is expected in…… Continue Reading
Weather still cool the season for most; unsettled across parts of the Plains & Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly cloudy conditions linger, although rain has largely ended. Several days ago, on May 25, U.S. producers had not yet planted 13% of the intended corn acreage and 24% of the soybeans. Some of the slowest seeding progress has been noted in Ohio, where 54% of the corn and 52%…… Continue Reading
Why Wynonna Judd ‘Almost Fainted Onstage’ During the Judds Tour
“That tour was a killer,” Wynonna Judd admits, looking back on the first shows she undertook after her mother Naomi’s death. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
A warmer pattern ahead for the Heartland; rainfall opportunities for Drought areas
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and east of a line from eastern New Mexico to the Red River of the North, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the northern High Plains and the West. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across much of the western and central…… Continue Reading
Be strategic when cutting costs
An extension ag economist says in a high cost, low margin era, farmers should be cautious about which costs they cut to stay profitable. Ben Brown at the University of Missouri says cutting crop protection and crop nutrition costs now can have long-term negative impacts. Hear more in the latest Managing for Profit. The post…… Continue Reading
Study finds early life nutrition affects health, performance, carcass traits
Research shows that beef-on-dairy calves can be healthier and more profitable with the right early-life nutrition. Iowa State Extension Beef Specialist Denise Schwab tells Brownfield their two-and-a-half-year study followed 120 calves focusing on the level of starch and fiber in the diet, and how that impacted performance later in life. She says they noticed some…… Continue Reading
Local farmland preservation groups say contracts are unamendable to state intervention
A land preservation advocate says policy changes by the State of Michigan are putting the longevity of farmland preservation credits in jeopardy. Ingham County Farmland and Open Space Preservation Board Director Stacy Sheridan-Byers tells Brownfield, “We have these landowners who are in limbo, who have been since the time of their easements closing, have been receiving…… Continue Reading
Cause of avian metapneumovirus spread remains a mystery
Minnesota turkey growers are struggling to protect flocks from avian metapneumovirus. Ashley Kohls with the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association says it’s unclear how the respiratory disease is being introduced. “There’s some speculation that it’s spread by wild birds, but wild bird testing has not indicated that it’s existing in wild birds. So we’re doing ongoing…… Continue Reading
Illinois Beef Association keeping producers up to date
The business operations manager with the Illinois Beef Association says despite relatively good times in the cattle industry, producers still face challenges. Olivia Hoots says biosecurity concerns are always a threat. “Today and in our modern time, with all the different issues that we’ve got going on, whether it’s ticks, or influenza, or the newest…… Continue Reading
An inconsistent 2025 planting season
An Ohio farmer says the 2025 planting season has been inconsistent. Eric Tipton says he’s finished planting on his farm, but that’s not the case for farmers in other areas. “We’ve got some folks 30 miles north of us and 30 miles south of us that just started planting Memorial Day weekend,” he says. “That’s…… Continue Reading
