The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could be ending soon. The Senate Republicans made some concessions over the weekend which drew the support of eight Democrats, enough to pass the bill Sunday night and send it to the House for consideration.  The bill, if passed, would fund remaining farm bill programs one year, fund…… Continue Reading

A Dekalb / Asgrow agronomist says the late-season drought continues to have an impact. “It is scary dry.” Lance Tarochione, who covers western Illinois, says many farmers are still waiting for rain. “In some cases, it’s actually so dry people are not doing some tillage just because the ground is so hard and they’re wearing…… Continue Reading

Many corn farmers are seeing large yield swings this harvest. Dalton Webster, an agronomic service representative with Syngenta, says weather and disease pressure were major factors in eastern Iowa. “Absolutely huge differences, sometimes from one farm to the next or even within a field. Just crazy big variabilities.” He tells Brownfield growers who applied fungicide…… Continue Reading

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Allegan County. The state says the commercial flock is the county’s second this fall, and first to affect a commercial producer. There have been seven confirmed flocks this migration season in Michigan, with the rest reported in the neighboring county.…… Continue Reading