A Dekalb ASGROW technical agronomist says now is the time for growers to make fungicide applications.  Megan Taylor says the conditions have been right for disease development. “We have tar spot and we also have southern rust,” she says. “I think southern rust is a more immediate risk. Tar spot is more of a long…… Continue Reading

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican covers the UNL Extension Field Day. The post UNL Extension Field Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     … Continue Reading

Indiana’s Director of Agriculture says funding cuts have been challenging for the state’s Indiana Grown program. Don Lamb tells Brownfield that the division had about 15 percent of its budget cut.  “That means some of that program that Indiana Grown has been able to do is not being funded the way it was before,” he…… Continue Reading

The lead economist for grains and oilseeds with CoBank says access to labor remains one of the largest uncertainties facing agriculture. Tanner Ehmke says recent immigration crackdowns are creating an even tighter labor situation. “So much of the labor supply is declining.”  He says, “If you look at the numbers of border crossings, they’ve almost…… Continue Reading

A livestock economist says the lending environment continues to be a challenge for cattle producers wanting to grow their herd. It’s been a decade since the U.S. cattle herd expanded, and University of Kentucky’s Kenny Burdine tells Brownfield, “We were doing so in an interest rate environment, not necessarily half what current rates are, but…… Continue Reading