Last New Year’s Eve, more than a dozen performers took the stage to help ring in a new year. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Silage harvest winding down in Wisconsin
Some Wisconsin farmers are done harvesting corn silage, and others aren’t far behind. Ben Augustine operates a dairy farm near Sheldon, and tells Brownfield he’s in the home stretch. “I’ve got 65 acres left and I think I’ve got about 800 done.” Augustine says some of his northern Wisconsin neighbors are combining soybeans and yields…… Continue Reading
NWS detected 170 miles south of U.S. border
Mexico has confirmed the latest case of New World screwworm 170 miles south of the U.S. border. According to Mexico’s agriculture ministry and sanitation agency, Senascia, the calf was intercepted in Neuvo Leon and is not related to the case that was detected on September 20. The agency says that infection, which was 70 miles…… Continue Reading
Warm temps delay full-season sugarbeet harvest
An agronomist with American Crystal Sugar Company says the full-season harvest is starting this week. Joe Hastings says the warm temperatures have slowed things down. “We had planned to start on October 1, but due to the warm temps, we have only been able to harvest enough to keep the factory in stock with the…… Continue Reading
Soybean yields fall short of expectations in western Minnesota
Oilseed crops have been variable this fall for two western Minnesota farmers. Dan Younggren, who farms in Kittson County, tells Brownfield “we thought it would be a crop with a yield of 50 bushels/acre, plus, but it ended up being a crop in the low-to-mid 40 bushels/acre. It’s not a bad crop, but we were…… Continue Reading
Arkansas farmer reports exceptional corn yields despite tassel wrap losses
A farmer in northeast Arkansas says most of the corn has been exceptional as harvest continues. Tommy Young says yields have been above 200 bushels/acre on two-thirds of the crop and the rest of it was impacted by tassel wrap. “There were about 500 to 600 acres that experienced tassel wrap,” he says. “It knocked…… Continue Reading
Soybeans, corn mixed, watching harvest, waiting for trade news
Soybeans were mixed, unable to follow through on the firm start to the session. Beans are waiting for more on potential trade aid for farmers, in addition to the planned tariff talks with China. That trade announcement was expected to be Tuesday, but there are some questions about that, and President Trump and President Xi…… Continue Reading
Harvest fires spark across Midwest as dry, windy conditions fuel danger
Dry fields, low humidity, high winds, and hot farm equipment have been causing harvest fires across the Midwest. Paul Casper in Kingsbury County, South Dakota says there have been at least six combine fires in his county since last Thursday. “There were two of them that required local fire departments from neighboring towns because the…… Continue Reading
Dryness trimmed yields, but soybeans still among best ever for South Dakota farmer
Chet Edinger, a farmer in southeast South Dakota, says the hot, dry weather is taking the top end off corn and soybean yields. “We probably lost anywhere from three to four percent of our yield due to moisture evaporation,” says Edinger. “The beans are coming out between eight to 10 percent moisture.” But even with…… Continue Reading
Good yield helps Wisconsin farmer make up for bad prices
A Wisconsin farmer is grateful for this year’s nearly-perfect growing conditions and surprisingly good soybean yields. Steve Duwe farms near Johnson Creek, and tells Brownfield this has been an exceptional year for soybeans. “My longterm soybean average is usually is up to 55 (bushels per acre) or a little better over all of the past…… Continue Reading
