Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed but continue to point to higher production in 2025. The USDA says 250.128 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, falling 225,000 on the week, but rising 1% on the year, with average hatchability of 78.8%. 191.518 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, 783,000 less than the previous…… Continue Reading

Corn is becoming more profitable in a long-term agricultural research project at Michigan State University. MSU Extension’s Christine Charles tells Brownfield 2024 was the third year a traditional corn and soybean rotation was compared to a five-crop rotation with a suite of conservation practices. “That was the first year that we were seeing corn yield more…… Continue Reading

Wet conditions have pushed a southern Minnesota farmer out of the field. Jim O’Connor of Blooming Prairie says he’s finished with spring fertilizer applications and has quite a bit of preemergence herbicide applied. “We started planting (last week) in one small field just to make sure everything worked. They were forecasting heavy rains for Easter,…… Continue Reading

Corn planting might be further along than USDA estimates in at least one region of the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says USDA lists progress at 15 percent for the North Central Iowa reporting district. “I have a hard time believing that, I think it’s probably a little higher than that. The…… Continue Reading