Challenging weather spawns grain storage concerns

Grain storage concerns are prevalent in areas of the Corn Belt that had planting delays.  Iowa State University Extension agronomist Gentry Sorenson says crop development varies widely across the Upper Midwest. “There’s going to be some wet corn out there this year, a lot of fields were planted very late.” Ryan Thompson with AGI tells…… Continue Reading

Surprising start to harvest for southeastern Illinois farmer

A southeastern Illinois farmer says his corn harvest started Thursday with a surprise. Jeff Scates, who farms in Gallatin & Union Counties, tells Brownfield… “It was the first field that we had planted, and it was coming out at 15% moisture.”  He says, “So it’s much, much drier than anticipated.” He says yields were also…… Continue Reading

Newly developed technology helps farmers detect tar spot earlier

Insignum AgTech is partnering with Purdue University to develop new technology that could help farmers detect tar spot earlier in corn. Kyle Mohler, CEO and founder of Insignum AgTech discusses the tecnology. The post Newly developed technology helps farmers detect tar spot earlier appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     … Continue Reading

More alfalfa in ‘24, but quality lower

A Wisconsin dairy farmer says this year’s increased moisture has been a mixed blessing for his crops.  Jack Herricks from Cashton tells Brownfield there’s already quite a bit of forage in the bunk. “We have not started corn silage, but harvesting alfalfa this year has been a real treat because we’ve already harvested substantially more…… Continue Reading

County leader praises rural road program

A member of the Wisconsin Counties Association who also serves on his local town board says more towns need to take advantage of the Agricultural Road Improvement Program. Kieth Langenhahn tells Brownfield there’s a road near his Marathon County home that gets a lot more traffic than it used to. “Forty-six years ago there were…… Continue Reading

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