“Bean Binoculars” website offers farmers national insight

A North Carolina State University Extension soybean specialist says a new website allows farmers to keep up to date with emerging soybean issues as they happen. Rachel Vann says the “Bean Binoculars” map serves as an early warning network for agronomic issues. “With each issue you’ll get a description of the issue, some high-quality photos,…Continue Reading

California investigating possible H5N1 cases

California officials are testing dairy cows from three farms for possible avian influenza infections. The state’s Department of Food and Agriculture says samples from the three sites have been submitted to the state’s animal health and food safety lab for verification of the H5N1 virus.  All three farms are in California’s central valley. If the…Continue Reading

Early signs of pressure in the ag economy

A senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says she’s seeing more pressure on the ag economy. Cortney Cowley says farm income is declining. “We say early signs because the way we measure farm income is by asking agricultural lenders if farm income in their lending area is higher or lower or unchanged…Continue Reading

Clean Fuels Alliance partners with PepsiCo to meet decarbonization goals

Clean Fuels Alliance America wants to see an increase of lower carbon biofuels. Director of State Governmental Affairs Jeff Earl tells Brownfield… “We need good, strong policy to send that market signal and also provide any kind of incentive that might be necessary to help encourage more use of our fuels,” he says. Earl says using biodiesel…Continue Reading

Bleak outlook for corn and soybean prices through harvest

A market analyst sees a bleak outlook for corn and soybean prices going into harvest. Jamey Kohake with Paragon Investments says a record crop is waiting to come online. “Saw big numbers from Pro Farmer (and) it looks like pretty much anywhere but southern Minnesota does have a very good crop.” Speaking to Brownfield at…Continue Reading

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