University of Illinois Extension beef specialist Travis Meteer says ensuring cattle access to fresh water is crucial during bitter cold temperatures. “Sometimes the water situation becomes the most challenging, and so making sure we’ve got flowing water for cattle is key.”  He says, “If we’re watering out of ponds, or we’ve got automatic waterers, we’re…… Continue Reading

Cattle producers are taking extra steps to protect livestock from incoming bitter cold. Kansas State University Extension beef specialist Sandy Johnson says having established wind breaks is crucial. “Anything to cut the wind some is a major difference, and you know that yourself just being outside in the wind,” she says. Johnson tells Brownfield beef…… Continue Reading

Ag equipment dealers are bracing for another challenging year. Kim Schmidt with Ag Equipment Intelligence says issues that weighed heavily on the industry in 2024 like high interest rates, high inventories, and low farmer sentiment persist. “Dealers are definitely looking for new equipment revenue to be down versus this year, which was a down year.…… Continue Reading

A crop protection specialist with Valent says soybean growers aiming for high yields in 2025 need to manage soybean cyst nematodes (SCN). Eric Ott says SCN is easy to overlook. “Something that you don’t really think about since it’s below ground and it’s microscopic roundworms that we’re talking about,” he says. He tells Brownfield the…… Continue Reading