A southwest Nebraska farmer says he’s waiting for warmer weather before spring planting begins. Andy Jobman raises corn and soybeans near Gothenburg. “We still have soils that are continuing to warm up and if we don’t have any cold, wet spells in the forecast in about a week to 10 days, we’ll probably start getting…… Continue Reading

Early U.S. corn planting is a little bit slower than the past several years. The USDA says that as of Sunday, 4% of U.S. corn is planted, compared to the five-year average of 5%, with wet conditions delaying activity in some areas. 2% of soybeans are planted, matching the normal rate. 47% of U.S. winter…… Continue Reading

The governor of Illinois says he considers funding for FFA members’ dues safe. J.B. Pritzker says ensuring Illinois remains a FFA affiliation membership state is an investment in the state’s number one industry. “Many people who couldn’t otherwise become a member, because they just didn’t have the money to do it, now are enjoying learning,…… Continue Reading

Turkey supplies will likely get tighter in the coming months. The USDA says 24.592 million turkey eggs were in incubation at the start of April, a drop of 6% on the year, partially due to de-population caused by the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. 21.086 million poults hatched during March and 19.449 million entered…… Continue Reading

Farmers could soon start testing the effectiveness of gene-edited technology to control Spotted Winged Drosophila with sterile males. Chief Commercial Officer of Agragen Matt Helms tells Brownfield, “We don’t have pipelines coming from big ag with new active ingredients and chemicals, and this is a technology that will not develop resistance and we’re not introducing…… Continue Reading