Grain handling and storage has been one of the biggest topics at the 2024 Farm Progress Show. Sukup Manufacturing chairman Charles Sukup tells Brownfield as farmers face lower commodity prices, they can take control of their marketing by storing grain. Sukup territory manager Kent Craighton says there is concern wet conditions and late planting dates…… Continue Reading
Ag companies adjust to weakening farm economy
(Pictured: AgroLiquid’s Ryan Harbison at the 2024 Farm Progress Show – Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Some ag companies have made changes to help farmers navigate the current economic downturn. Chris Turner, chief commercial officer with Pivot Bio, says they’ve adjusted nitrogen rates for 2025. “Thirty percent price reduction,” Turner said. “We understand what’s going on…… Continue Reading
Toby Keith’s Incredible Net Worth Will Stun You
He made other country stars look poor by comparison. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Variable cash rental agreements gaining popularity
The Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers says variable cash rental agreements are gaining popularity. Luke Worrell, chair of the organization’s Farmland Values & Lease Trends Committee, says the group’s mid-year survey shows 35% of leases in the state are now variable cash agreements. “There are countless ways to construct them.” He…… Continue Reading
Agronomist calls 2024 growing season very unique
An agronomist suggests the 2024 growing season has been quite unique. Tony Lenz covers Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota for Stine Seed and says he’s expecting a wide range of corn and soybean yields this fall. “We’ve got some areas that have drought, but then we have some areas that got hit hard with…… Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Feek’s Daughters Are Suing Him — Here’s Why
Feek’s late wife Joey would “never stand for” his behavior today, one source says. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Southern Illinois farmer optimistic headed into harvest
A southern Illinois farmer says despite some challenges he has high hopes for the upcoming harvest. Granvil Travis, who farms in Massac County, tells Brownfield… “I don’t know that we’ll have a record crop at the end, but I’m pretty optimistic that we’ll have a good crop,” he says. He says his June planted corn…… Continue Reading
Nationwide Restaurant Chain Known for Pasta Shuttering Locations
The list of chains closing in 2024 continues to grow. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
A brief cool-off ahead for the Heartland; more late-season warmth, heat ahead
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and west of a line from western New Mexico to northwestern Minnesota, and from coastal Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the mid-South, mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, and southeastern half of the Plains. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall…… Continue Reading
New technology helping water management in the Ogallala Aquifer
Research is moving forward on best practices for water management and a demonstration held in southwest Kansas earlier this summer helped show one way new technology is helping. We hear from Jas Dale, with Western Kansas Irrigation, Brandon Depenbusch with Irsik & Doll feedyard near Garden City and Susan Metzger, with Kansas Water Institute. The…… Continue Reading
