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The agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says some areas of the Corn Belt continue to battle corn rootworm pressure. Ryan Gentle tells Brownfield, “You know, the same hot spots are still there.” He ...
A northeast Kansas farmer says corn harvest has started in his area. Brett Niebling tells Brownfield recent moisture has slowed the pace down some but has high expectations for yield. “Early reports ...
Brownfield's Kellan Heavican interviews Doug Moore from Brock Grain Systems. Doug Moore, district manager for Brock Grain Storage Systems says the company’s True Grain equipment is a patent pending ...
Time is running out for most farmers to take steps to minimize the spread of weeds before harvest. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Liz Stahl says combines are notorious for spreading ...
Crop diseases are running rampant across much of the Midwest. Southeast Iowa corn and soybean grower Logan Lyon says significant amounts of early tar spot came as no surprise with record rainfall in ...
Cover crops can prevent soil erosion and help retain nutrients, but a good cover crop can also help fight problem weeds, including herbicide resistant weeds like waterhemp and palmer amaranth… but how ...
Oct. Class III milk closed at $16.92, up 5 cents Oct. crude oil closed at $62.63, up 37 cents ...
NFU president Rob Larew at Department of Justice. (Photo courtesy of NFU.) The president of the National Farmers Union says consolidation in ag is hurting America’s farmers and ranchers. Rob Larew ...
Brownfield's Kellan Heavican interviews UNL's Brad Lubben at Husker Harvest Days. (Photo by UNL Extension) An ag policy specialist says when it comes to financial assistance for farmers, timing is ...
Ohio farmer Nathan Eckel provided this photo from his drone after several days of haze, conditions have improved greatly. A recent survey from Purdue University shows nearly fifty percent of farmers ...
Brownfield's Kellan Heavican interviews Shane Blomendahl with Dultmeier Sales at Husker Harvest Days. (Photo by: Ryan Lewis, Dultmeier Sales) Shane Blomendahl, with the marketing department at ...
Corn harvest is underway for central Kentucky farmer Caleb Ragland. “Yields are slightly below APH on what we’ve harvested so far,” he says. “I would like to see better, but I was expecting about what ...