On Tuesday, April 16, Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Greenwald for the Minnesota Farmers Union Dairy Together Roadshow. Continue reading MN Farmers Union Dairy Together Roadshow at Brownfield Ag News.
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Mar 20
U.S.-China trade talks will continue next week
High level U.S.-China trade talks will continue in Beijing next week. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will meet with the Chinese Vice Premier. And according to various media reports, talks will continue the following week in Washington. U.S. trade officials say progress is still being made even though a deal …
Mar 20
Flooding dominates parts of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a chilly rain is falling from portions of the Great Lakes region southwestward into Missouri. Meanwhile, favorably dry weather prevails in the western Corn Belt, where most river levels continue to fall. However, in areas where levees have broken, vulnerability to flooding persists until repairs can be made. On the Plains, …
Mar 19
Another jury rules glyphosate caused cancer
For the second time, a California jury has decided a man’s cancer was caused by a glyphosate-based weed killer. The six-person jury deliberated a full week, ruling Round Up was a significant factor in plaintiff Edwin Hardeman developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hardeman used the product for 26 years to control weeds and poison oak on his …
Mar 19
Flooding, blizzard impact on Nebraska ag could approach one billion dollars
Nebraska ag director Steve Wellman is estimating the economic impact of last week’s flooding and blizzard events—to agriculture alone—will approach one billion dollars. “It’s hundreds of millions of dollars, approaching a billion dollars of impact straight to agriculture,” Wellman says, “and we did not even try to include damage to structures or the infrastructure.” Wellman …
Mar 19
Minnesota farmer looking for corn to bounce back
A southeast Minnesota farmer is hoping his corn crop bounces back this year. Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie says corn yields were down about 10 percent in 2018. “Mostly (because of) too much rain, (which) didn’t allow that corn plant to use nitrogen. And it’s never good when you’re planting in June, so that was …
Mar 19
Farmers scaling back on inputs
An independent agronomist anticipates another year of crop farmers pinching inputs. Nate Firle, owner and chief agronomist for southern Minnesota-based Ag Revival, says most of the growers he works with are making cost savings a bigger priority. “There’s a big percentage swing going to non-GMO or single-trait corn, and it (leads) to a big decision …
Mar 19
Flooding issues across parts of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, a record-setting crest on the Missouri River is approaching Rulo, Nebraska, as river levels in that area continue to exceed high-water marks originally set in June 2011. In addition, moderate to major flooding persists in dozens of upper Midwestern communities, stretching from southeastern South Dakota and eastern Nebraska into southern Wisconsin …
Mar 19
A milder, but wetter pattern for the Heartland
Aside from rain across Florida’s peninsula and light precipitation in the nation’s mid-section, a quiet weather pattern will prevail during the next couple of days. Late in the week, however, storms will develop on opposite sides of the country. Along the northern Atlantic Seaboard, a coastal storm will produce rain and wind, with some snow …
Mar 19
Creating a sustainable future for farmers through Nutrient Use Efficiency
Growers are under more pressure as margins tighten and regulatory burdens increase. In this Managing for Profit, Paul Beck with Verdesian Life Sciences talks about Nutrient Use Efficiency and how growers are doing more with less. Continue reading Creating a sustainable future for farmers through Nutrient Use Efficiency at Brownfield Ag News.