Commentary. My husband and I raise Simmental cattle. We sell breeding stock to other farmers and beef to restaurants and individuals. We also raise laying hens and a variety of vegetables and herbs that we also sell to restaurants and individuals. From April to October, we spend many Saturday mornings at a local farmers market. …
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Jul 10
About a week of planting till July
A Michigan farmer says he typically finishes planting in May, but for this year it ran into the first week of July. “In May we worked for about three days, and then we worked in June a few days and we’re still working in July.” Also a custom harvester, Bob Gibson tells Brownfield he just …
Jul 10
Farmer doesn’t want a Christmas harvest
An Illinois farmer, like many farmers this year, is hoping his late planted corn and soybeans won’t mean he’ll still be harvesting at the end of the year. “I just hope we’re done combining by Christmas, ” Rob Shaffer tells Brownfield Ag News that’s his biggest fear right now, “I don’t want another 2009 like …
Jul 10
Typical July pattern; tropical feature along the Gulf Coast
Across the Corn Belt, a cold front extends southward from the Great Lakes region. Very warm weather in advance of the front prevails in the eastern Corn Belt, while cool conditions cover the upper Midwest. Due to weather challenges that led to extremely late planting, only slightly more than one-half of the U.S. corn (57%) …
Jul 10
Moniteau County Missouri Health Board CAFO meeting
Brownfield’s Tom Steever and Will Robinson will be on the ground in California, Missouri for the Moniteau County Health Board CAFO meeting on Monday, July 15, 2019. Continue reading Moniteau County Missouri Health Board CAFO meeting at Brownfield Ag News.
Jul 10
Corteva broadly licensing Enlist E3 soybean trait
Corteva Agriscience is working with more than 100 independent seed companies to license the Enlist E3 soybean trait, making it widely available for 2020. Al Carlson, Licensing and Distribution Leader with Corteva, says their goal is to bring the trait to growers in their preferred brands and help growers everywhere achieve weed control and strong …
Jul 10
Women in Agribusiness Summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Minneapolis, MN on Thursday, September 26 for the Women in Agribusiness Summit. Continue reading Women in Agribusiness Summit at Brownfield Ag News.
Jul 10
Heat & humidity to dominate the Plains, Corn Belt
A low-pressure system centered over the northern Gulf of Mexico will continue to acquire tropical characteristics and should become a named storm (Barry) later this week. Regardless of development, excessive rainfall should occur in the central Gulf Coast region and environs, with 5-day totals expected to exceed 10 inches in some locations. A A broader …
Jul 10
Managing soybean white mold
A northern Illinois agronomist says soybean white mold favors wet conditions and temperatures below 85 degrees, which makes it safe to say the disease could be an issue in some parts of the Midwest this year. In this Managing for Profit, Todd Thumma with Golden Harvest will walk us through the best management practices to …
Jul 09
NPPC wants USDA involved in the regulation of livestock gene editing
USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach The pork industry wants the USDA to be involved in regulating gene editing of livestock. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says FDA’s proposal to regulate gene edited animals the same as it does animal drugs is going to result in a lengthy and expensive approval process. NPPC legal counsel Andrew Bailey …
