Syngenta says it is hearing about a lack of payments going out from the Syngenta Agrisure Viptera China litigation and settlement but does not control that process. Paul Minehart, the company’s communications lead, tells Brownfield there are some objections to the settlement that was reached last December with corn farmers, grain handling facilities and ethanol …
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May 30
Tile allows Illinois farmer to finish corn planting
Photo credit: Aaron Phipps An east central Illinois farmer is in the minority as he has all his corn planted. Aaron Phipps farms in Chrisman, Illinois near the Indiana border and says his planting success was not the result of favorable weather. “A lot of the fields I was putting corn in this year have …
May 30
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 30, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.36 and 1/4, up 17 and 1/2 cents Jul. soybeans closed at 8.89, up 17 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $327.40, up $8.40 Jul. soybean oil closed at 27.78, up 5 points Jul. wheat closed at $5.14 and 1/2, up 24 cents Jun. live cattle closed at $110.07, down $2.27 …
May 30
Corps official supports long-term plans with governors
A fourth meeting of governors with Corps of Engineer officials has taken place on the management of the Missouri River with short term flooding assistance and a long-term plan the goals. The Kansas City District Administrator tells Brownfield the Corps is fully on board, “We’ve been challenged, you know, what are we going to do …
May 30
Wisconsin’s Governor tours dairy & discusses water quality
Wisconsin’s Governor got a hands-on demonstration showing what farmers are doing to improve water quality. Democrat Tony Evers tells Brownfield farmer-led watershed groups such as Peninsula Pride Farms are helping to improve surface and groundwater quality. “It’s all about our farmers working with researchers, working with the business community, working with their neighbors, making sure …
May 30
Prevented and Delayed Planting Crop Insurance Information Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground in Mahomet, Illinois May 31 for the Prevented and Delayed Planting Crop Insurance Information Meeting hosted by Farm Credit Illinois. Continue reading Prevented and Delayed Planting Crop Insurance Information Meeting at Brownfield Ag News.
May 30
Economics help drive growing interest in grazing of cover crops
An expert on cover crops and cattle says the interest in grazing cover crops continues to grow. Karl Dallefeld, president of Iowa-based Prairie Creek Seed, says in addition to the soil health benefits, cover crop grazing makes economic sense. By feeding less hay, he says, cattle producers can greatly reduce their carrying costs for cows. …
May 30
Indiana farmer says he’s yet to plant a single acre
Northeast Indiana farmer Roger Hadley says he’s never experienced a spring like this one. “The planter is hooked up an in the shed,” he says. “It has not seen the first acre yet for either corn or soybeans.” He tells Brownfield not only has planting been delayed, but they’ve barely been able to get any …
May 30
Navigating through planting delays
A wet, cool spring has slowed corn planting to a level that’s not been seen since the USDA began tracking it. Now as May comes to a close, the final planting dates for corn are forcing many producers to make some complicated decisions. Once choice could be prevented planting, and American Farm Bureau chief economist …
May 29
Parson calls in Guard to relieve civilian resources
Governor Mike Parson tells Brownfield he decided to activate the National Guard to help with flood and tornado recovery because of the exhaustion of civilian resources and because of additional weekend levee breaches. “It’s just tough right now across Missouri with the flooding that’s happening on both sides of the state, then you have the …
