Vice President Pence crossed party lines while in Minnesota last week looking to get the US Mexico Canada Agreement ratified. Pence visited a farm in Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson’s district Thursday. “I’m here to call on Congressman Peterson, who supports the USMCA, to call on Speaker Pelosi and tell her to bring the USMCA to …
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May 13
China talks derailed
The director of congressional relations for American Farm Bureau says he hopes it won’t take too long to get negotiations back on track with China now that trade talks have derailed. Dave Salmonsen tells Brownfield the Trump Administration is pushing for comprehensive change that the Chinese government continues to resist. “Changes in laws, changes in …
May 13
China retaliates against new U.S. tariffs
As expected, China has responded to Friday’s tariff increases by the Trump Administration with some counter-tariffs of its own. China announced this morning it will retaliate with tariff hikes on nearly 60-billion-dollars-worth of U.S. goods. The new retaliatory tariffs will affect more than 5,000 U.S. products and will jump from less than 10% to as …
May 13
Warmer for the Heartland; Wetter days may follow
For the remainder of Monday, precipitation will linger across the East, with wet snow possible in northern New England. Some of the heaviest rain will fall across Florida and the Northeast. Showers will also persist the rest of Monday in the Rio Grande Valley and the western Gulf Coast region. By mid-week, the first in …
May 13
Wet weather issues continue; A warm-up on the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, rain is gradually ending across the lower Great Lakes region. Cool, dry weather covers the remainder of the Midwest. Planting activities remain impractical or impossible in many areas of the Corn Belt due to low soil temperatures or excessively wet fields, or a combination of both. On the Plains, widely scattered …
May 13
Agronomist says it’s too soon to change corn varieties
Dekalb-Asgrow Agronomist Mike Binsfeld says his Wisconsin and Minnesota clients are not focusing on prevent plant issues yet, but they are starting to talk about shorter-season seed varieties. He says it’s still too early to change. Continue reading Agronomist says it’s too soon to change corn varieties at Brownfield Ag News.
May 11
Nebraska farmer hopes to start planting Monday
The 2019 planting season has not gone as planned for central Nebraska farmer Brandon Hunnicutt. He says it’s been a “disjointed” spring, with wet weather, followed by cold weather, followed by more wet weather. But conditions have improved the past few days and Hunnicutt says they’re aiming to start planting Monday. “I think there’s going …
May 10
Eggs for dinner
Although eggs are a breakfast staple for many, the low-cost and nutritious food item is appropriate for any meal of the day. Dinner Egg recipes Healthy Living ~ Eggs for Dinner Continue reading Eggs for dinner at Brownfield Ag News.
May 10
Wet pattern expansion across the West, central U.S.
Heavy showers in the western and central Gulf Coast States will linger through remainder of Friday. Thereafter, the focus for heavy rain will shift into the Southeast. Additional rainfall in the western and central Gulf Coast regions may reach 2 to 6 inches or more, while other areas of the southern and eastern U.S. could …
May 10
Drier weather briefly settles into the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails. Frost Advisories were in effect Friday morning in parts of the western Corn Belt, possibly burning back emerging corn. Meanwhile, soils remain too wet across large sections of the eastern Corn Belt to support corn and soybean planting operations. On the Plains, Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories …