Between the late planting and weather challenges, farmers haven’t had much relief since getting the 2019 corn and soybean crops into the ground. In this Managing for Profit, Pioneer agronomist Matt Montgomery details some of the ways farmers can manage these very delayed crops through harvest. AUDIO: Managing For Profit, Matt Montgomery Continue reading Managing …
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Jul 25
Ways to deal with food waste
Second Helpings, a non-profit organization in Indianapolis, Indiana, is doing what it can to help food insecure people and prevent food waste. Healthy Living ~ food waste solutions Continue reading Ways to deal with food waste at Brownfield Ag News.
Jul 25
Farmers bring questions about USDA recovery programs
Travis Roling Farmers had a lot of questions about USDA programs for flood recovery. Thursday, at a meeting with four USDA agencies, the Farm Service Agency stressed the importance of landowners contacting the FSA prior to starting repairs on damaged land. Conservation specialist Shelly Berry says the ECP, Emergency Conservation Program funds, are intended to …
Jul 25
FAPRI -MU shows impact of tariffs on soybeans
An analysis by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows how much of an impact tariffs have had on U.S. soybeans. FAPRI-MU Director Pat Westhoff says, not surprisingly, if tariffs had been removed in March, soybean prices would be higher and so would net farm income, “Some of our most interesting results, at …
Jul 25
Brown: Ohio farmers need certainty, flexibility after the 2019 planting season
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is urging the USDA to expand flooding coverage for farmers hurt by record rains this planting season. Brown says many Ohio farmers planted less than 50 percent of their intended corn and soybean acres. “We’re working with Secretary Perdue to declare a disaster designation for farmers so they can get …
Jul 25
Perdue says USMCA timing is up to Pelosi
House lawmakers are working with the administration to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the timing is up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “Ambassador Lighthizer has been working with her team that she’s designated over the particular issues,” he says. “It’s a matter of really determining where the meeting of …
Jul 25
Hearing: young and beginning farmers continue to face challenges
America’s farmers are getting older and as they look to retire or transition away from farming, young and beginning farmers are faced with challenges. A House Small Business Subcommittee hearing on rural development, agriculture, trade, and entrepreneurship this morning discussed these challenges and what can be done to help young farmers succeed in agriculture. …
Jul 25
MFP-2 sign-up starts 7/29/19
The USDA has released details of the second trade mitigation program saying signup begins next Monday, JULY 30th. Sign up for MFP-2 runs through December 6th. Payments of the $16-Billion package will be made in up to three periods. The first will be made of either 50-percent of a producer’s calculated payment or $15-dollars per …
Jul 25
Ohio State Fair
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Continue reading Ohio State Fair at Brownfield Ag News.
Jul 25
Answer to damaging soybean gall midge remains elusive
Photo: Joseph L. Murphy/Iowa Soybean Association Reports of damage from the soybean gall midge are on the increase in the western soybean belt. Farmers in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota are seeing damage from this relatively new insect. Drew Clemmensen, a regional agronomist for the Iowa Soybean Association, says researchers are scrambling to come …
