July 1, 2024

A Wisconsin farmer says 2024 has been challenging because of the high population of field pests. Sara Stelter farms in the central sands of western Waushara County, and grows corn and soybeans along with green beans, peas, and sweet corn for canning companies. She tells Brownfield, “Literally, this is the first year in the history […] The post Pests a problem for Wisconsin crops this year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) says checkoff dollars are being used to advance technologies to convert diesel engines to run on ethanol. Jon Rosenstiel, who farms in Stephenson County, tells Brownfield investments into Clear Flame Engine Technologies are paying off. “At this point,” he says, “they actually have trucks on the […] The post Clear Flame Engine Technology advancing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says wheat export inspections as of the week ending June 27th are running ahead of the pace needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year kicked off June 1st for wheat, while 2023/24 got underway September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next set of supply […] The post Sorghum export inspections up on week, year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag lender suggests crop farmers are in the midst of a high cost, low margin financial environment. Jim Knuth with Farm Credit Services of America says that means marketing plans and strategies must be proactive. “Risk management decisions, crop insurance, retaining adequate working capital for your operation, and really a pretty intense focus on […] The post Farmers’ margin for error getting “pretty thin” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Erin Anderson will cover the Indiana Ag Policy Summit in Noblesville on July 31, 2024. The post Indiana Ag Policy Summit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

CoBank economist Tanner Ehmke says following back-to-back years of record or near-record  production, this year’s Russian wheat crop is suffering from adverse weather. He tells Brownfield estimates continue to decline, and once harvest pressure subsides, the wheat market could get extremely volatile. The post Wheat volatility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story