July 17, 2024

There’s a lot of variability in Minnesota corn and soybean fields following two months of heavy rains. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says farmers are having to make difficult decisions. “In some cases they might be replanting soybeans in some situations, which continued even past the Fourth of July in areas. But […] The post Weeks of rain result in crop variability across southern Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A field crop specialist says vomitoxin has been a challenge for some Ohio wheat farmers this year. Stephanie Karhoff with Ohio State Extension says the disease reduces yield. “VOM is a mycotoxin, so it’s a toxin produced by a fungus,” she says. “It’s a fungus that infects that wheat plant at flowering and causes Fusarium […] The post Wheat vomitoxin concerns growing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

New research on novel oilseeds could help develop additional revenue streams for farmers in the Upper Midwest. Cargill director of crop innovation Lyle DePauw says the company is partnering with the University of Minnesota to better understand how to turn winter camelina and pennycress into cash crops. “How they could be planted after a main […] The post Pennycress and winter camelina as cash crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan’s wine industry is working to create a checkoff program to better support growers and wineries across the state. Brian Lillie is with the Michigan Wine Collaborative nonprofit and Chateau Chantal Winery. “We have to collect 51 percent of growers who represent 51 percent of the acreage in order for this to be considered,” he […] The post Michigan wine checkoff petition underway appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were mixed, with front months up and deferred contracts down. Soybeans were up early but couldn’t follow through with soybean oil also drifting after a higher start. The trade continues to monitor U.S. development conditions ahead of August, considered to be the key month for beans. Export demand remains slow with China largely relying […] The post Corn, wheat able to sustain gains, soybeans close mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Wisconsin farmer says weather wise, 2023 and 2024 are complete opposites. Lodi area farmer Ryan Ripp tells Brownfield, “Last year, we couldn’t buy a rain. This year, we can’t sell it.” Ryan Ripp raises crops near Lodi and tells Brownfield it’s been tough getting into fields. “Since last Thursday, we’ve had over five inches of […] The post Wet year brings challenges to Wisconsin farms appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA continues to signal a bigger supply of chicken in 2024. 246.072 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, a drop of 1.031 million from the previous week, but 2% above a year ago, with average hatchability at 78.9%. 187.976 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production by growers, down 2.018 […] The post Broiler hatchery numbers down on week, up on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Illinois state climatologist says the state’s moisture issues have shifted. Trent Ford tells Brownfield much of Illinois was dry before the remnants of Hurricane Beryl earlier this month. “It wasn’t just that we got the rain, those three or four inches,” he says, “but it came in a way that made it so it […] The post Illinois’ rain fortunes have shifted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says farmland values in Nebraska are moderating. “We estimate the market value at about $3,835 an acre, about 5% over the prior year,” Jim Jansen with the University of Nebraska Extension says. This is the third consecutive year the university’s annual farmland survey has shown increases, but Jansen says it’s a far […] The post Survey finds Nebraska farmland values are moderating appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production was near historical highs last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.106 million barrels a day, the highest weekly average this year and tied for the third highest on record. That’s up 52,000 barrels per day on the week and 36,000 on the year, propelled by strong margins and […] The post Ethanol production up as stocks, exports fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story