July 29, 2024

Bunge Chevon Ag Renewables is expanding farmer contracts this fall as part of a winter canola project with Corteva Agriscience. Corteva Agriscience Global Product Director for Biofuels Chad Berghoefer tells Brownfield the collaboration started last year with 5,000 acres and is ramping up to 35,000 in year two. “All the genetics today are coming out […] The post Winter canola pilot expanding in mid-South appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crops researcher at the University of Illinois says there are four ways farmers can maintain soybean yields without breaking the budget in today’s tight margin environment. Dr. Connor Sible says utilizing equipment properly is a big step. “We always think about planters and good uniform spacing and depth for corn, and I don’t know […] The post Four ways to maintain bean yields & the budget appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brandon Peoples will be in Ulysses, Kansas on August 15, 2024 for Nebraska Soybean Management Field Day. The post Nebraska Soybean Management Field Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brandon Peoples will be in Lincoln on August 14, 2024 for the U.S. Meat Export Federation Seminar at University of Nebraska. The post USMEF Seminar appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples will be in Kearney August 8, 2024 covering Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s Summit on Ag and Economic Development. The post Summit on Ag and Economic Development appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Larry Lee will be on the ground in Cadott, Wisconsin August 13-15, 2024 for Farm Technology Days. The post Farm Technology Days appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Larry Lee will be on the ground in West Allis for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair August 1st and 2nd and again on August 7th. The post Wisconsin State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of a U.S. drone manufacturer is monitoring proposed legislation that would ban Chinese-made drones.  Arthur Erickson, CEO of U.S. drone manufacture Hylio, says Chinese manufacture DJI has 70 to 80% of the world’s drone market share. “What this bill is doing is it’s taking away the FCC’s ability to give DJI products their […] The post Chinese manufactured drones ban discussions happening in Congress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist at Rabobank says sluggishness in the ag economy is forcing growers to be more mindful of their budgets.   Owen Wagner, vice president of oils, grains, and seed analysis, says farmers typically cut back on capital investments first. “These different input categories you could describe some as being sticky so that when fortunes either improve or […] The post How can farmers adjust input spending with low commodity prices? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story