July 31, 2024

A former Syngenta executive has been appointed to the advisory board for Taranis, a producer in AI-powered crop intelligence. Taranis officials announced Wednesday the addition of David Hollinrake, citing his prominent work in modern production agriculture. He held strategic leadership roles at Syngenta, Bayer, Monsanto, and Adayana. The company says Hollinrake is expected to help […] The post Hollinrake named to Taranis advisory board appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new tool has been developed to help farmers and ag stakeholders better understand the carbon intensity score of corn as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel. Iowa State University Extension economist Alejandro Plastina says the CI-score calculator is in response to the new 45Z tax credit that becomes available January 1st. “And how corn […] The post Carbon intensity score calculator appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop specialist says soybean cyst nematode could be problematic despite wet conditions during the growing season. Troy Bauer, senior technical field representative with BASF, says, “Iowa State just published a paper that said SCN can thrive in wet conditions as well. It probably won’t cause quite as much yield loss, but they are still […] The post SCN awareness critical this fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Retail prices for beef continue to push higher, but it’s not stopping consumers from adding it to their grocery cart. Don Close, chief research and analytics officer at Terrain says, “The demand that we’re seeing in the domestic market has been nothing short of phenomenal.” He tells Brownfield consumers have remained committed to beef and […] The post Consumers haven’t been deterred by higher retail beef prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy service representative with Syngenta says farmers should be scouting for corn rootworm. Aaron Kromann says rootworm pressure hasn’t been as prevalent as this time last year. “I kind of expected it to be a lot worse. To date, I haven’t seen as many (beetles) as I was expecting too given the mild winter […] The post Corn rootworm scouting in August appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Grain marketing has become increasingly frustrating for many farmers as prices fall. Northwest Minnesota corn, soybean, and wheat grower Neil Rockstad says there were missed opportunities to lock in profit earlier this year. “It’s pretty discouraging to plant a crop in the spring knowing that if the price that was offered in the spring coupled […] The post Frustrating time to market grain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower and feeders were mixed waiting for the week’s direct business to develop.  August lives closed $.57 lower at $187.12 and October live cattle closed $.77 lower at $186.67.  August feeder cattle closed $.27 higher at $257.25 and September feeders closed $.15 higher at $257.10.  Direct cash […] The post Hog futures supported by higher cash business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist says the one dairy product China continues to regularly import from the U.S. is very important to farmer profitability. Mary Ledman with RaboResearch tells Brownfield China remains important for the sale of dry whey, which helps support dairy prices. “Every penny change on the dry whey price changes the Class III milk price […] The post Dry whey sales important to dairy farm prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National FFA Organization and Microsoft are equipping agriscience teachers with expanded resources to integrate precision agriculture into classrooms. FFA Chief Program Officer Christine White tells Brownfield the new grant will support digital agricultural tools and trainings for teachers across four states, including Wisconsin. “It’s about providing innovation and helping students understand how AI as […] The post Microsoft expands FFA precision ag programing grants appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story