September 13, 2024

The director of agronomy services at MFA Incorporated says corn harvest is variable across Missouri. “There certainly are some good areas out there.” Doug Spaunhorst tells Brownfield the lower yielding fields are being harvested north of Highway 36 and in central Missouri, the corn has high yields as combines don’t waste time. “From what I’ve […] The post Corn harvest varies across Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southeast Missouri says Tropical Storm Francine has delayed some harvest progress, but the rain is needed to alleviate severe drought in the area. Hudson Byrd farms in Mississippi County and he tells Brownfield the moisture is especially good for soybeans, because it’s been so dry there are pods popping. “These beans dried […] The post Dry soybeans need the rains in southeast MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Deputy Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration says there are two main sticking points holding up its release of plant-based milk labeling draft guidance. During a recent U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, Jim Jones told lawmakers he plans to get them a timeline from his agency on the guidance, […] The post FDA lacks timeline for plant-based milk labeling guidance appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ohio ag organizations have launched the Ohio Hay Directory to help farmers hit by drought. Jeff Duling is the president of the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. “Their pastures are burning up. There’s no grass to feed their cattle, so now they’re using their hay that they should be using in the […] The post Ohio organizations team up to help southern Ohio producers through drought appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Kansas State University entomologist is leading a collaborative research project to track the movement of bee populations worldwide. Brian Spiesman launched the website BeeMachine.AI and a mobile app in 2020, which allows users to upload photos of bees. “All of those images and sightings go to a database that we can use to track […] The post K-State entomologist leading project to track bee movement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A professor of crop physiology at the University of Illinois says residue management is a key to higher yields. Fred Below says research has shown biological “residue busters” are beneficial. “A lot of farmers call residue trash, but we call it treasure.”  He says, “It’s treasure if we can unlock the nutrition that’s in it, […] The post Residue management a key to higher yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Growing exports markets matter for U.S. beef and pork producers. Missouri pork producer and National Pork Board member Jesse Heimer says export markets are crucial for pork producers. “In a domestic market that’s very challenging it’s important to have these international outlets for pork.” Currently more than 30 percent of U.S. pork is exported. He […] The post The importance of investing checkoff dollars in growing demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story