September 13, 2024

A plant pathologist at the University of Kentucky says red crown rot is having a wider impact on midwestern soybean growers. Carl Bradley says the fungal disease is spreading. “It’s starting to pop up in different places and farmers that have been dealing with it in places like Illinois for a few years, and here […] The post Red crown rot spread under investigation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

National Farm Safety and Health Week begins Monday. Steve Schoenfeld with Minnesota Farm Bureau says farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in the U.S. “But we can make it safer by being precautious and making sure safety features are working on our equipment, and just slowing down a little bit and taking care […] The post National Farm Safety and Health Week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Keeping farmers running in the fields longer has been one of the biggest success stories for CLAAS FarmPoint. Patricio Frangella, head of commercial development, says the company relies more on mobile service and parts delivery and less on brick-and-mortar stores. “We put resident technicians where the concentrations of machines that are running, and we serve those […] The post CLAAS FarmPoint helps reduce farmer downtime appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers have been concerned about the ag economy, but last month’s survey dropped to it’s lowest level since 2016. Jim Mintert with Purdue’s Center for Commerical Agriculture takes a deeper dive into what this means for farmers. The post A Deep Dive into the Ag Economy Barometer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As farmers head into harvest an agronomist says they should be thinking about their herbicide programs. Dean Grossnickle, with Syngenta tells Brownfield… “We really rely on that canopy for suppression of weed germination,” he says. “Once that canopy drops, maybe you get some water hemp that germinates or Palmer Amaranth, or something else, but those those […] The post Agronomist says farmers should be thinking ahead on herbicide programs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The September USDA report confirmed lower ending stocks, good demand and record corn and soybean yields. “Clients are confirming that, too, with early harvested numbers.” Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says the corn markets could be attempting a harvest low in response. “We don’t have a reason to see the market go exceedingly higher […] The post Harvest low for corn expected after USDA report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An Illinois agronomist says late disease is impacting the corn crop. David Kleinschmidt, owner of Progressive Agronomy Consulting, tells Brownfield… “Tar spot kind of came in late even after guys had sprayed some fungicide.”  He says, “I’ve started to find some Goss’s wilt out in places as well, and the southern part of the area […] The post Late disease impacting corn crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story