October 3, 2024

An extension specialist encourages farmers to consider manure when making fall fertilizer plans. Melissa Wilson with the University of Minnesota says manure contains nitrogen, phosphorous, and many other nutrients beneficial to crop health. “There’s a lot of potassium, sulfur, and the micronutrients as well. So I think you are getting a good bang for your […] The post Manure offers “good bang for your buck” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northeast Missouri says there’s a lack of corn storage as harvest continues. “A lot of our local elevators are filling up or are already full.” Drew Lock says the corn crop is as impressive as the soybeans. “Yields are really good and moisture was better than anticipated. When we started shelling corn, […] The post New crop corn storage gets tighter in NEMO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s reporting a generally solid week for U.S. export sales. Corn, beef, pork, wheat, sorghum, cotton, rice, and new crop soybean oil sales for the week ending September 26th all saw week-to-week improvements thanks better interest from some key customers. Export demand is driven by several factors, including domestic prices, the value of the […] The post Meat, corn export sales up on week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

October is Soybean Cyst Nematode Action Month and a field representative with BASF says proactive field management is essential. Jeremiah Mullock tells Brownfield… “We know that it’s causing over $1.5 billion of annual revenue loss year on year, but we often never see those above ground symptoms.” October is a good time for soil sampling […] The post BASF, SCN Coalition partner for SCN Action Month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of fertilizer for Stone X Group says several supply challenges are facing the global urea market. Josh Linville tells Brownfield China’s lack of urea exports is the biggest factor. “China historically averages around 5 to 5 and a half million tons of exports per year in the calendar year.”  He says, “January […] The post Urea market squeeze due to several factors appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association is focused on expanding export markets for Ohio farmers. Director of market development Wendy Osborn says now is the time to increase corn exports. “We have a huge supply of corn this year and so we need to focus on exports, whether that’s through ethanol, dried distillers, grain […] The post Ohio Corn and Wheat talks about the importance of trade relationships appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The head of marketing for Syngenta Crop Protection says there have been significant changes in the EPA’s product approval process. Jeff Cecil says, “The biggest change has been the delays and having a very long process to get through.” He tells Brownfield the delays aren’t product-specific. “It really boils down to a lack of resources […] The post Navigating a more cumbersome regulatory approval environment appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Cyndi Young and Carah Hart attend the Ozark Fall FarmFest in Springfield, Missouri. The post Ozark Fall FarmFest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story