October 7, 2024

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation says they expect significant demand for resources following damage from Hurricane Helene. In a Monday briefing, Robert Bonnie told reporters… “We’re looking for ways that we can streamline, that we can enhance our flexibility to get folks in, that we can look for ways to reduce […] The post USDA says flexibility key to ensure farmers can access resources in aftermath of hurricane appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A cow-calf producer in southern Missouri says it’s been a good year for forage production, but conditions are starting to dry up again this fall. “We’re kind of in a twilight zone situation here from Springfield to the southwest corner of Missouri.” Keith Baxter tells Brownfield the last month had high temperatures and limited moisture […] The post Pasture conditions drying up in southern MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says most of Wisconsin needs rain to prepare the soil for next season.  Scott Rowntree with Pioneer tells Brownfield that fall rain helps during the winter. “You need good soil moisture to get the compaction-alleviating affect of frost in the wintertime, and also in the February-March time frame to help relieve compaction. Whenever […] The post Agronomist says rain would help prepare Wisconsin fields for ’25 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Many Tennessee farmers were able to get back into the fields following heavy rains from Hurricane Helene. Northwest Tennessee David Nichols says they got an early start on harvest, and then the calendar turned to September.  “We’ve been affected by these hurricanes that’s blown up,” he says. “So September was kind of slow for us […] The post Tennessee crop update: 80% corn, 51% soybeans harvested appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A cow-calf producer in southern Missouri says he got a third cutting of hay completed before the dry conditions started setting in this fall. Mark Sconce tells Brownfield “Johnson grass is a lifesaver in dry years.” Sconce says he’ll have just enough hay to get through the winter as long as he doesn’t have to […] The post Just enough hay, but ponds are low appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In its latest crop progress report, USDA says 15% of South Dakota’s corn is harvested, behind last year and the average. Soybean harvest is 51% complete, also behind the average. Sorghum harvest is 33% complete and sunflower harvest is 3% complete, both near the average for this time of the year. Winter wheat planting is […] The post 15% of corn, 51% of soybeans harvested in SD appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A bipartisan group of Midwest lawmakers is pushing for a resolution with Mexico on its genetically modified corn ban. Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee tells Brownfield Mexico should have resolved this dispute during the creation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. “If that had been their goal when we were negotiating USMCA, they should have put that […] The post Congress calls for action on Mexico’s ban on corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Above average temperatures and below normal rainfall continue push harvest progress in Missouri. USDA says 23% of soybeans have been harvested, in-line with last year’s progress. Corn harvested for grain is 62% complete. Rice harvest is 82% complete and cotton harvest is 20% complete, both ahead of average. Winter wheat planting is 10% complete with […] The post 23% of soybeans, 62% of corn harvested in MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The warm, dry conditions helped farmers advance corn harvest in Minnesota. USDA says 15% of the corn has been harvested with moisture at 19% and silage harvest 92% complete. Minnesota’s soybean harvest is 68% complete, ahead of last year and the average. Specialty crops like dry edible beans are 86% harvested. Potato harvest is 77% […] The post 15% of corn, 68% of soybeans harvested in MN appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Nearly one-third of Iowa’s soybeans were harvested in the last week. USDA says 31% of soybeans were harvested and overall, 58% of the crop has been harvested in the state, ahead of this time last year. Iowa’s corn harvest also advanced the first week of October, now at 22% complete, behind last year, but ahead […] The post A big jump for Iowa soybean harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story