November 11, 2024

State universities facing issues as they seek to maintain enrollment

Enrollment at the three state universities has been holding steady recently, but there are some challenges ahead. Regents associate academic officer Jason Pontius says enrollment remains down from the record peak in the fall of 2016. “Forty percent of that drop over that time are from Chinese national students who are choosing not to attend […] View Full Story

Southern Illinois wheat off to good start

A southern Illinois farmer says his winter wheat crop is off to a good start. Jeremy Neff, who’s based in Monroe County, tells Brownfield… “Wheat is looking very good.”  He says, “We were fortunate enough to get the wheat into moisture, so we weren’t waiting on any rain for the wheat to germinate. So, our […] The post Southern Illinois wheat off to good start appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Soy Transportation Coalition

Norborne, Missouri Farmer Nathan White is involved with the Soy Transportation Coalition and is able to have insight about what they do to transport soybeans across the world. White says it is interesting to meet his farming counterparts in Brazil and is excited to learn more about their growing process and what we can learn […] The post The Soy Transportation Coalition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Herbicide Distinction

Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Joe Bolte says when talking about multiple herbicide modes of action and sites of action, it’s important farmers understand the difference between the two. He tells Brownfield the mode of action is how the herbicide works and the site of action is where the herbicide works. Learn more about residual […] The post Herbicide Distinction appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story