March 5, 2025

Get a head start to weed control this year with Corteva’s newest corn herbicide: Resicore® REV herbicide. Brooklynne Dalton, Portfolio Marketing Lead for Corn Herbicides, explains how the three distinct modes of action in Resicore REV herbicide help beat weeds from the start. The post Beat Weeds Off the Starting Line with Resicore® REV herbicide appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Feed makes up about three-quarters of the operating cost for most cattle producers. Dr. Meredith Harrison with precision livestock technology company C-Lock says cow-calf and feedlot operations can improve margins by doing more than maximizing output. “But when you start to measure feed intake, you can look at the amount going into those animals. Which […] The post Gaining cattle feed efficiencies appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Most of the Illinois winter wheat crop is in good shape. In the March crop progress report, the USDA says 56% of the state’s wheat crop is in good to excellent condition with 5% rated poor to very poor. Seventy seven percent of the state reports adequate to surplus topsoil moisture, and 67% of Illinois […] The post Majority of Illinois winter wheat in good shape appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

President Trump touted the benefits tariffs will bring to American farmers and the U.S. economy as part of his speech to Congress on Tuesday. “We have been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth, and we will not let that happen any longer,” he said. He asked farmers to bear with him […] The post Trump asks farmers to bear with him during Congressional address appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the American Soybean Association tells Brownfield farmers are frustrated as they face the fallout of another trade war. Western Kentucky farmer Caleb Ragland says, “Of all of the Ag trade that we lost in 2018 and 2019, 71% was soybeans.”  He says farmers are dependent on trade and can’t afford to be the […] The post Navigating the uncertainty of another trade war   appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Iowa Farmers Union is concerned government funding freezes and layoffs will have short and long-term consequences for agriculture. Aaron Lehman says some of the firings at USDA could have lasting impacts. “Research, farmer conservation contracts not being honored, weather services, access to local offices, all are at real risk here.” The central […] The post Potential consequences of USDA funding freeze and layoffs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chief science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says Brazil could be facing challenges with its second corn crop. Eric Snodgrass says some areas of the country are dry. “The eastern growing regions that are about 20 to 25% of their total safrinha acres, they’re looking dry right now.”  He says, “We think they’re going […] The post Brazil’s safrinha crop facing potential challenges appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story