March 7, 2025

An agronomist with AgriGold says areas that saw extended cold spells this winter could see some benefits this spring. Brian Weihmeir, who covers central Illinois, says colder winters help alleviate soil compaction. “Because we get that frost deeper into the profile where we get that moisture to expand when it freezes.”  He says, “It creates […] The post Cold winter brings some spring benefits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The production manager with Beck’s Hybrids says farmers in several states will soon have better access to high quality seed. Jason Morehouse says the company has announced the acquisition of two Gro Alliance facilities in Illinois and Indiana. “Both of these sites have some warehouse capabilities and likely will help us get more packaged quicker […] The post Beck’s Hybrids expands production capabilities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the American Carbon Alliance says he’s optimistic a carbon pipeline project can still move forward following the signing of a new eminent domain law in South Dakota. “I don’t think anyone has given up on the pipeline and no one has given up on South Dakota,” says Tom Buis. The new law […] The post A future for a carbon pipeline in South Dakota? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, a band of precipitation—rain and snow—is spreading eastward from Nebraska and Iowa.  Elsewhere, warmth in the middle Mississippi Valley contrasts with chilly, dry conditions across the northern Corn Belt.  Midwestern winter wheat appears to have overwintered well, with more than one-half of the crop rated in good to excellent condition at […] The post A seasonally active pattern of weather, temperatures across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer from eastern South Dakota says he believes trade tariffs can be a short-term pain for long-term gain. But Scott VanderWal tells Brownfield “I’d hate to see them last too long, like a year or something, but that’s something we can’t control. We’re going to have to hang in there and make it work.” […] The post Making the tariffs work in “the art of the deal” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures from the central and southern Plains to the East Coast, while colder-than-normal conditions will cover the northern High Plains and the West.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation in the south-central U.S. and southern Florida should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across the […] The post More unseasonable warmth ahead for the Heartland; a wet, very active pattern for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story