U.S. Crop Protection Technical Lead, Dr. Eric Scherde,r says Corteva Agriscience has introduced Forcivo fungicide which offers triple-action foliar disease control. Pending EPA registration, he tells Brownfield that Forcivo will help protect crops against fungal diseases such as tar spot, southern rust, and frogeye leaf spot. The post Forcivo Fungicide appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to southern Texas and parts of the interior West, including the northern Great Basin. The post More near-seasonal warmth and near to above average rainfall ahead for the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The leaders of Iowa’s largest city will consider finalizing a new housing strategy tonight, but there’s concern it may cause price hikes for low-income residents. Des Moines currently has programs like Invest DSM that help residents rehabilitate their homes, but critics say rent costs and property taxes might rise as the home values go up. […] View Full Story
A Republican from Humboldt has announced he’s running for Iowa’s fourth district seat in the U.S. House. Thirty-two-year-old Kyle Larsen is a third generation farmer making his first run for public office. Larsen, who also works as a land appraiser, said in a news release that he’s running because the rural way of life is […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, a weak cold front stretches from the lower Great Lakes region into the Ohio Valley. Showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the front will become more active later today, mainly in the Ohio Valley. Midwestern temperatures, expected to peak Monday mostly from 85 to 90°F, remain nearly ideal for reproductive […] The post Near-ideal weather remains centered across large parts of the Corn Belt; hot weather on the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says he’s concerned about the lack of progress surrounding recently announced trade agreements. Dan Basse is the president of AgResource Company. “The Chinese buy 24 to 30 million metric tons of US soybeans every year,” he says. “Whether or not they do that amount, the year ahead will be very important in […] The post Basse: China is the key player in terms of trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
AmeriCorps funding for a conservation nonprofit in eastern Iowa is being restored, after the Trump administration cut $230,000 from the Bur Oak Land Trust in Iowa City this spring. A federal judge in Maryland ruled the money needed to be reinstated as grant recipients didn’t get the proper warning. Trust director Jason Taylor says it […] View Full Story
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