A manufacturer sales rep for Heads Up Plant Protectants says 2025 has been a challenging year for white mold in soybeans. Emily Van Lith tells Brownfield, “It is a major threat for soybeans, especially when you’re looking at this year with more wet conditions.” According to the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the […] The post White mold management in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A regional agronomist with AgroLiquid says many growers are having conservations about fall fertilizer purchases. Ryan Harbison tells Brownfield farmers have been adjusting to a weakening farm economy. “There’s a mixed bag of excitement and kind of that hesitation a little bit,” he said. “We’re in a little bit of a down market right now, […] The post Managing fall fertilizer investments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A west central Indiana farmer says instability in the ag economy could impact his bottom line this fall. Kevin Cox says farmers continue to face low commodity prices and high input costs, like fertilizer. “We are one that puts everything on in the fall,” he says. “There’s a lot of that unknown anxiety right now in the […] The post Indiana farmer concerned about high input costs and low commodity prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag group says the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act, recently reintroduced in Congress, would help accelerate the adoption of biobased products. James Glueck, executive director of the Plant Based Products Council, says the bipartisan legislation would modernize and enhance USDA’s BioPreferred Program. “This is a 20-year-old program at USDA that’s voluntary for folks to go […] The post Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act reintroduced in Congress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A climatologist says cooler conditions are expected to continue in the short-term. Lindsay Johnson with the National Drought Mitigation Center the weather pattern will be favorable for crop development. “This is a nice little false fall that we’re calling it, where we are expected to be below normal temperatures,” she said. “Unfortunately, we’re not expecting […] The post Cool conditions to continue through next week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be honored this weekend. Ralph Kluseman, the organization’s president, said 16 people from all regions of the state reviewed hundreds of nominations. “These bands, these solo artists, these inventors, the radio people — they can’t nominate themselves. That’s the most misunderstood part,” he said. […] View Full Story
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index says the ag economy weakened during August. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says many farmers are having a difficult time managing high input costs. “Agriculture commodity prices are still too low to break even for a lot of farmers,” he said. “In fact, bank CEOs expect about one-fifth of the […] The post August RMI: Rural economy continues to weaken appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is concerned about the state of the farm economy. “It’s always the uncertainty, commodity prices are not great where they need to be. And I think we’re trying to see the trade deals settle out.” Speaking to Brownfield at the Minnesota State Fair Friday, Walz said farmers in the state are […] The post Walz concerned about ag economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield the best chance for passing nationwide year-round E15 legislation is in a year-end spending package. “We’re hearing rumors the petroleum industry would appreciate, like the biofuels industry would, if we had ethanol, E15, year-round nationwide.” The Iowa Republican says the petroleum industry is looking for more certainty on biofuels […] The post Grassley sees year-end spending package as most likely nationwide E15 vehicle appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A soybean specialist at the University of Missouri says an end of August cool down is good for the soybeans. Andre Reis says cool temps help keep whatever water is left in the soil available a little longer. “We’re looking forward to having cool temperatures lasting awhile.” But he says most soybeans could use a […] The post August cool down good for soybeans, rain needed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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