A central Iowa farmer says he was pleasantly surprised by the pace of this year’s harvest season. Morey Hill raises corn and soybeans near Madrid. “I thought from all the rain and humidity we had in July that it would take a while for things to dry down. But boy it seems like we hit […] The post Fast harvest in central Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A pair of Illinois hemp growers say legislation included in the Senate bill to reopen the federal government would erase a multi-billion-dollar industry. “If they sign that bill into law, they’ll have outlawed everything in my shop.” Stacy McCaskill founded Hempstock Pharms in Woodstock in 2019 and says the bill’s limits of .4 milligrams of […] The post Hemp growers urge lawmakers to fix regulations instead of ending industry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting several additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The state says three commercial flocks in Ottawa County have been confirmed with the virus, bringing the county’s total to 10 for the year, mainly on commercial turkey operations. Two backyard flocks have also been confirmed in […] The post HPAI outbreaks expanding across Michigan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A mayor has been chosen for a small northwest Iowa town after a tie in last week’s election. Incumbent Willard McFarland and challenger Michael Bohlke tied for mayor of Westfield during last Tuesday’s elections, with 22 votes each. The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors had to draw lots to determine the new mayor of the […] View Full Story
An associate attorney at Ag and Business Legal Strategies says it’s never too early to take the first step in the succession planning process. Austin Peiffer says communication is key. “Those conservations are hard, and they can be uncomfortable, but it’s worse when they don’t happen,” he says. “A death in the family is a difficult and stressful time. If you add on a […] The post Communication is key throughout the succession planning process appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Minnesota Pork Board recently formed an Animal Health Task Force. One of its members is Mark Schwartz, Director of Innovation and Research, Schwartz Farms Inc. and Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Medicine, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Another member is Dr. Paul Yeske of the Swine Vet Center. Both state the […] The post The Minnesota Porkcast: Minnesota Pork’s Animal Health Initiatives in Action (Episode 1) appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A new campaign from Bayer is raising awareness about misinformation in the ag industry. Jess Christiansen, head of sustainability and crop science communications, says Science Delivers helps individuals separate fact from fiction. “We’re really trying to educate people whether you’re a consumer or are in the ag industry and make sure people understand where they can go to look […] The post Bayer’s Science Delivers campaign highlights importance of ag innovation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in north-central Kansas says corn yields were disappointing even with several fungicide applications this year. Shale Porter says irrigated fields were 15 to 20 bushels lower than average. “I think southern rust hurt us even though we sprayed fungicide on some fields and some even got three fungicide applications and still rust did […] The post Wet, humid weather fuels southern rust losses in Kansas corn fields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says it will be January before more details are known about what’s happening with the U.S. cattle herd. The size of the U.S. cattle herd remains at its lowest point in 75 years. “We’ll see when we get the next January 1 numbers whether we actually stabilize the herd at the current […] The post Peel: cattle herd may stay low into 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says the use of cover crops has increased over the past five years. Michael Langemeier says data from the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer says adoption has grown five percent since 2020. “There were quite a few people that have used cover crops less than five years,” he says. “That was […] The post Five years of Ag Economy Barometer data shows cover crop adoption continues to grow appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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