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
A Wisconsin Congressman says the spending bill he and other House members will vote on has no major changes and could have been passed in September. Republican Derrick Van Orden represents the Third Congressional District. He tells Brownfield, “It’s the same one with a different date. Now, what they’ve added are ag appropriations, which I’m […] The post Little change in bill language to reopen government appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) says many Chinese importers are excited to resume buying U.S. soybeans. Jim Sutter, who was in China right after the announcement of the multi-year trade framework, says spirits were high among those he met with. “That changed things.” He says, “It made it a much more […] The post U.S. soybean industry sees positive signs from China following trade announcement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story