The Iowa legislature has sent the governor a bill to expand access to mental health treatment for people who do not need to be hospitalized, but still need comprehensive in-person services. The bill gets rid of a state rule that insurance companies cited when limiting coverage for these services to just 10 days. House members […] View Full Story
My family spends a lot of time outside, and on weekends we love to hike. We’ve noticed an increase in ticks, and that means “tick checks” are a necessity. Ticks are vectors and when it feeds on its host, it can pass along pathogens that cause disease. For example, In the last 15 years, there […] The post It’s tick season and reports are on the rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in central Kentucky says corn planting is moving quickly this spring. “This is my twenty-second crop and it’s probably my second earliest spring I’ve experienced.” Caleb Ragland tells Brownfield “we got started rolling good last Friday and we have about half of our crop planted, rolling right along. It’s a stark contrast to […] The post Central Kentucky farmer says corn planting going quick in dry spring conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Small grain planting is off to a fast start in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says 11 percent of oats are planted, compared to nine percent normally. Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield oat seeding got underway the last week of March. “A lot of those small grains, the farmers that do those. […] The post Minnesota farmers get early jump on oat planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Corn planting is running slightly behind in Iowa this spring. The USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report says one percent of the state’s intended acreage is planted, compared to the five-year average of two percent. While there is no official planting progress for soybeans this week, Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig tells Brownfield there continues […] The post Cool start slows Iowa corn planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Several Wisconsin farmers say the ground is still too wet for fieldwork. Steve Knoebel raises crops in the Helenville area between Madison and Milwaukee, and says wet weather has led to no fieldwork for him. “It’s going to be quite a while now. We’ve had over three inches in the last two weeks.” Cal Dalton […] The post Wisconsin farmers wait for wet fields to dry out appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. U.S. planting weather generally looks favorable, Brazil’s harvest is close to wrapping up with CONAB’s next round of numbers out on the 14th, and Argentina’s harvest is moving forward. The USDA says 6% of U.S. soybeans have been planted, compared to the five-year average of 2%. […] The post Wheat posts gains on drought concerns, risk premium appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A west central Ohio farmer says recent wet weather has delayed the start of spring fieldwork. Patty Mann tells Brownfield, “It looks like it won’t be until mid to late April until we can get in the fields. “That’s looking good for getting some fertilizer spread and some burndown work done.” According to the latest […] The post Wet weather helps relieve ongoing drought, delays spring fieldwork for Ohio farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says the agency is making significant investments in specialty crop research. Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA is releasing funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative and Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. “Together, these two announcements represent an annual $227 million investment into America’s […] The post Secretary Rollins highlights new specialty crop research funding, automation investments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A central Illinois farmer says the wet weather has led to scattered planting progress in his area. Rob Shaffer, who grows corn and soybeans in Woodford County, says several inches of rain from recent storms have kept him out of the field so far. “We might be able to do a little bit of field […] The post Spring rains stall Illinois planting progress for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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