A judge today issued his ruling in the murder trial of Matthew Schleier of Marion, who was accused of strangling his five-year-old son Jack to death. KCRG TV carried the verdict as Judge David Cox said he reviewed the testimony of three experts from the defense who said Schleier didn’t know what he was doing, […] View Full Story
The Iowa State University Rural Life Poll finds many farmers haven’t embraced the use of drones as a tool. J. Arbuckle oversees the poll. “About 22% indicated that they used a drone in the previous year. So, it’s almost a quarter, but it’s still a pretty minor percentage,” he says. “And even those who were […] View Full Story
A farmer in central Missouri says planting has been delayed since late last week due to consistent rains and some storms. Jim Peel, who farms in Saline County, tells Brownfield he wishes he would have planted more corn at the end of March. “That corn is about at the five leaf stage. I mean, it’s […] The post Heavy rains and storms delay as corn planting progress in parts of MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in southeastern South Dakota says the winter wheat is dicey as the calendar turns to May. Chet Edinger tells Brownfield the crop looked great until temperatures dropped to 12 degrees overnight toward the end of April. “That is a major concern for us right now. It looked sick all last week. We can […] The post South Dakota winter wheat “dicey” after late-April freeze appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Michigan Allied Poultry Industry says control zones on turkey farms impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state have been lifted. Nancy Barr tells Brownfield it’s about a two-month process after an outbreak before producers can fill their barns again. “The producers never really made whole,” she says. “They do receive indemnity for […] The post HPAI control zones lifting in Michigan, leaders say lack of vaccine progress is concerning appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Many farmers continue to hold onto old crop grain. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse says the USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks Report at the end of March showed corn rising 11 percent year over year. “We still have a lot of corn out there, and a lot of it on the farm yet. And my guess […] The post Large corn supplies may limit price gains, analyst warns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southeast Minnesota farmer says the planting season is off to a good start. Rob Tate grows corn and soybeans near Cannon Falls. “We started planting a little bit earlier than we did last year. We’ve had some spotty showers at times (and) as of right now we’re about halway done planting corn.” In west-central […] The post Favorable start pushes Minnesota planting progress forward appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Planting progress made a big jump in Iowa last week. USDA’s latest crop progress report says corn went from 2 percent to 22 percent planted, matching the five-year average. North central Iowa farmer Chris Edgington tells Brownfield. “There was corn and beans in our area, including us, that went in last week. And maybe a […] The post Iowa corn planting surges to 22% after busy week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. There was also likely some commercial interest as crush margins are solid, which supported soybean meal and oil futures Monday. Soybeans are monitoring early U.S. planting weather. The USDA says 23% of U.S. soybeans are planted and 8% has emerged, both ahead of the respective five-year […] The post Soybeans, corn start week on higher notes, wheat steady to up solidly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Planting is off to a slow start in Wisconsin. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress update shows corn at 3 percent planted, compared to 1 percent a week ago and the five-year average of 4 percent. Soybeans are 3 percent planted, one percentage point off the usual pace. Oats are 14 percent planted and 3 percent […] The post Planting slightly behind usual pace in Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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