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Wet and windy weather has made herbicide applications difficult for farmers like Nathan Collins in southwest Minnesota. “There’s challenges with that no doubt, because you want to get in (to spray) at an appropriate time and it’s inevitable (that) you have to spray and manage your weed pressure. Otherwise in the end (weeds) take away […] The post Adverse conditions for weed control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

Wisconsin’s Ag Road Improvement Program dollars are now going to local governments to repair or upgrade local road with weight restrictions. The bipartisan law authored by Representative Travis Tranel and Senator Howard Marklein allowed towns to use a simple application to apply for the special road improvement dollars, and Marklein says the first fifty-million has […] The post Wisconsin Ag Road Improvement dollars going out appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

Temperatures will be heating up in the Corn Belt heading into August and affecting some of the crops, but ag meteorologist Drew Lerner says “it’s going to be really hard to pull yields down nationwide to the point where we have a raging bull (grain) market or anything like that.” Lerner says the plains states […] The post Exceptionally warm weather is coming to Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

AGCO has announced plans to sell most of its Grain & Protein business to American Industrial Partners for $700 million. AGCO president and CEO Eric Hansotia says the deal allows the company to streamline its business and focus on AGCO’s portfolio of precision ag technology products and ag machinery.   Earlier this year AGCO entered a […] The post AGCO sells off Grain & Protein brands in $700 million transaction appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

The newly elected president of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) says a significant cut in the state’s next budget will have serious impacts. Dale Shumaker says it directly affects frontline conservation staff. “This nearly 50% decrease came after three really good funding years, and the problem with this is the […] The post AISWCD launches petition drive over funding cuts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

Sep. corn closed at $3.94 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.77 and 1/2, down 38 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $353.30, up 90 centsAug. soybean oil closed at 43.66, down 215 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.23 and 1/2, down 14 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $188.57, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 26, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

Soybeans were sharply lower on profit taking and technical selling, also ending the week lower. Near-term forecasts continue to look hot and dry in parts of the region, but the extended outlook is questionable. Other key growing areas are expected to see more favorable conditions, with most seasonal rainfall and less worrisome temperatures. Either way, […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat drop to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

A processor group is offering free H5N1 educational seminars to dairy farmers and processors. John Umhoefer with the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association tells Brownfield their three programs are designed to keep farmers and dairy plant workers safe. “I checked the USDA website and we’re up to 172 farms since this all began that had a […] The post Cheese Makers to offer H5N1 educational seminars appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more

Dairy farmers that need assistance with new or renewed CAFO permits have a new tool available. Tim Trotter with Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative tells Brownfield their Maestro program will assist farmers through the many steps and processes of obtaining and maintaining a permit, and help farmers capture their on-farm data. “For the last few years, […] The post Dairy cooperative offers permitting assistance through new tool appeared first on Brownfield Ag News ..read more