Weed experts and agronomists confirm that Iowa has a growing problem with evolved resistance to herbicides in several important weed species. These experts are urging farmers to manage for herbicide-resistant …
Read This PostUSDA reports producers made record corn planting progress over the past week.
As of Sunday, 71% of the U.S. corn crop is planted, compared to 28% a week ago, a week …
USDA reports the respective planting paces for corn, soybeans, and spring wheat all remain considerably slower than average after a slow start to the season.
As of Sunday, 28% of the …
Even with the widespread planting delays, USDA is expecting large U.S. corn and soybean crops this year.
In the latest supply and demand update, corn is projected at 14.140 billion bushels …
It’s important that farmers tell their own story. That’s according to former Iowa lawmaker Erik Helland, a board member for Protect the Harvest, which he said was founded as a …
Read This PostProducers did make some progress last week, but nationally, the U.S. corn planting pace remains considerably slower than average.
As of Sunday, 12% of the crop is planted, compared to 5% …
It’s been a wet, cold spring in many areas of the Cornbelt and as one climatologist tells Brownfield, there are some similarities to an historic spring from more than 60 …
Read This PostPaul Pressley just began the first of two years that he’ll serve as Animal Agriculture Alliance Chairman. At the conclusion of the alliance’s Stakeholder’s Summit, Pressley told Brownfield Ag News …
Read This PostThe president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance concludes that undercover videos should not be the last word about livestock farmers.
The Alliance’s Stakeholder’s Summit ended Thursday with a string …
Interest in food and information technology have changed what’s important to people in making food choices. Dallas Hockman, with the National Pork Producers Council says that a quarter century ago, …
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