New biocontrol technology acquired by Nutrien Ag Solutions
Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced a new biocontrol tool for integrated pest management. Francisco Manzano with Loveland Products, the proprietary company for Nutrien, says the company’s photosensitizer formulations can be […]
Soybeans down ahead of USDA reports, corn mixed
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade was getting ready for Friday’s USDA planted acreage and quarterly stocks numbers. Ahead of the report, analysts expect soybean acres […]
Michigan incentivizes HPAI dairy research, updates fair recommendations
The state of Michigan is offering incentives for dairy farms impacted by influenza A to participate in research studies. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Tim Boring tells Brownfield […]
Flood Death in Rock Valley Confirmed
A man who had been missing is now confirmed to have died in the flooding in northwest Iowa. Rock Valley Police Chief Monte Warburton reports that 52-year-old Kyle Kreykes of […]
State fire deaths right about average midway through the year
State Fire Marshal Dan Wood says there have been 15 fatal fires as we approach the halfway mark of this year. “We have between usually 30 and 40 deaths a […]
NCBA’s Lane says new rule under Packers & Stockyards Act is problematic for producers
The head lobbyist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the USDA’s latest proposed rule under the Packers & Stockyards Act undermines the investments producers have made in their operations. […]
U.S. hog inventory up 1%, lower farrowings projected
The U.S. hog herd grew over the last year, but further expansion is a question mark. The USDA says there were 74.486 million hogs and pigs in the U.S. on […]
Uniqueness to Milk Source’s Missouri dairy farm
A leader of one Missouri’s largest dairy farms says this operation faces significantly different challenges from its other farms. Milk Source also has farms in Wisconsin, and Todd Willer, Vice President of Operations, […]
Tar spot prevention and detection
Tar spot prevention and detection are top of mind for many corn growers. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Angie Peltier says moist weather is driving the pathogen, and a […]
Keeping H5N1 testing voluntary
Ohio’s Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge says keeping H5N1 testing voluntary is important. “Early on we were a state that had a positive test in a dairy herd, now we’re a […]
