Hollinrake named to Taranis advisory board
A former Syngenta executive has been appointed to the advisory board for Taranis, a producer in AI-powered crop intelligence. Taranis officials announced Wednesday the addition of David Hollinrake, citing his […]
Carbon intensity score calculator
A new tool has been developed to help farmers and ag stakeholders better understand the carbon intensity score of corn as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel. Iowa State University […]
SCN awareness critical this fall
A crop specialist says soybean cyst nematode could be problematic despite wet conditions during the growing season. Troy Bauer, senior technical field representative with BASF, says, “Iowa State just published […]
Consumers haven’t been deterred by higher retail beef prices
Retail prices for beef continue to push higher, but it’s not stopping consumers from adding it to their grocery cart. Don Close, chief research and analytics officer at Terrain says, […]
Corn rootworm scouting in August
An agronomy service representative with Syngenta says farmers should be scouting for corn rootworm. Aaron Kromann says rootworm pressure hasn’t been as prevalent as this time last year. “I kind […]
Frustrating time to market grain
Grain marketing has become increasingly frustrating for many farmers as prices fall. Northwest Minnesota corn, soybean, and wheat grower Neil Rockstad says there were missed opportunities to lock in profit […]
Hog futures supported by higher cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower and feeders were mixed waiting for the week’s direct business to develop. August lives closed $.57 lower at $187.12 and October […]
Dry whey sales important to dairy farm prices
An economist says the one dairy product China continues to regularly import from the U.S. is very important to farmer profitability. Mary Ledman with RaboResearch tells Brownfield China remains important […]
Microsoft expands FFA precision ag programing grants
The National FFA Organization and Microsoft are equipping agriscience teachers with expanded resources to integrate precision agriculture into classrooms. FFA Chief Program Officer Christine White tells Brownfield the new grant […]
Grande Cheese to expand former Foremost Chilton plant
Grande Cheese is renovating and expanding the Chilton, Wisconsin cheese plant it bought from Foremost Farms. The company is adding 60-thousand square feet to the existing 20-thousand square foot facility, […]
