Success starts with the seed
A marketing manager at Croplan says success in 2025 starts with seed selection. Robert Cossar says farmers should be taking hybrid data into consideration. “It’s not just about the performance, […]
U.S. corn stocks expected to tighten in 2025
U.S. corn supplies are expected to tighten in 2025. Joe Barker with CHS Hedging says old crop ending stocks are around 1.9 billion bushels and falling, mostly because of good […]
How long should you hold on to your leftovers?
‘Tis the season for holiday leftovers. But how long should you keep them in the fridge? Kenneth King with the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service says if you don’t want […]
Christmas tree growers say prices not increasing for consumers
Christmas tree growers expect to keep prices stable with less inflationary pressure this year. Real Christmas Tree Board Executive Director Marsha Gray tells Brownfield nearly half of wholesale growers in […]
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USAID funding research into climate resilience in crops, improved use of precision technology
The U.S. Agency for International Development is funding research to study climate resilience in crops and improved use of precision technology. Kansas State University agronomy professor Vara Prasad tells Brownfield… […]
Illinois Soybean Association teaming with NRCS for more conservation opportunities
The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) says a new three-year partnership with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is bringing more conservation assistance to farmers. Ron Kindred, […]
Black Friday sales are important break-even point for many Iowa merchants
Today’s Black Friday shopping extravaganza, followed by Small Business Saturday, marks a vital kickoff to the holiday shopping season, which a University of Iowa College of Business professor says could […]
A mixed week for export sales
The USDA is reporting a generally mixed week for U.S. export sales of commodities. With net sales of 2,490,500 MT, soybean sales were a marketing-year high, up 34 percent from […]
A Winter “feel” for many; the “look” of Winter for some
Across the Corn Belt, cold, blustery weather prevails. Snow showers and squalls are raging downwind of the Great Lakes, mainly across Michigan, although flurries extend as far south as the […]
