Northern Iowa man sentenced for buying meth online and selling it
A man from a small northern Iowa town has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison on a drug-related charge. Forty-two-year-old Jeremy Nedved of Crystal Lake — […]
SW Minnesota farmer deals with strong winds, frost, and hail
A southwest Minnesota farmer says his crops are bouncing back after several shots from the weather. Bob Worth grows corn and soybeans in Lincoln County and tells Brownfield planting finished […]
Look beyond tar spot when scouting corn
A plant pathologist says farmers should be scouting for corn diseases in addition to tar spot as the weather shifts this week. Mandy Bish with University of Missouri Extension says […]
Corn development varies across northern Iowa
Crop development varies across northern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says corn is in a lot of different stages. “We still have some really late vegetative […]
Fungicide preparations underway in Michigan
A southern Michigan farmer says the next month will be critical for row crop development. Hillsdale County’s Scott Weldon tells Brownfield plant health has been good so far. “As a […]
A green summer
A cattle producer says timely rains have turned the drought situation around in south-central Missouri. Stan Coday tells Brownfield “it’s hard to remember when we’ve had such a green summer. […]
Favorable conditions as Illinois corn pollinates
A market analyst and farmer from central Illinois says conditions have been just right as corn pollination continues. “We’ve had warm days here, but at least we’re not in the […]
Soybeans, corn, wheat see profit taking to start week
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. There was good rainfall over the weekend in some key growing areas. The USDA says 68% of soybeans are good to […]
Conditions good as corn pollination starts in SD
The corn product manager and agronomist with Peterson Farms Seed says conditions have been good for the corn in South Dakota as it starts to tassel. Rick Swenson says rains […]
Wisconsin crops good, wheat and potato harvests underway
A western Wisconsin farmer says crops look good but would benefit from this week’s expected rain showers. Tony Mellenthin raises corn and soybeans south of Menomonie, and says corn looks […]
