Agriculture News
After many obstacles, E15 vote expected today
Corn growers from across the country flew to Washington, D.C., early this week to lobby for the year-round nationwide E15 bill. Wisconsin Corn Executive Director Brenda Damrow Gudex tells Brownfield
Ongoing drought creates planting challenges for Kansas growers
A central Kansas farmer says drought conditions continue to delay his planting progress. Adam Baldwin says it’s been too dry to get the corn crop in the ground. “Dryland
Rural America isn’t dying – it’s adapting
For my entire adult life, I’ve heard people talk about what’s closing, what’s changing, and what’s next in their rural hometowns. Maybe those small towns aren’t dying but instead adapting.
Meet the new South Dakota FFA president
The new president of the South Dakota FFA Association says he’s looking forward to helping the association grow in the next year. Jackson Cammack is from the Sturgis FFA and
Northern Illinois farmer keeping an eye on potential E15 vote
A northern Illinois farmer says he’s closely watching the U.S. House of Representatives today. David Isermann, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in LaSalle County and is president of
Iowa agronomist warns soil crusts acting like “concrete layer”
Crop emergence is being hindered by soil crusting in northern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says some heavy rains fells the last week of April. “So those
New headquarters announced for “New Corteva” and Vylor
Corteva Agriscience has announced the headquarters for its two new business units. Indianapolis will be home to “New Corteva,” its future crop protection company, and Johnston, Iowa will become the
Missouri farmer says wet conditions good for silage, delaying dry hay work
A farmer in central Missouri says silage production went well this spring. Nathan Alpers, who farms in Cooper County, tells Brownfield “I guess it’d been a week ago. We put
New OSU research looking at ways to maximize profits through planting depth
Can adjusting planting depth help increase yields? In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ohio State University’s Alex Lindsey says more uniform emergence can help farmers reduce the need to
FAPRI: expanded E15 sales would benefit corn, create tradeoffs for soybeans
A new report from the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says passing nationwide, year-round E15 legislation could be a mixed bag for row crops. Director Seth
