A cow/calf operator in south Texas says sterile fly production is the key in pushing back the northern movement of New World screwworm.   Stephen Diebel, president of the Texas Southwest

An agronomist with Dekalb / Asgrow says farmers need to avoid having to replant corn as much as possible this year. Lance Tarochione, who covers western Illinois, tells Brownfield, “We

An ag lobbyist says additional farmer ad-hoc assistance is likely, but not guaranteed. Randy Russell with the Russell Group says there’s support in the U.S. Senate for an additional $15

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of broadly below-normal temperatures from the Southwest to the northern and central Plains and upper Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather

Most farmers are familiar with banks, credit unions, and the farm credit system, but financial advisor and author Mary Jo Irman says a different tool can help farmers do more

The layer industry is concerned about low egg prices. Steve Taylor with Indiana-based MPS Egg Farms says the market has softened significantly since peaking in early 2025. “We’ve just come

The USDA says soybean planting progress has nearly doubled in the last week across Missouri, now at 14 percent complete. Andre Reis with University of Missouri Extension tells Brownfield each

An agronomist says rice planting is moving at a record pace in Arkansas, but drought conditions are starting to create challenges. The USDA reports 61 percent of the state’s rice

Spring fieldwork is just beginning for southeast Minnesota farmer Ryan Buck. “We’re just kind of getting rolling here, we’ve done a little bit of light tillage on some sod that

A southwest Iowa farmer begins planting this week. Carl Jardon of Randolph says conditions are good. “We did get a little bit of rain last week and it’s dry now,