Animal health funding secured in new Ohio state budget
The executive vice president of the Ohio Pork Council says the state’s new two-year budget will help producers protect herd health. Cheryl Day says the $90.5 billion operating budget includes […]
How Much Soybean Production is Lost to Deer?
In this Pods for Profit, we’ll check in with Michigan Soybean Committee’s Mark Seamon for an update on this year’s crop and hear how they’re helping growers tackle deer damage […]
More tar spot detections in Illinois
A field agronomist for Beck’s Hybrids says farmers need to scout for tar spot. Chad Kalaher, who covers east central and northeast Illinois, says the disease is being found in […]
Hot, humid weather a breeding ground for crop diseases like tar spot
An eastern Iowa farmer is concerned hot, humid weather has created a breeding ground for crop diseases. Billie Danner grows corn and soybeans near West Liberty. “Any fungus we might […]
Kansas farmer facing several weather challenges
Central Kansas farmer Adam Baldwin says it has been a season of weather extremes on his farm. “We’ve just been fighting rain since early June. One field has had 12 […]
Artificial Intelligence on the farm
Commentary. It is almost impossible for me to talk about AI without my mind going to that liquid nitrogen canister where the future of our cattle herd is stored. It […]
Adding a new enterprise can bring new challenges to the farm
Many dairy producers have expanded to include on-farm retail stores, on-farm meat processing, and other ways to maximize profits and have a closer relationship with their customers. Randy Ebert and […]
Research and education needed as biological market expands
The leader of seed care and biologicals for Syngenta says research and education are needed to help farmers get the most out of new biological crop tools. Quinn Showalter says […]
An decent winter wheat crop expected in central South Dakota
The general manager of Oahe Grain Corporation in central South Dakota says winter wheat harvest is still about 10 days to two weeks away. Kevin Kjorsvik tells Brownfield… “It’s an […]
Beef on dairy helping when milk prices are low
A marketing and risk management advisor says many dairy operations are financially stronger thanks to raising beef animals. Mike North with Ever.ag says the lower milk product prices also mean […]