Purdue College of Agriculture pilot program helping prepare students to enter the digital ag career field
A pilot program at Purdue University is bringing digital agriculture to middle and high school classrooms. Dennis Buckmaster with the Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems says the AgBridge […]
Soybeans Off to a Strong Start
Farmers are making good planting progress. In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council board member Darrell Aldridge says he’s hoping to be done planting soybeans soon. Listen to […]
Farm Technology Days demos focus on baleage
Wisconsin’s Farm Technology Days will have more focus on forage this year. Ron Zygarlicke is leading the field demonstrations. He says, “Instead of doing the harvesters this year, we are […]
Congresswoman says House farm bill cuts conservation and misses the mark
A member of the House Ag Committee says she’s disappointed in the farm bill that’s made its way to the Senate. Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says the legislation fails to […]
China promises more U.S. ag purchases
Corn and soybean futures are higher to start the week after the White House said China agreed to purchase at least $17 billion annually in U.S. ag products for the next […]
Kansas Farm Bureau Names Glenn Brunkow President
The Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors has selected Glenn Brunkow to serve as the organization’s next president. Brunkow is a fifth-generation farmer from Pottawatomie County and has served as […]
Stabilize for Success
As farmers finish planting and prepare in-season nutrient management plans, Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Chris Kluemke, says spring nitrogen stabilization can pay dividends. He tells Brownfield Instinct NXTGEN nitrogen […]
An active pattern…severe storms & wide-ranging temps across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, showers and locally severe thunderstorms extend southwestward from the upper Great Lakes region. Sunday evening, thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in northwestern Iowa and environs. Meanwhile, heavy […]
Fed survey shows 7th district land values stable, cash rents decline
A policy advisor with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says overall land values across the 7th district held strong in the first quarter of 2026. David Oppedahl tells Brownfield, […]
A warm, early-Summerlike pattern continues for most; rains to vary for some
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer- and wetter-than-normal weather across much of the country. Near- or below-normal temperatures will be confined to the […]