Record year for Half Century of Progress
A co-organizer of the biennial “Half Century of Progress” vintage farm machinery show says 2025 was a record year. Russell Buhr says the volunteer-run event, hosted in Rantoul, Illinois, the […]
China’s holdout on US new crop beans continues
An ag economist says he’s very concerned about China’s lack of new crop soybean purchases. “At this point, China has yet to buy one bean for this upcoming marketing year,” […]
Southern rust impacting southeast Iowa corn crop
A southeast Iowa farmer says a wetter-than-expected summer impacted the quality of his corn crop. “In July we had, depending on who you talk to, between 12-16 inches (of rain) […]
Southern rust impacting southeast Iowa corn crop
A southeast Iowa farmer says a wetter-than-expected summer impacted the quality of his corn crop. “In July we had, depending on who you talk to, between 12-16 inches (of rain) […]
Mexican sugar suspensions maintained
The U.S. International Trade Commission has unanimously voted to keep suspension agreements on imported sugar from Mexico. Rob Johansson with the American Sugar Alliance says the agreements were put into […]
Know Your Look-Alikes
Soybean Death Syndrome has some look-alikes. In this Pods for Profit episode, from Michigan State University’s plant pathologist joins us to explain the difference and what kind of impact they […]
$1 million grant helping expand conservation efforts in Ohio’s WLEB
The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says new funding efforts could help farmers implement additional conservation practices in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Brian Baldridge says a $1 […]
An early-Autumn feel to yield to rapid warming; showers return to the Plains, northwestward
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across much of the eastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather should prevail from the […]
Nebraska commodity groups continue optimism for year-round E15 passage this year
A pair of state commodity groups continue to push for nationwide, year-round E-15. Mike Bergen is a farmer director with the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and says he’s optimistic that […]
Farmers need a win
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says agriculture needs a win. “We need some pelts on the wall.” Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County, tells Brownfield the economic […]