Farmers could soon start testing the effectiveness of gene-edited technology to control Spotted Winged Drosophila with sterile males. Chief Commercial Officer of Agragen Matt Helms tells Brownfield, “We don’t have pipelines coming from big ag with new active ingredients and chemicals, and this is a technology that will not develop resistance and we’re not introducing […]
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Wisconsin’s online weather and soil monitoring network has received some upgrades. Christopher Kucharik is with the Wisconsin Energy Institute, a part
The National Weather Service in Omaha will resume weather balloon launches this week to help provide more accurate information to the
There are increasing reports of crop pests migrating north into the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says there’s
The president of Minnesota Pork is emphasizing the potential harm trade wars can have on agriculture. Todd Selvik says tariffs cause
A market analyst says farmers should consider making smaller and more frequent sales to improve their grain marketing strategy. Brian Doherty
Soybeans were mixed, with nearby months ending the week higher. The trade was monitoring the early U.S. planting pace, expecting some
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were higher, waiting for the week’s direct trade to develop. June
States could soon be responsible for routine federal food safety inspections if budget proposals being considered by the Trump administration move
A farmer in northeast Arkansas says he’s still waiting to replant after several thousand acres of his cropland flooded earlier this
