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Difficulty of corn rootworm management heightens
A crop specialist says corn rootworm is becoming more difficult to manage. Kurt Maertens, tech service representative with BASF, says, “Specifically, the larvae feeding on the corn roots. We’ve seen a tremendous amount of pressure due to resistance to the Bt traits with the Western Corn Rootworms and then an increase in the extended diapause…
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How Hoosier farmers can take advantage of the R&D Tax Credit
The midwest director at alliantgroup, a tax consulting firm, says the Research and Development Tax Credit helps farmers offset expenses related to ag innovation. Tax consultant Greg Knarr says there is a misconception the credit is only for large ag companies. “People think of lab coats and beakers and test tubes, not what’s actually done in the field,”…
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Farmer dollars supporting more competitive infrastructure
The director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says strategic farmer investments are making the U.S. transportation system more competitive. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield, “Infrastructure can either be an impediment or barrier to farmer success, or it can be a facilitator of farmer success.” “It all depends upon the degree to which we invest and maintain…
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NCGA Reminds Congress Farm Bill Remains on To-Do List
As members of Congress head to their home states and districts for the August recess, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is reminding Representatives and Senators that the farm bill is still on their legislative to-do list this year. “The farm bill is a top legislative priority for corn growers and agriculture at large,” said Minnesota…
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Zeigler Ag closes some stores, ends a 20-year distribution agreement with CLAAS
Zeigler Ag will be closing four stores in Wisconsin and central Missouri, but farmers with CLAAS (CLOSS) equipment should have the support they need to get through harvest in those areas. In a release, CLAAS says there are dealer networks identified near Deforest and Dodgeville, Wisconsin and Chillicothe and Marshall, Missouri who can take on…
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Grains End Higher and Livestock Lower As Stock Market Meltdown Spills Over
Grains End Higher and Livestock Lower As Stock Market Meltdown Spills Over Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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US Farmland Values Hit New Highs Despite Tumbling Grain Prices
US Farmland Values Hit New Highs Despite Tumbling Grain Prices Bloomberg
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Is Deere & Company (DE) Ready to Overcome Challenges in 2024?
Is Deere & Company (DE) Ready to Overcome Challenges in 2024? Yahoo Finance UK
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Cotton Outlook for the Next 5, 30 and 90 Days
Cotton Outlook for the Next 5, 30 and 90 Days Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Drought widens across the Plains
A climatologist says moderate drought has expanded across the Plains. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says scattered rains and extreme heat has dried out soils in recent weeks. “For those folks that are irrigating there, you’re probably seeing the first really widespread applications of water this year,” he says. “We’ve been pretty…
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Sen. Baldwin introduces new meat business innovation bill
The agriculture secretary at Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says a new bill in the U.S. Senate that provides grant and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers and processors in the U.S. meat industry shows promise. “Any investment in the resiliency of the food supply chain is a good investment.” Randy Romanski tells…
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CBOT soy, grain futures turn higher on US economy concerns
CBOT soy, grain futures turn higher on US economy concerns XM
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Market Frustrations: Has the shot at turning a profit already come and gone?
Market Frustrations: Has the shot at turning a profit already come and gone? RFD-TV
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List of layoffs in ag machinery market growing, as Kinze sheds nearly a quarter of its workforce
The number of agricultural equipment manufacturers that are reducing the size of their workforces is growing, with planter-maker Kinze Manufacturing joining the list of companies that are publicly acknowledging layoffs. Kinze has issued layoff notices to 193 of its 815 employees in Williamsburg, Iowa, as of August 1. List of layoffs in ag machinery market…
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How can farmers manage their input spending with commodity prices dropping?
Lower market prices are forcing farmers to make tough decisions. Rabobank vice president of oils, grains, and seed Owen Wagner explains what farmers need to reduce spending. The post How can farmers manage their input spending with commodity prices dropping? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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Sen. Boozman says farm bill framework delivers for agricultural producers
Farm bill framework delivers for agricultural producers High Plains Journal
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Pilgrim’s eyes acquisitions as chicken profits soar
The JBS-owned poultry giant is seeing rising demand from fast-food restaurants and grocery stores with consumers viewing chicken as an affordable option in an inflationary environment.
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Hemp seed for chicken feed under consideration
Hemp seed may soon find its way into chicken feed. Rachel Berry, president of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, says an upcoming vote by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) could be huge for the hemp industry. “It’s only 20% hemp in with the feed, but this has been an ongoing investment I…
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Grains See a Short Covering Bounce But Is It Sustainable?
Grains See a Short Covering Bounce But Is It Sustainable? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
