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Varying In-Field Moisture Makes Corn Harvest, Drying, Storage a Challenge
FARGO, N.D. — Due to a challenging spring planting season, corn has varying moisture levels between fields and even within fields. This may be due to replanted portions of fields, with the initial planted acres at about 15% while the replanted acres are still in the upper 20% moisture range. “One option is to segregate…
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How agriculture shows bring farming communities together during tough times
How agriculture shows bring farming communities together during tough times ABC News
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Survey of Organic Farmers Highlights Need for Improved Support from USDA
Survey of Organic Farmers Highlights Need for Improved Support from USDA Beyond Pesticides
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US Corn Production Up While Soybean Production Down From September
WASHINGTON — According to the Crop Production report issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), corn production is forecast at 15.2 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the previous forecast, but down 1% from last year; soybean growers are expected to increase their production 10% from 2023, forecast at 4.58 billion bushels. Based…
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NJ State “Next Gen” Farmer Program Seeks Input
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program, administered by the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), is developing its new “Next Generation Farmer Program,” intended to support new and beginning farmers in addressing the barriers they face starting and establishing new, viable farming enterprises in New Jersey. “Developing next-generation farmers is critical to the…
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Hurricane slashes Georgia cotton crop by 20%
Hurricane slashes Georgia cotton crop by 20% Successful Farming
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3 Big Things Today
3 Big Things Today, October 15, 2024 Successful Farming
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US Farmers Combat Soil Compaction, Boost Yields Up to 34% with New Biosurfactant
SOLON, Ohio – US farmers are using a new solution to treat soil compaction – a problem that affects over 68 million acres of farmland and significantly reduces crop yields. Unpac®, developed by Locus Agriculture (Locus AG), is an innovative biosurfactant soil amendment that successfully breaks up soil compaction through fermentation-derived technology. Three years of…
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Idaho Sadly Says Goodbye to Family Farms
Idaho Sadly Says Goodbye to Family Farms KIDO Talk Radio
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Missouri farmer dealt a soybean wild card
Missouri farmer dealt a soybean wild card Farm Progress
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Purdue researcher digs into crop farm profitability
Ag economist Michael Langemeier with Purdue University has been digging into a University of Minnesota database to look at the low farm profitability of crop farmers and the financial stress that creates on the farm. The post Purdue researcher digs into crop farm profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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Changes to USDA’s Meat S&D Tables
Changes to USDA’s Meat S&D Tables Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Agronomist says Nebraska harvest has been inconsistent
An agronomist says harvest across the state of Nebraska has been inconsistent. Keith Byerly with Mosaic tells Brownfield there was a lot of moisture in the spring. “We’ve seen a lot of issues carry through all season long, with maybe some poor nutrient availability of our water-soluble nutrients,” he says. “We’ve seen some weed issue…
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Crop exceeding expectations, Iowa farmer says
Southwest Iowa farmer Duane Aistrope says his 2024 crop has exceeded expectations. “I had heard some stuff from some guys that got started early and I thought there’s no way we could have 70-bushel beans. And, we’ve had some right around that area.” But he tells Brownfield yields have been lower in some of his…
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Can Iowa farmers ‘bushel their way’ out of projected losses with big corn, soybean harvest?
Can Iowa farmers ‘bushel their way’ out of projected losses with big corn, soybean harvest? Des Moines Register
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Florida celebrates Farmers Day Monday, Oct. 14
Thank the people who put food on your table. Florida celebrates Farmers Day Monday, Oct. 14 Daytona Beach News-Journal
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Why This Harvest Is The Perfect Storm for Alternative Storage
Why This Harvest Is The Perfect Storm for Alternative Storage Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
