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Native Warm Season Grass Pasture Walk
STOCKTON, Mo. — “Native warm season grasses can be an important forage as cattle operations move to the summer months,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Development of knowledge and skills in areas of establishment and grazing management of native warm season grasses may be beneficial to cattle operation productivity and profitability. Therefore,…
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Empowering Orchards: Apple Pollination Research
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Agency 29, an award-winning strategy and creative agency for food, beverage, and agriculture brands, is proud to host a presentation of Washington State apple pollination research and key insights. The research was conducted by BeeHero, a global agtech company, in the Yakima Valley region of Washington. The 1-hour presentation on Tuesday, July…
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Corn & Cotton Variety Trial Field Day, July 22
QUINCY, Fla. — The North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, Florida (155 Research Rd, Quincy, FL 32351) will be hosting an agronomic variety trial field day on Monday, July 22. Registration is free for this event, that will start at 12:00 Noon EST with lunch included. The program will feature talks from industry…
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Graduating Monroe County 4-H Youth Awarded Scholarships
MONROE CO., N.Y. — Each year the Monroe County 4-H Program has the pleasure of accepting applications for two different scholarship funds to support learning after high school. The 2024 cohort of students have successfully navigated through in-person, virtual, and hybrid studies and are ready to step into post-secondary education in the fall. The Norman…
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Register for July 31 Cover Crop ‘Til You Drop Field Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University Extension’s Water Quality Team field day Cover Crop ‘Til You Drop is only three weeks away. The field day will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31 at 13079 Rd 10L, Ottawa, OH. The field day will wrap up at 2 p.m. with an optional wetland tour…
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July 25 Webinar to Focus on Biosecurity Guidance for Dairy Operations
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — The I-29 Moo University Dairy Webinar Series continues Thursday, July 25 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT. Dr. Molly Lee and Dr. Delaine Quaresma of the Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at Iowa State University will describe the guidance and resources available for planning and implementing daily…
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Wild Weather for Hay – Effects of Weather on Forage Harvest
EAST LANSING, Mich. — There may not be a crop more sensitive to the weather than hay. Multiple times per year, hay producers juggle harvest timing for optimum yield and quality with the essential need to get the crop dry quickly. MSU Extension forage and cover crops specialist Kim Cassida will discuss how weather affects…
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Bringing Dairy Nutrition Message to Michigan Physicians
OKEMOS, Mich. — Dairy farmers are making office calls to Michigan health professionals to help them better understand dairy’s nutrition benefits. As part of a new initiative, the United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) delivers dairy’s message to current and future healthcare professionals, including pediatricians, nurse practitioners, nurses and assistants. The project began in the…
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Eick Named Senior Director of Leadership Development at Ohio Farm Bureau
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marlene Eick of Wooster has been named senior director, leadership development for Ohio Farm Bureau. She will manage the leadership development team that operates AgriPOWER, Young Agricultural Professionals, Youth Pathways, and Ag Literacy programs, as well as plan and manage other leadership development activities and events. Eick has considerable experience with the…
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Stockmanship with Curt Pate Programs in September
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Extension, the Indiana Forage Council, the Indiana Beef Cattle Association and the Indiana Sheep Association are hosting two “Stockmanship with Curt Pate” programs at the Southern Indiana Purdue Ag. Center (11371 E. Purdue Farm Rd., Dubois, IN) in September. Curt Pate is an industry expert from Ryegate, Mont., with many…
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MSU creates prairie strip budget tool
Michigan State University researchers have developed a new tool to calculate the economic benefits of replacing low yield areas in fields with prairie strips. Graduate student Rachel Drobnak tells Brownfield the strips of native flowers, grasses, and other perennials support pollinator habitat while improving nutrient retention and soil health. “Within the state of Michigan for…
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Wisconsin elk hunt winners announced by DNR
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A July weather outlook
An ag meteorologist says normal to above normal temperatures are expected for much of the Corn Belt in July and the heat shouldn’t cause crop damage. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated tells Brownfield the next week will have mild temperatures for much of the Corn Belt and then conditions will get warmer. “Most of…
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More rains coming to Delta
A meteorologist says hyperactive tropical weather is expected to bring more moisture to the Delta in the next week. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield “likely there’s more flooding/rainfall coming to the Delta and some of the tropical moisture could work its way outside of the Delta into the worst areas on the U.S. Drought Monitor.” He…
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Analyst: U.S. corn and soybeans not perfect
An analyst says the U.S. corn and soybean crops are looking good, but not perfect as July begins. “Good news for crops, but bad news for prices.” Michael Cordonnier with Corn and Soybean Advisor says he’s expecting corn yields to fall below USDA’s trendline due to wet conditions, but nothing major because there’s no heat…
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Beef on dairy remains profitable
A cattle consultant says the outlook for profiting from beef on dairy operations remains strong. Brady Hicks is the manager of Simplot Animal Sciences, and he says, “It has been surprisingly high and has been really good for the dairy sector.” Hicks tells Brownfield when looking for beef bulls to cross with dairy cows, look…
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CME cash dairy prices mixed in very light trading Friday
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange had a very quiet marketing day between the 4th of July and the weekend. Cash dairy prices were mixed. Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.4925. One sale was made at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks remained unchanged at $1.90. No sales were recorded. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.9025. No sales were recorded. Butter was…
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Illinois Stewardship Alliance organizing policy platform
The deputy director of the Illinois Stewardship Alliance (ISA) says the organization is taking the next step in ag advocacy. Molly Pickering tells Brownfield ISA’s celebrating its 50th anniversary by crafting the group’s first policy platform. “That’s going to help us have a big picture idea of all the policies that are surrounding food and…
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Climate resilience research focuses on new system approaches
Michigan State University’s new Agricultural Climate Resilience Program is starting to research how farmers can better adapt to extreme weather conditions. Michigan State University’s Nikki Rothwell tells Brownfield the changing climate and increase pest and disease issues have made it difficult to profitably grow cherries. “We really didn’t have an issue with fire blight in…
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Michigan’s wheat faces wet harvest
Michigan’s wheat harvest is starting in pockets across the state. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield farmers should take the crop at higher moisture levels to stay ahead of quality issues. “Last year, we did get an awful lot of rain and what we ended up seeing was quite a bit of fungal saprophytes…
