Midwest agronomists tracking down the cause of yellow soybeans Thursday, July 13 by Brownfield Ag News Multiple reports of increased and rapid yellowing in soybeans are popping up across the Midwest following recent rains. Illinois Soybean Association Agronomist Stephanie Porter tells Brownfield there could be multiple causes including root rot, phytophthora, nutrient deficiencies, soybean cyst nematode or carryover from herbicides-... Read More.
Latest monitor shows decreases and increases in drought across Midwest Thursday, July 6 by Brownfield Ag News The latest US Drought Monitor shows improvements in some areas of the Midwest and worsening conditions in others. USDM authors report heavy rains across parts of the Midwest and Ohio River Valley led to widespread improvements from southeast Nebraska to central Illinois, southern Indiana... Read More.
Derecho confirmed in Midwest Friday, June 30 by Brownfield Ag News A principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the line of storms that moved through the Midwest damaging crops and farm buildings on Thursday is a confirmed derecho. The National Weather Service says a derecho is a line of intense, widespread and fast-moving... Read More.
Strong storms move through Midwest Thursday, June 29 by Brownfield Ag News Strong storms moved through the Midwest on Thursday bringing widespread winds and rain. Based in St. Louis, National Weather Service Meteorologist Patrick Walsh says northeast Missouri had up to 3 inches of rain with widespread 1-inch rains north of I-70 across Missouri and into... Read More.
BASF showcases new herbicides and seed traits at Midwest plot tour Thursday, June 29 by Brownfield Ag News BASF hosted a plot tour at their Midwest Research Farm in Seymour, Illinois this week to highlight recently launched products and innovation in their pipeline. Brownfield interviewed Brady Spangenberg, BASF Marketing Director for US Ag Solutions for some insight on what they learned... Read More.
Chinn to lead Midwest Association of State Ag Depts. Friday, June 23 by Brownfield Ag News Missouri’s Ag Director is the new president of the Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture. MASDA consists of 13 state ag departments including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Chris Chinn was elected at... Read More.
Heat & storms on parts of Plains, another dry day across the Midwest Corn Belt Wednesday, June 21 by Brownfield Ag News Across the Corn Belt, dry weather prevails, except in westernmost corn and soybean production areas from the Dakotas southward. By June 18, topsoil moisture was rated more than one-half very short to short in all Midwestern States, except Ohio and North Dakota, led... Read More.
Midwest State Ag Department leaders talk farm bill timing Tuesday, June 20 by Brownfield Ag News The Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture is having its annual meeting in Minneapolis this week. Minnesota Department of Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the farm bill is a pressing issue. “Time is running tight. I think after the debt ceiling agreement... Read More.
Seasonal warmth & heat for most; organized rains ahead to favor the Plains, upper Midwest Friday, June 16 by Brownfield Ag News Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the middle one-third of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will prevail in the West and from the central and southern Appalachians to the Atlantic Coast, from Georgia to... Read More.
