Asparagus demand worries growers
Brownfield Ag News8 minutes ago
An asparagus grower is concerned about starting the season with reduced consumer demand. Fourth-generation farmer Nick Oomen tells Brownfield harvest has been underway for about a week, but sales have been slow. “We’ve got retailers that are ordering less than what they have on like a three-year average,” he shares....
Wet spring brings fast weed emergence
Brownfield Ag News8 minutes ago
An extension agronomist says the wet spring has caused an increase in weed pressure. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says waterhemp has been prevalent across the Corn Belt. “We’ve got emergence on a lot of species in areas that haven’t had herbicide down, including a significant amount of waterhemp...
Trade mission provides an opportunity to discuss Mexico’s ban on GE corn
Brownfield Ag News8 minutes ago
The U.S. and Mexico continue to spar over Mexico’s ban on genetically engineered white corn. Courtney Kingery, CEO of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, and Indiana Corn Growers, says she had the opportunity to discuss the ban with Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy during a recent trade...
3 skiers missing after avalanche crashes down popular Utah mountain peak
Fox Weather9 minutes ago
SALT LAKE CITY – Search efforts are underway for three skiers who went missing after an avalanche was reported along Utah’s Lone Peak Summit Thursday morning, according to FOX 13 Salt Lake City.United Fire officers told FOX 13 that the avalanche happened in the area of Little Cottonwood Canyon, a...
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Bayer researchers artificially inoculate tar spot
Brownfield Ag News24 minutes ago
PHOTO: This test plot has been inoculated with tar spot by Bayer Crop Science to help develop new DEKALB and Channel corn products with enhanced tolerance to the disease. Participating in the research are Bayer market development manager Christian Heredia (left) and DEKALB technical agronomist Jim Donnelly. Bayer Crop Science...
Baldwin pushes DOL to keep jobs in the U.S.
Brownfield Ag News24 minutes ago
CNH Industrial’s announcement to move manufacturing to Mexico came under fire this morning during a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee Chairwoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin says, “Agricultural machinery has been made by workers in my home state for over 175...