A field agronomist for Beck’s Hybrids says farmers need to scout for tar spot. Chad Kalaher, who covers east central and northeast Illinois, says the disease is being found in an increasing number of ...

Researchers with the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago say a new study shows a warming climate will reduce global dairy production by up to 10 percent. Lead author Claire ...

A farmer in northeast Missouri says conditions are dry as corn is starting to tassel. Brian Munzlinger, who farms in Lewis County, tells Brownfield “if you go south of me 20 miles, they get three ...

Del Monte Foods has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a statement, the food products producer says, “it is pursuing a value-maximizing sale process as part of an overall strategic balance-sheet ...

The U.S. Meat Export Federation says beef plants currently face some obstacles getting exports into China. USMEF’s Joe Schuele tells Brownfield, “China has not been renewing or adding registrations ...

A farmer in south-central Iowa says it’s been a challenge to get post-emergence herbicides applied. Steve Kuiper of Knoxville says the wind has been problematic. “It was blowing so hard that you ...

The executive director of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry says federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could worsen food insecurity across the Midwest. Emily Bryant says food banks ...

BASF is launching new canola seed technology that could expand crop acres in the U.S. Bryan Perry, U.S. head of seeds and traits, tells Brownfield the new hybrid, InVigor Gold, is yellow-seeded canola ...

A southwestern Ohio farmer says the recent warm and dry weather is helping his crops play catch up after a challenging start to the 2025 planting season. But, Eric Tipton says corn variability remains ...

Many farmers and ranchers fear the increase in deportations will worsen the farm labor crisis. John Walt Boatwright with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield recent federal enforcement ...

Indiana residents will spend more this year on their 4th of July celebrations. Indiana Farm Bureau chief economist Todd Davis tells Brownfield the cost of a 10-person barbecue is up 5 percent from ...

A technical service representative with BASF says Midwestern corn farmers need a plan to fight tar spot. “The last time I saw tar spot this early, with the forecast this wet, was in 2021.” Kurt ...