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Expect more waiting for a farm bill

The head lobbyist with Syngenta expects more waiting for a new five-year farm bill. Mary Kay Thatcher tells Brownfield… “That is not going to pass in 2024, so we’ll extend that, kick it down the road.”  She says, “I suspect till the end of...

Ohio growers should expect a hot and dry harvest

A southern Ohio farmer says yield estimates are lower than expected. Greg Corcoran says this year’s harvest is going to be a challenge. “Different wide ranges of that corn that corn ear were that top thirds probably down to 14% moisture and then the...

GROWMARK: Expect adequate propane supplies this fall

The executive vice president for retail at GROWMARK says farmers should have access to plenty of propane this harvest season. Barry Schmidt tells Brownfield… “I mean, I know our farmers really hate to invest more in this crop with trying to dry it down.” ...

Don’t expect recent floods to be reflected in USDA acreage report

The lead grain economist for CoBank does not anticipate recent flooding to be accounted for in Friday’s acreage report from USDA. Tanner Ehmke says the farmer planting surveys were collected before the Upper Midwest was hammered by torrential rains over the weekend. “I think...