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Central IL specialty grower hoping for rainy winter
15 hours ago · A central Illinois specialty grower says 2024 was a profitable year despite the dry finish. Clint Bland, who raises grass finished beef, poultry, eggs, and vegetables at Bland Family Farm in Jacksonville, Illinois, says the fall drought made irrigation essential. “Got really dry toward the end, so that made it a little bit difficult.” He […]
Cattle producers contend with snow and cold - Brownfield Ag News
19 hours ago · A beef specialist with the University of Illinois Extension says cattle producers that saw only snow with this week’s winter storm averted a worst-case scenario. Travis Meteer tells Brownfield, “If we have situations where fronts come through, and the first round is rain, and the cattle, their hair coat gets wet,” he says, “then they […]
Iowa farmer cutting back on inputs in 2025 - Brownfield Ag News
14 hours ago · An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s considering some strategic plans that could help him cut back on inputs during the 2025 growing season. Lance Lillibridge says his insecticide program will be a major focus. “We might go to more of a liquid type of system and go in-furrow with a more precise way of applying […]
Central Illinois farmer prepping for 2025 - Brownfield Ag News
6 days ago · A central Illinois farmer says he’s been busy preparing for the 2025 growing season. Lance Muirhead, who farms in Macon County, tells Brownfield, “We’re getting there.” He says, “We got everything cleaned up for the most part and put in the shed. Doing a lot of book work, going a lot of conferences over the […]
Ag equipment specialist shares optimism for used market in 2025
5 days ago · A sales manager with Big Iron says he’s optimistic about the market outlook for used ag equipment in 2025. Ryan Harbur tells Brownfield he’s projecting some turnaround in prices. “I would project a solid growth in machine price performance, because as the inventory levels kind of corrected itself a little bit, we’re starting to see […]
Illinois budget woes could impact ag - Brownfield Ag News
6 days ago · The director of governmental affairs and commodities with the Illinois Farm Bureau says the state’s looming budget issues could impact agriculture. Kevin Semlow tells Brownfield, “The biggest problem they got is their revenue projections are about $3.2 billion below what they anticipated on their tax revenues,” he says. He says underperforming sales …
Weekly Livestock Market Update with Scott Brown
About the Weekly Livestock Market Update: Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner and University of Missouri Market Analyst Scott Brown give a weekly recap of the markets and discuss how it can impact farmers’ bottom lines. For previous updates, click here. If you have questions for next week’s show, submit them here. About Scott Brown: Scott is […]
The Road to Plant 2025 Starts Now - Brownfield Ag News
Oct 4, 2024 · An AgriGold agronomist says getting a jump-start on planning for next growing season will set up farmers for success. Jacob Gehrls says soil testing can make a big difference. “Soil fertility is probably the biggest yield impact that we have, understanding exactly what each field needs to bring it to that top end yield potential is […]
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