Brownfield Ag News

There are 17 essential elements that help maximize crop development. Many growers know the top three – nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium – but another important one is often forgotten. In this episode, learn more about the importance of sulfur.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

TriVolt herbicide provides farmers with consistent weed control for key grass and broadleaf weeds. In this Managing for Profit, Marcel Mesquita with Bayer says the company is so confident about TriVolt’s performance it is connecting grower with other growers so they can hear about it themselves through TriVolt Chat GTG.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

In this week’s Your Whole Farm Solution, a partnership with MFA and Brownfield Ag News, MFA’s Vice-President of Agri-Services Dr. Jason Weirich says many MFA locations are collaborating to offer more services to farmer members. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Michigan soybeans have seen a variety of conditions this season, but early indications suggest yields will be solid. In this Pods for Profit, Grain Merchandiser Jeff Johnston with Zeeland Farm Services discusses opportunities for growers to sell beans this fall. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Emmett Gonnering was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field. His favorite part about high school sports is being apart of a team and competing with his teammates. To Emmett, agriculture means family. It means working hard together as a family, so his farm can be successful. Emmett is involved in football, basketball, track, helps with youth spor...

Kenadee Kozak was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the field. Her favorite part about high school sports is the drive to compete with other but most of all to make memories with her teammates. To Kenadee, agriculture is important because she had grown up with it, along with the hard work and challenges of farming. She has grown up with farming and h...

Gabriel Blissenbach was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the matt. His favorite part about high school sports are the lessons learned and the memories made. He as always been very competitive and competing in sports allows Gabriel to push himself to be the best he can. To Gabriel, agriculture has always been special to him. From a young age his pare...

Meleah Grundmeier was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports is the friends you make that turn into a family and the unforgettable memories that are made. To Meleah, agriculture is a way of life. It is the clothes on our backs, the food we eat, the rood she lives under, and is the backbone of her famil...

Lydia Yost was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the matt. Her favorite part about high school sports is the sisterly atmosphere. To Lydia, agriculture means working together. Everyone is working to provide, help, and support the ecosystem, animals, and human races. Farmers provide food and by-products that give us food and clothes and things to help...

Lily Randall was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports is being able to stay active and compete with her best friends. To Lily, agriculture is an opportunity to learn and experience things that will help you throughout life. It is important because it is people working hard to feed others. She is invo...

Wyatt Rosenmeyer was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field. His favorite part about high school sports is Making memories with your friends that you grew up with. To Wyatt, agriculture is the backbone of America. It has made him who he is today. Agriculture is about hard work, dedication, and respect. He is involved in football, wrestling, weig...

Jaxson Lindgren was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field. His favorite part about high school sports is the brotherhood that you create with your teammates. Through the highs and lows, the wins and losses, you always have teammates beside you. To Jaxson agriculture means feeding America. Many people don't realize what farmers do or go through...

Violet Bode was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports are the relationships made with teammates. During the season, teammates spend so much time together through practice, bus rides, games, wins and losses and it creates an amazing comradery. To Violet, agriculture is a way to take pride in helping yo...

Hattie Hobbs was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite part about high school sports is working hard and pushing herself to become the best athlete she can. Hattie also enjoys pushing her teammates and helping them achieve their goals. Agriculture is her lifestyle and family tradition. She is a 3rd generation cattle farmer and has...

Conner Reed was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field. His favorite part about high school sports is the opportunity to compete in a sport that he loves alongside his friends. He also enjoys all the life lessons sports teach. To Conner, agriculture is the backbone of America. It supplies the world with food, clothing, and job and it takes a lot...

Enlist field specialist Mark Mongen says Enlist corn offers tolerance to four modes of action and provides farmers a much wider range of application windows. He tells Brownfield Enlist can be applied to corn up to 48 inches tall.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Digital Specialist Ben Longlet says Harvest Profit can help users of John Deere’s Operations Center take data management to the next level. He tells Brownfield, farmers can analyze crop input decisions and use Harvest Profit to build out profit maps. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nutrient availability is critical for the plant to establish its potential and harvesting a productive crop. In this episode learn more about what it is, how it works and how to use it.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Having a strong pre-emergence residual program for weed control in place will help farmers limit yield loss and reduce weed challenges in the 2024 growing season. In this Managing for Profit, Sam Park, Channel Technical Agronomist shares why farmers should consider spraying early. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell...

PoreShield is a soy-based protectant that extends the life of concrete. It was developed through a collaboration of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Purdue, and the Indiana Department of Transportation in 2008 and recently licensed by Crafco. Indiana farmer Denise Scarborough says every mile of two lane highway uses 200 bushels of Indiana soybeans, which creates more value for Indiana soybean farmers...

Listen to this compeer financial podcast where Compeer Financial Director of Swine Lending, Steve Malakowsky, discusses what's next for the swine industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this IL Corn Connection, Illinois Corn Marketing Board Chairman Jon Rosenstiel highlights their partnerships with local community colleges in an effort to recruit more agriculture students and build a future workforce for the industry.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this week’s Your Whole Farm Solution, a partnership with MFA and Brownfield Ag News, MFA’s Director of Agronomy Dr. Doug Spaunhorst talks about managing weeds and how to be effective with fall burndown. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A wet end to the growing season has created three main disease issues for growers. In this Pods for Profits, plant pathologist Marty Chilvers with Michigan State University will discuss how seed selection is a farmer’s best line of defense for soybeans for next year.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...