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Wet and windy weather has made herbicide applications difficult for farmers like Nathan Collins in southwest Minnesota. “There’s challenges with that no doubt, because you want to get in (to spray) at an appropriate time and it’s inevitable (that) you have to spray and manage your weed pressure. Otherwise in the end (weeds) take away The post Adverse conditions for weed control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
The president of Wyffels Hybrids says he’s encouraged about seed production prospects this year. John Wyffels tells Brownfield… “July is always one of the most critical times of year from a pollination perspective.” He says,” There’s clearly ample moisture. Temperatures are moderating here, so that’s exactly what we need for a strong pollination season.” He The post Wyffels Hybrids says seed production looks good appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
Wisconsin’s Ag Road Improvement Program dollars are now going to local governments to repair or upgrade local road with weight restrictions. The bipartisan law authored by Representative Travis Tranel and Senator Howard Marklein allowed towns to use a simple application to apply for the special road improvement dollars, and Marklein says the first fifty-million has The post Wisconsin Ag Road Improvement dollars going out appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed watching direct business, feeders were up on the lower move in corn. August live cattle closed $.32 lower at $188.57 and October live cattle closed $.05 lower at $188.55. August feeders closed $1.07 higher at $259.70 and September feeders closed $1.70 higher at $259.60. There was The post Live cattle mixed watching direct business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.