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 ...

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 ...

Areas of southwestern Iowa have received heavy rainfall this week. Ringgold County farmer Tim Creveling tells Brownfield rain totals exceeded eight inches in some fields. “I’ve got a five-inch rain ...

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 ...

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 ...

A weed scientist with University of Missouri Extension says kochia has been confirmed in northwest Missouri soybean fields. Kevin Bradley tells Brownfield it’s not common. “In my 23 years of being at ...

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A swine veterinarian says mortality rates in wean-to-finish pigs are on the rise. Dr. Dave Baumert is with Zoetis Pork. “Pigs from the time they start in the nursery to when they eventually go to ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Stephen Vaden as the Deputy Ag Secretary at the USDA. Vaden is a former judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade. He also served as the General Counsel for USDA ...

A farmer in northwest Minnesota is pleased with crop development. Shayne Isane of Badger says it was an unusual spring. “Got in early, got some rain. Had about a ten-day delay, got back in. Had about ...