U.S. Senate Bill 1500, the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015, would eliminate the requirement that farmers and others obtain a special permit in order to use pesticides in some circumstances.
Farm-related businesses suffer with smaller bottom lines
The recent agricultural reports of the Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago Federal Reserve Banks paint a picture of a U.S. agricultural sector facing the challenge of lower crop prices.
Michigan cover cooperative pushes for even more acres
Small planes with big engines and confident pilots broke through the morning mist, landing during early hours at the Watervliet, Mich., airport on Aug. 27.
A return to dry, hot conditions allowed central Illinois farmers to get back to fieldwork last week, with precipitation below normal and heat reaching the mid-90s for several successive days.
Below-average temperatures and little to no rain have farmers concerned about the condition of their crops for the upcoming harvest, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) for the Great Lakes region.
Overall, things on Ed Beeler’s farm are looking okay, except for some of the cornfields known to be wet. His soybeans are looking good, especially the seed beans, which are excellent.
