Jared White

2 days ago | brownfieldagnews.com | Jared White

News Preparing for tar spot June 25, 2025 By Jared White Filed Under: Crops, Crops, Illinois, Iowa, NewsA technical service representative with BASF says Midwestern corn farmers need a plan to fight tar spot. “The last time I saw a tar spot this early with the forecast this wet was in 2021.”Kurt Maertens, who covers eastern Iowa & western Illinois, says conditions are lining up for heavy tar spot pressure across the Corn Belt.

2 days ago | 1430wcmy.com | Jared White

A technical service representative with BASF says Midwestern corn farmers need a plan to fight tar spot. “The last time I saw a tar spot this early with the forecast this wet was in 2021.” Kurt Maertens, who covers eastern Iowa & western Illinois, says conditions are lining up for heavy tar spot pressure across […]The post Preparing for tar spot appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

3 days ago | brownfieldagnews.com | Jared White

News Federal proposal would bring black vulture relief June 24, 2025 By Jared White Filed Under: Beef, Illinois, Livestock, NewsThe director of commodity programs and food systems with the Illinois Farm Bureau says a re-introduced federal proposal would make it easier for farmers and ranchers to control federally protected black vultures. Tasha Bunting tells Brownfield the birds are predators that tend to target young livestock.

3 days ago | 1430wcmy.com | Jared White

The director of commodity programs and food systems with the Illinois Farm Bureau says a re-introduced federal proposal would make it easier for farmers and ranchers to control federally protected black vultures. Tasha Bunting tells Brownfield the birds are predators that tend to target young livestock. “What we are seeing is definitely not a slowdown in […]The post Federal proposal would bring black vulture relief appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

3 days ago | brownfieldagnews.com | Jared White

News Patience when dealing with downed corn June 24, 2025 By Jared White Filed Under: Ag Weather, Crops, Illinois, NewsThe agronomy education lead with Beck’s Hybrids says some crops have been hampered by recent storms. In a recent Illinois Soybean Association webinar, Matt Montgomery says vulnerable corn crops were the most impacted.