Bayer’s Crop Protection Portfolio provides farmers with a wide variety of choices to control weeds. And, with the Bayer PLUS Rewards program, farmers can earn more money back from their purchases.

In this Managing for Profit, Bayer’s Frank Rittemann explains.

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University of Minnesota Assistant Professor Melissa Wilson is researching practices that will allow cover crops to thrive on fields using manure. 

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Feral hogs carry more than 40 pathogens that pose a risk people, livestock, and pets.

In this Managing for Profit, Mike Bodenchuk, state director for the Texas Wildlife Services Program says by eliminating the feral hog population people can keep themselves and their animals protected.

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With the majority of the U.S. corn and soybean crop planted, many growers are turning their attention to weed control. 

For farmers using a post-emergence herbicide, Corteva Agriscience new technology specialist Josh Wilson says there are plenty of tools and resources to help with those applications.  

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· This week in the markets – Live cattle are down nearly $3. Feeder cattle markets are steady to $3 higher this week. August live cattle $3.15 lower and August feeder cattle were down $1. Choice boxed beef fell $75 this week. Cash hogs are down $6.70 this week and July lean hog futures contract is down $2.75. Pork cutout value fell $14, despite bellies being up $10. 

· Slaughter – Cattle slaughter for the week was 636,000 head, a 21 percent increase from the previous week, and down 4.4 percent from a year ago. Hog slaughter is 2.452 million head, that’s an increase of 25.8 percent over a week ago and 1.7 percent relative to a year ago. 

· Monthly Trade Data: Total US beef exports in April were down 8-million pounds from a year ago, despite strong exports in demand. Year-to-date beef exports are still 7 percent above year-ago levels. Total pork exports were up 117 million pounds relative to a year-ago, slowing their record pace of 2020. China has been the primary purchaser, up 181 million pounds over last year. 

· Jobs Report: Unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent, much better than the pre-report estimate of 20 percent. This could be good news for the rebound for domestic demand. But what does this do for another potential round of stimulus money?

· Restaurant Performance Index: Came in at 94.9, nearly unchanged from a month ago. 

· Next week’s reports – Retail Prices, WASDE, and Consumer Sentiment

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BASF has introduced a new initiative that focuses on the agronomic fit and not bundles and rebates. BASF Rewards Beyond Rebates is an agronomics first program – allowing growers to choose the right agronomic solutions specifically for their farms. 

On Today’s Rewards Beyond Rebates Radio Road Show, Melanie Burke, Innovations Specialist with BASF tells Brownfield the BASF approach to making input decisions is not based on rebates, but rather on agronomic decisions that will support growers with ways to maximize the return on investments on their fields.

It’s a grower-focused approach that offers both flexibility and rewards.

To learn more, Growers should talk with their local BASF representative or go to RewardsBeyondRebates.com.

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Water plays an important role in all of our lives. But how much do we really know about it?

In this edition of Talk with Field Work, Zach Johnson, a fifth-generation farmer and co-host of the FieldWork podcast, highlights some of the findings from a recent survey of American’s knowledge about water issues.

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Bayer PLUS Rewards gives growers the flexibility they need in a rewards program. 

In this Managing for Profit, Bayer’s Josh VanDeWalle provides an update on the program and says growers are already able to receive their rewards.

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Throughout this growing season, The Growing Matters coalition will be discussing stewardship best practices as part of the BeSure! campaign.

The coalition is reminding farmers and applicators to follow best management practices when using neonic products, including treated seed and crop protection products, to protect pollinators.

In this episode we visit with Stephanie Darnell, seed treatment stewardship manager from BASF, who provides some tips to farmers on what to do with leftover treated seed..

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The goal of the Feral Hog Elimination Partnership is to eradicate feral hogs and eliminate the threat of damage from the invasive species to crops, animals, and livestock.

In this Managing for Profit, Mike Bodenchuk, state director for the Texas Wildlife Services Program, explains why hunting isn’t an option.

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