Month: September 2021

The USDA has extended the deadline for livestock and poultry producers to apply for the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program. The original deadline September 17th has been moved into next month. Producers who suffered losses during [Read More…]

An ag economic service is estimating higher farm incomes this marketing year.  Head of the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Pat Westhoff tells Brownfield expected strong global demand for U.S. ag [Read More…]

Harvest is underway for southwestern Indiana farmer Mark Seib. “We’ve harvested about 200 acres of corn already and moisture has been running at about 20 percent,” he says. “We’ve also harvested some beans. Soybeans have [Read More…]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is again considering protections for the gray wolf.  Assistant Director of Ecological Services Gary Frazer issued a notice saying the agency will conduct a year-long status review of the [Read More…]

USDA officials are pleased with state and national Grassland CRP signup figures.  Wisconsin’s acting Farm Service Agency director Tyler Radke says he’s pleased to see this level of interest from conservation-minded producers, calling it a [Read More…]

Tax policy, conservation efforts and input costs are some of the top concerns for growers attending this year’s Husker Harvest Days. Every year presents its own unique set of challenges for farmers.   South Central [Read More…]

The 2021 growing season is hitting the home stretch, the time of year to consider the right hybrid for 2022 and how it will contribute to yield and profit, says Andy Ackley, Corn Product Manager [Read More…]

Are plant-based protein diets the wave of the future?  Dr. Michael Swanson, an economist with Wells Fargo says there is no statistical evidence that more people are eating a strictly vegetarian or vegan diet.  Especially [Read More…]