Month: October 2021

New research on migratory waterfowl is providing a first look into when commercial poultry facilities are at highest risk of avian influenza transmission. Dr. Diann Prosser with the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center says wild [Read More…]

Todd Wilkinson, South Dakota cattle producer and vice president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, outlined the many struggles producers face and pinpointed their immediate need.. “Nothing is more important right now than increased processing [Read More…]

The latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer indicates building spikes have started to weaken. Jim Mintert, director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, tells Brownfield a modest increase was seen in the number [Read More…]

The Environmental Protection Agency has named Rod Snyder its new Agriculture Advisor.  Snyder has been nationally recognized for his leadership at the intersection of agriculture and environmental policy and comes to the agency after serving [Read More…]

A California jury has ruled in favor of Monsanto in a case claiming its glyphosate product Roundup caused a young boy’s rare form of cancer. The jury found exposure to Roundup was not a substantial [Read More…]

An ag meteorologist warns farmers to expect an abrupt transition to winter this year in line with the La Nina forecast. Brownfield’s Greg Soulje says while October looks good for fieldwork, all bets are off [Read More…]

The Rural Policy Research Institute says COVID-19 deaths among rural residents were twice that of urban residents in the week ending October first. Fred Ullrich, with the College of Public Health at Iowa State University, [Read More…]

The North American Meat Institute says a new report finds that government intervention in the cattle industry will cost livestock producers billions of dollars. NAMI says one key finding in the 180-page study shows that [Read More…]