Month: February 2022

Wisconsin’s legislative Joint Finance Committee has officially released budget funds to boost agricultural research and increase international farm exports.  The University of Wisconsin will receive $2 million over the next two years to fund eleven [Read More…]

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing to increase the state’s ag department’s budget by at least 10 percent in the next fiscal year. Michigan Agriculture and Rural Development director Gary McDowell tells Brownfield the largest [Read More…]

The winner of Iowa Farm Bureau’s “Grow Your Future” Award encourages beef producers exploring direct-to-consumer opportunities to first research what they’d be getting into. Lillie Beringer of Cascade in east-central Iowa sells 21-day, dry-aged Angus [Read More…]

A new study by the National Farmers Union and US Public Interest Working Group (US PIRG) highlights farmers’ support of right to repair reform. NFU’s Aaron Sheir tells Brownfield the study, including a survey of [Read More…]

A marketing expert says traders are watching two growing regions very closely now.  John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield there is a focus on South American weather with dryness bringing down yield projections [Read More…]

Mar. corn closed at $6.46 and 3/4, up 14 and 1/2 centsMar. soybeans closed at $15.94 and 3/4, up 25 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $461.90, up $7.80Mar. soybean oil closed at 64.10, [Read More…]

The National Weather Service says there’s an elevated fire risk for farmers and ranchers in the Central Plains. Eric Snodgrass, an atmospheric scientist with Nutrient Ag Solutions, says dryness and high winds are fueling a [Read More…]