Month: June 2023

A new coalition will focus on carbon capture and its effect on agriculture. Former House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is a senior advisor for the American Carbon Alliance. He tells Brownfield the goal of [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production roared back last week as stocks grew. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged one million, thirty-six thousand barrels a day, up 32,000 on the week and the highest average since [Read More…]

The ranking member of the House Ag Committee said Democrats will oppose additional efforts to remove food assistance in the next farm bill or any legislation.  The statement comes nearly a week after Congress passed [Read More…]

A new report from CoBank shows that the cost of storing grain for elevators has hit record highs and that’s a mixed bag for the ag industry. Economist Tanner Ehmke tells Brownfield higher interest rates, [Read More…]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is encouraging farmers and ranchers to take steps to secure their operation’s data from cyber threats. Eugene Kowel with the Omaha FBI Field Office says producers need to have a [Read More…]

Consumer demand is increasing for renewable and sustainable raw materials and that’s helping make soybeans an ideal ingredient for many products. In this episode, we detail what those products are and how they benefit farmers [Read More…]

The National Milk Producers Federation Board is meeting this week, starting Monday and wrapping up Wednesday.  Alan Bjerga with NMPF says, “It’s a pretty busy, action-packed agenda for our meeting, you know, with the Federal [Read More…]