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A South Dakota farmer says he’s not sure what will happen with the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. Paul Casper says he would like to see the project come to South Dakota for the market opportunities [Read More…]

The former USDA Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation says he’s concerned about the agency’s ability to handle disaster assistance with fewer staff. Robert Bonnie says the USDA recently offered another buy-out for employees, [Read More…]

A number of biodiesel plants remain idled in Iowa and the executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the situation hasn’t improved. “We probably have about half of our plants offline,” Monte Shaw [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production fell to a more than six-month low last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.012 million barrels per day, a decrease of 9,000 on the week and the lowest [Read More…]

A group of Democratic Senators is pressing the Trump administration for answers on how its tariff policy will impact farmers. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin tells Brownfield, “We are going to see a situation where [Read More…]

A report from the University of Nebraska shows groundwater levels continue to decline in parts of the state following several years of on-going drought. Geologist Aaron Young with the Conservation and Survey Division at UNL [Read More…]

A western Illinois farmer says there’s been some planting progress in western Illinois. Rick Edwards, who farms in Adams County, tells Brownfield, “There were a few acres of beans were planted the very first part [Read More…]

Soybean cyst nematode continues to be a threat to soybean yields across the Midwest. In this epsiode of Managing for Profit, Ohio State Extension specialist Horacio Lopez-Nicora shares new survey results from the SCN Coalition [Read More…]

A Wisconsin program that pays farmers for permanent agricultural conservation easements might get its first funding since its creation in 2009. Wisconsin’s Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement or PACE program started strong but has not [Read More…]

An epidemiologist at Colorado State University is studying how Influenza A is being spread in dairy cows. For the last 10 months, Dr. Jason Lombard and a team of researchers have been evaluating the milk, [Read More…]

Indiana Governor Mike Braun says Indiana farmers are part of the solution for the Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative. Braun says an overhaul of the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will reduce spending on unhealthy foods.  [Read More…]

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has requested a waiver from the USDA that would allow changes to the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). She says the proposal is an effort to reduce chronic health [Read More…]

Supporters of year-round E15 are looking forward to more certainty this summer driving season. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says EPA is allowing several states to sell fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol between [Read More…]

The marketing manager with Loveland Products says biofungicides are a promising next step in protecting U.S. row crops. Jake Walker says the products offer biological broad-spectrum disease control utilizing the plant’s built-in defenses. “These are [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Carah Hart will cover the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Phase One Grand Opening and Phase Two Groundbreaking The post Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Phase One Grand Opening and Phase Two Groundbreaking appeared first on [Read More…]

Brownfield’s Carah Hart will cover the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory Groundbreaking The post The Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory Groundbreaking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. [Read More…]

Central Iowa farmer Corey Hillebo says this spring is off to a great start. “We had a lot of anhydrous and strips to make for strip-till, and the end of March gave us some great [Read More…]

The president of Illinois Farm Bureau says passage of the Family Farm Preservation Act is essential for the future of agriculture. Brian Duncan, who farms in northern Illinois, says the state’s current estate tax laws [Read More…]

In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority on how ag products move through their terminals and across the St. Lawrence Seaway. Stay tuned to hear about the benefits of [Read More…]

An ag economist says the current volatility in the cattle markets is a good reminder for producers to explore risk management options.  University of Tennessee’s Charley Martinez says producers who sold animals on Monday or [Read More…]