Ag News
Anaerobic digestion can boost crop fertility
An extension manure management specialist suggests anaerobic digestion can boost crop fertility. Melissa Wilson with the University of Minnesota says digestate tends to make nitrogen in manure more plant available. “So it can make it [Read More…]
Arkansas confirms HPAI in a backyard flock
Arkansas has confirmed its third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Arkansas Secretary of Ag Wes Ward says testing confirmed the virus in an Arkansas County backyard flock after an increase in mortality. The state [Read More…]
Senate votes to prevent potential rail strike
The Senate has passed a bill to avert a nationwide rail strike that would have been catastrophic to the U.S. economy. The joint resolution passed 80-15 and codifies an agreement that was brokered by the [Read More…]
Soybeans drop, corn and wheat also move lower
Soybeans were sharply lower on profit taking and technical selling. Export sales were up on the week, but lower than expected, and soybean oil is down sharply ahead of the monthly crush numbers. The October [Read More…]
Michigan Farm Bureau refreshes water policy
Michigan Farm Bureau plans on encouraging local officials to manage agricultural drainage similar to watersheds. Senior Conservation and Regulatory Relations Specialist Laura Campbell tells Brownfield a resolution adopted by delegates this week supports legislation currently [Read More…]
Clean Fuels says RFS proposal misses the mark with biomass-based diesel
Clean Fuels Alliance America is disappointed the EPA has proposed minor increases for biomass-based diesel volumes over the next three years. Kurt Kovarik is vice president of federal affairs with Clean Fuels. “The EPA [Read More…]
Corn for ethanol, soybean crush both up sharply on month
The USDA says corn for ethanol use during October was 448.895 million bushels. That was up 17% from September because of increased availability of corn after harvest and some plants resuming normal or near-normal production [Read More…]
Africa could boom with beef, pork demand
The US Meat Export Federation continues its efforts to diversify and expand beef export markets in Africa. President and CEO Dan Halstrom tells Brownfield the biggest hurdle is developing a reliable supply chain. “Once you [Read More…]
Anaerobic digestion seen as renewable energy solution
The potential of anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy solution is being discussed in southern Minnesota. Shannon Schlecht with the Minnesota Ag Utilization Research Institute says anaerobic digestion involves using bacteria to break down biproducts [Read More…]
Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be in Des Moines, IA covering the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on February 7th, 2023. …
Mostly quiet, bearish week for export sales
The USDA says the week ending November 24th was a generally bearish week for export sales. Corn, pork, wheat, rice, and soybean product sales were all below the previous week’s levels and while soybeans, beef, [Read More…]
Solutions from the Land touts agriculture at COP27
The president of Solutions from the Land says agriculture plays a critical role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Ernie Shea tells Brownfield the organization sent a group of farmers to the recent United Nations Climate [Read More…]
Rail shutdown would severely impact Michigan’s ag sector
Legislation to prevent a nationwide rail strike is being considered by the U.S. Senate. Chuck Lippstreu with the Michigan Agri-Business Association says any disruption would have a severe impact on the state’s ag industry. “And [Read More…]
Wisconsin Farmers Union Convention
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground in Wisconsin Dells December 10 – 11, 2022 for the Wisconsin Farmers Union Convention. …
The role of inflation on food prices
Many people are still seeing high food prices in the grocery store. A recent survey by American Farm Bureau looked specifically at the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner. The total cost for 10 people came [Read More…]
No place like home for the holidays
Commentary. The holiday season brings a wave of memories of time spent with parents, siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents and great-grandparents celebrating together in a farmhouse in west central Illinois. When I close my [Read More…]
Minnesota Farm Bureau looks to engage with new legislators
Farm groups in many states are preparing to engage with new legislators. Minnesota Farm Bureau vice president Carolyn Olson says there will be nearly 70 new faces when the state legislature convenes next month. “This [Read More…]
Why Mexico’s GMO corn ban matters
If Mexico’s GMO corn ban goes into effect in 2024, University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute’s Pat Westhoff says it would negatively affect U.S. corn demand. Mexico is the top market for [Read More…]
A colder pattern on the move; active, too, for the Heartland, eastward
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the Pacific Coast to the northern and central Plains and the upper Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail across much [Read More…]
Britt Farms honored with conservation award
Britt Farms of Clifton Hill, Missouri has been named the 2022 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award winner. Britt Farms owner Ryan Britt and his family operate a 5,000-acre crop and livestock farm where they prioritize conservation [Read More…]