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The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to keep the government open, provide financial aid to farmers, and extend the farm bill for one year.  The bill, passed late Friday afternoon, would keep the [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s Farmers Union delegates made changes to their policy regarding anaerobic digesters for manure. Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden tells Brownfield delegates were able to settle on some policy language. “We got some [Read More…]

The 36th annual Topeka Farm Show is scheduled for January 7-9 at the Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kansas, featuring 600 exhibitor booths, demonstrations and much more. AUDIO: Dan Slowinski, Topeka Farm Show Director [Read More…]

A pair of Illinois farmers say the ag economy means some tough decisions in 2025. Tom Hieronymus, who farms in DeWitt County, tells Brownfield, “The cost of inputs these days, and this last couple of [Read More…]

Michigan potato growers and processors voiced support for an increased assessment during this week’s public hearing with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Michigan Potato Industry Commission board member Travis Horkey grows fresh [Read More…]

A handful of bills that could have benefited the state’s food and ag industry died Thursday after Michigan House lawmakers abruptly ended their session. Fourth-generation farmer and state senator Kevin Daley called the 29-hour-long session [Read More…]

Egg production declined during November. The USDA says the total of 8.92 billion eggs was 4% lower than last year, with a 3% decline in the number egg laying hens to 375.752 million head and [Read More…]

The USDA says placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots during November were down on the year. The total of 1.796 million head was 4% below November 2023, partially due to a tighter calf supply because [Read More…]

A Wisconsin farmer says it’s worth the extra effort to manage and harvest triticale as a cover crop he can harvest for his dairy cows. Joe Bragger from Independence, Wisconsin says, “I’m a real firm [Read More…]

A University of Illinois extension specialist in agricultural safety and health says there’s a number of stressors adding up in the ag landscape. Dr. Josie Rudolphi says uncertainty over the economy, the weather, and even [Read More…]

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The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports Illinois has its first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza of 2024. APHIS says the virus was detected in a commercial flock on December 13th [Read More…]

Nitrogen is essential for plant growth, but it also has a propensity for loss after it’s been applied. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services says there are [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, travel conditions are deteriorating from North Dakota into Wisconsin, due to wind-driven snow and falling temperatures.  Additionally, upper Midwestern livestock are experiencing temporarily stressful conditions, amid several inches of new snow [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures along the middle and northern Atlantic Coast.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the [Read More…]

A U.S. Congressman from Kansas is applauding the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to remove the state from a proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. Tracey Mann tells Brownfield the primary concern for farmers was [Read More…]

A second-grade teacher in the Milwaukee Public School system, has been named the 2024 Wisconsin Outstanding Teacher by Wisconsin’s Agriculture in the Classroom program. Ag in the Classroom coordinator Beth Schaefer tells Brownfield Joshua Gonzalez [Read More…]

The 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is on its way to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek says last minute passage by the U.S. Senate [Read More…]

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says the proposed Continuing Resolution to fund the government, extend the farm bill, and bring disaster aid to producers is stumbling. “I’m very concerned about the fact that an unelected billionaire like [Read More…]

The USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program is awarding $116 million in grants to eight new projects. Michigan Rural Development Deputy State Director Valarie Handy tells Brownfield nearly 70 percent of this week’s funding announcement has [Read More…]