Steve Nedved
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Mar 08
Visiting with Iowa Corn Growers president Curt Mether at Commodity Classic
Curt Mether At Commodity Classic in Orlando, we visited with Curt Mether of Logan, Iowa, president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, about challenges and opportunities in the corn industry. AUDIO: Curt Mether Continue reading Visiting with Iowa Corn Growers president Curt Mether at Commodity Classic at Brownfield Ag News.
Mar 08
Soil Health Partnership expanding pilots
Lead scientist Maria Bowman with Soil Health Partnership tells Brownfield they’re expanding pilot associate programs in the South East and Dakotas. “It’s a simplified design with a split field trial with soil testing to allow the farmer to get involved in the soil health process,” she says. Brownfield interview with Maria Bowman at Commodity Classic …
Mar 08
Listen now: LANCO gets “Dressed Up” for a “REBOOT” with Brooks & Dunn
ABC/Image Group LABrooks & Dunn teams up with ACM Group of the Year nominee LANCO for a REBOOT of their 1996 hit “Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up for Nothing.” It’s the fourth preview track from the REBOOT album, which pairs the legendary duo with some of the hottest current country acts to reimagine their biggest hits. “We really wanted to do this track …
Mar 08
Kane Brown’s American Music Awards fashion statement finds its place in the Country Music Hall of Fame
ABC/Image Group LALast October’s American Music Awards were a night Kane Brown won’t soon forget. The first-time winner took home trophies for Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Album for his self-titled debut, and Favorite Song, for “Heaven.” Now, fans can experience a piece of that night for themselves, as the purple and black coat Kane wore goes …
Mar 08
Trump to survey Alabama tornado damage, residents hope it brings more resources
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — President Trump is expected to visit Alabama on Friday to survey the areas devastated by deadly tornadoes. “FEMA has been told directly by me to give the A Plus treatment to the Great State of Alabama and the wonderful people who have been so devastated by the Tornadoes,” President Trump …
Mar 08
Chelsea Manning taken into custody for refusing to testify before secret grand jury
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Chelsea Manning, an anti-secrecy activist and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst whose release of classified information to WikiLeaks in 2010 sparked worldwide controversy over transparency in the military and whistleblower protections, was taken into custody at a federal court on Friday after a federal judge found her in contempt of court …
Mar 08
Adding value to pork through technology
An official with the National Pork Board says consumers today aren’t just wanting to know how their food is raised – they’re wanting producers to prove how it’s raised. Brett Kaysen assistant vice president of sustainability says farmers aren’t resisting the technology as much as they once were. Especially if it adds value. “Their aptitude …
Mar 08
TellTail designed to aid pig producers
An agriculture technology startup company is focusing on software solutions for pig production management. “We take a lot of data and information into our system and we process it through predictive algorithms to help predict some of those decisions to build confidence and security in their daily farm management activities,” says co-founder Angela Green-Miller who …
Mar 08
China could be key to ethanol turnaround
RFA’s Robert White, on the far left, was part of a panel discussion at the Ethanol Issues Forum in Omaha. An ethanol industry official says resolving the trade dispute with China would be great news for the ethanol industry. Ethanol exports set a record of 1.7 billion gallons in 2018, even though China was out …
Mar 08
Unemployment rate drops to 3.8% as 20,000 jobs added in February
PeopleImages/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added just 20,000 jobs to their payrolls in February, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, a sharp drop from the 311,000 jobs added the previous month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said employment in professional and business services, health care and wholesale trade continued to rise while employment in construction went …
