Members of the Wisconsin Legislature are learning more about the difficulties on dairy farms. Ag Committee Chairman Howard Marklein tells Brownfield the milk price problem remains, and many farmers are hanging on thanks to the equity in their land. “Our cropland values increased 2.3% in 2018 after increasing 9.5% in 2017.” University of Wisconsin ag …
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Feb 06
Protecting the crop and the farmer’s investment
Protecting yields and maximizing return on investment are going to be huge for farmers this year. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Burchette with Bayer CropScience talks about how the updated Roundup Ready Plus incentives program can help growers do both. Continue reading Protecting the crop and the farmer’s investment at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 06
Trump renews call for USMCA approval
President Trump addresses Congress during the State of The Union Address 2/5/19 President Donald Trump used the State of the Union Address to renew his call for passing the USMCA trade deal. He says, “I hope you can pass the USMCA into law so that we can bring back our manufacturing jobs in even greater …
Feb 05
Iowa Soybean Farmer Research Tour
Brownfield’s Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Ames on February 7 for the Iowa Soybean Farmer Research Tour. Continue reading Iowa Soybean Farmer Research Tour at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 05
BASF Science Behind
Brownfield’s Cyndi Young will be on the ground in Orlando, Florida for the BASF Science Behind event February 27, 2019. Continue reading BASF Science Behind at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 05
Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents Trip
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Washington, D.C. for the Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents Trip March 13-15, 2019. Continue reading Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents Trip at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 05
Avocados are a healthy fruit
Avocados are the basis of guacamole and that’s how most are consumed but there are many other ways. According to the FDA, you should always rinse the outside of avocados before slicing and eating them. Continue reading Avocados are a healthy fruit at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 05
Land values hold despite falling farm income
Land values seem to be holding. Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company tells Brownfield there’s less land on the market and interest rates are still favorable for borrowers. “Even though [interest rates are] edging up, if you look at the longer-term they’re still a lot lower,” Dickhut told Brownfield Ag News Tuesday, “and that corresponds …
Feb 05
Missouri Farm Bureau 2019 legislative priorities
One of the top priorities for the Missouri Farm Bureau in this legislative session is the expansion of broadband in rural areas of Missouri. Public affairs director Eric Bohl tells Brownfield they want to follow up on the success in last year’s legislature – where the Missouri Rural Broadband Development Fund was created, “Governor Parson …
Feb 05
Flinchbaugh: Congress can end president’s trade war authority
A well-known ag economics expert says agriculture has been an innocent bystander in President Trump’s trade wars which he says MUST end. “Putting tariffs on aluminum and steel was stupid! Period. And it’s had all kinds of ramifications. Countries retaliate – surprise, surprise, surprise,” says K-State professor emeritus Barry Flinchbaugh, “We acted like they weren’t …