Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Omaha, Nebraska March 7-8 for the Nebraska Ethanol Forum. Continue reading Nebraska Ethanol Forum at Brownfield Ag News.
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Dec 17
WJAG Farm Show
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Norfolk, Nebraska January 16-17 for the WJAG Farm Show. Continue reading WJAG Farm Show at Brownfield Ag News.
Dec 17
Translating farm data into financial management
Farmers can collect mounds of data. But how can they use it to better manage this farm? In this Managing for Profit, Rabo AgriFinance and Conservis will talk about the technology they are developing to help farmers improve their financial management. AUDIO: Managing for Profit with Curt Hudnutt, Rabo AgriFinance and Pat Christie, Conservis Continue …
Dec 14
Most farms are family farms
The annual USDA Diverse Family Farms report says most U.S. farms are owned by families. “Ninety-eight percent of farms are family farms, and they account for 87 percent of farm production,” said Chris Burns, economic researcher at the USDA. Small farms make up 89 percent of the total farm count and represent half the country’s …
Dec 14
Merck to acquire Antelliq
Merck says it’s acquiring Antelliq Group, a company that does digital animal identification, traceability and monitoring. Merck is paying almost $2.4 billion for Antelliq’s outstanding shares and will assume Antelliq’s debt of about $1.3 billion. Antelliq is formerly AllFlex. The technology is driven by the growing demand for food traceability and food safety, according to …
Dec 14
Climate change will impact agriculture in the Midwest
A Cornell-led study shows that Midwestern agriculture is especially vulnerable to climate change. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea says the region’s reliance on corn and soybeans could cause challenges in the future. “In a way it’s like putting all the eggs in the crop basket and that crop basket is becoming more vulnerable to this free input that …
Dec 14
Arkansas draft 2019 dicamba regs under review
The Arkansas State Plant Board has drafted a regulation that would restrict “over-the-top” dicamba applications in 2019 in place of an all-out ban. The proposed rule includes a one-mile buffer zone around research stations, and, organic and other sensitive crops from April 16th to May 20th. The proposal would also restrict mixing glyphosate with dicamba …
Dec 14
Nothing historic about this Farm Bill
The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) and its Washington Post apologist Kathleen Parker, who writes “a twice weekly column on politics and culture,” would have us believe the recently approved 2018 Farm Bill will “do more for animal rights – therefore for humanity – than any previous legislation in recent history.” Never has a …
Dec 14
McKinney: China’s soybean purchases ‘a first step’
USDA undersecretary for trade Ted McKinney says China’s purchase of U.S. soybeans is a good first step towards restoring the trading relationship between the two countries. But he also has some words of caution. “We’ve seen this chapter before—and as every day goes by, we’ll see if China is serious about it and steady about …
Dec 14
Judge shuts down hog lawsuit damage awards
A North Carolina federal judge has shut down a lawsuit filed by eight neighbors of a Smithfield Foods hog feeding operation. While a jury determined Wednesday that those neighbors should be compensated for odors, flies and noises from the hog facility – the federal judge on Thursday declared there was NOT enough evidence for them …