Windy, cold weather will linger across the Northeast into Thursday, while significant rain and snow will fall across much of the West. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 4 to 8 inches or more in the Sierra Nevada. During the weekend, stormy weather will return across the northern Plains and most areas from the Mississippi Valley …
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Nov 28
Keeping the crop healthy and keeping costs down
Commodity prices aren’t expected to make a rapid recovery anytime soon. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Bruchette with Bayer CropScience talks about how their incentives program helps growers keep up their weed management strategies and helps to boost their return on investment. Continue reading Keeping the crop healthy and keeping costs down at Brownfield …
Nov 27
USDA administrator says most farmers are surviving tough financial times
The USDA’s top farm loan program officer says he’s been pleasantly surprised by how farmers have held up financially in tough times. Acting Deputy Administrator for farm loan programs Bill Cobb says, “The Guarantee Program, in fiscal year 2017, our numbers & total obligations were actually a little below the previous year. We’ve also seen that our …
Nov 27
ASA says soybean farmers need tariff relief now
The CEO of the American Soybean Association says the administration is sending mixed signals ahead of the meeting between President Trump and Chinese president Xi. Ryan Findlay says ASA would love to see the two countries reach an agreement but it’s unclear if that will happen anytime soon. “From the people we have visited with, …
Nov 27
Judge’s ruling pending in Missouri CAFO suit
The lawyer representing farmers in a suit against a county confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) regulation says a judge’s ruling is pending on whether to dismiss the suit. Media reports Tuesday erroneously said two of eight counts in the suit were dismissed. Attorney Brent Haden says that’s not the case. “He did not say he …
Nov 27
Michigan Apple Cider Contest
Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip will serve as a judge in the 22nd annual Michigan Apple Cider Contest Wednesday, December 5 during the Great Lakes Fruit Vegetable and Farm Market Expo in Grand Rapids, MI. Continue reading Michigan Apple Cider Contest at Brownfield Ag News.
Nov 27
House proposal would extend, but also phase out, biodiesel tax credit
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) says it’s pleased with a proposal by the House Ways and Means Committee to extend the biodiesel tax credit until 2024, even though it also includes a gradual phase out of the subsidy. Kurt Kovarik is NBB’s vice president of federal affairs. “Our industry has been asking for a multi-year …
Nov 27
FCS America Growing On meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Lincoln, Nebraska on December 17 for FCS America Growing On meeting. Continue reading FCS America Growing On meeting at Brownfield Ag News.
Nov 27
NASS surveys start in December
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is about to begin its annual survey of crop and livestock producers. The data will be used in the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report out December 21st and the final 2018 corn and soybean production totals January 11th, along with county level estimates for the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture …
Nov 27
Kansas cattle traceability project is making good progress, official says
A cattle disease traceability pilot project in Kansas, which could serve as a model for a national traceability program, is making good progress, according to one of the organizers. Kansas Livestock Association CEO Matt Teagarden says 32-thousand ultra-high frequency ear tags have been distributed across the cattle supply chain as part of the CattleTrace project. …