Brownfield’s Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Ames, Iowa June 28 – 29 for Midwest Stockmanship and Stewardship Experience (sponsored by Merck, NCBA, Beef Checkoff, Iowa Beef Industry Council, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and others.) Continue reading Midwest Stockmanship and Stewardship Experience at Brownfield Ag News.
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May 09
Nebraska Farm Bureau Disaster Relief Fund exceeds $2 million
The Nebraska Farm Bureau Disaster Relief Fund, established after the devastating March floods in Nebraska, has collected over two million dollars in donations. Megahn Schafer with the Farm Bureau Foundation says the response has exceeded all expectations. “The generosity right here in our state, across the United States, and from different countries all across the world, …
May 09
Spring weather goes from bad to worse for some Minnesota farmers
For some Minnesota farmers, the weather has gone from bad to worse. Chad Willis of Willmar says wet, cool conditions have prevented him from starting spring fieldwork. “It’s kind of hard to sit here and wait. Wednesday we had an inch and 3/10’s of rain and snow. As we speak this morning, there’s still some …
May 09
Iowa farmer sees remarkable improvements in biosecurity
An Iowa farmer who’s spent most of his life working with hogs says biosecurity has improved immensely. Larry Sailer of Iowa Falls tells Brownfield so much has changed since he started feeding pigs sixty-five years ago. “I’ve got pictures of me feeding pigs when I was about two years old. At that time there really …
May 09
One Health Certified: a uniform labeling system
A poultry veterinarian wants to see a labeling system for meat and poultry products that reduces consumer confusion. Dr. Don Ritter with North-Carolina based Mountaire Farms found 18 different antibiotic labels on products in grocery stores. “There’s no way for consumers to know what that means,” he says. “It’s all private label claims. Whereas this …
May 09
Supply and demand forecast difficult to predict this round
USDA’s supply and demand report Friday will have the first estimates for new marketing years for grains, oilseeds, and livestock. Outlook Chairman Seth Meyer says this year, it has been especially difficult to make the projections. “We have the added issue of delayed planting almost across the board. We’ve got intense trade negotiations going on …
May 08
Wisconsin Ag leaders on Mexican trade trip
A delegation of about a dozen Wisconsin dairy and agribusiness companies is on the way to Mexico for a trade mission. Ag Secretary Brad Pfaff is on the trip to Expo Leche, Mexico’s largest annual dairy industry conference. While in Mexico, the delegation will visit several farming operations and Pfaff will meet with Mexican officials …
May 08
Graves: Flooded farmers in a real bind
Many farmers in Northwest Missouri won’t get any income from 2019 crops this year because of flooding. Congressman Sam Graves, who’s from Tarkio, Missouri, says he has heard from many farmers who won’t be able to plant, “You erase a year’s worth of income. What do you do? You want to talk about stress and …
May 08
Committee hears testimony on working animals bill
Legislation that would prevent Missouri cities from banning the job of working animals passed out of the state Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday. The committee held a hearing this week on the bill sponsored by Wentzville State Representative Bryan Spencer, who says agriculture is Missouri’s top industry. “The problem is is we have animal rights groups …
May 08
Brief window for southwest Minnesota farmer
A southwest Minnesota farmer says a recent window for fieldwork has temporarily closed. Chris Hill of Brewster tells Brownfield activity picked up over the weekend and continued until rain pushed him and many others back to the sidelines. “A lot of people did get the planters out and got a good running start. Overnight we …