The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association say the biggest source of added sugars is not what children eat, it’s what they drink and the groups are recommending changes. On average, they say children are drinking 30-gallons of sugary drinks every year – enough to fill a bathtub. Continue reading Enough with …
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Apr 02
Nebraska FFA Convention
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Lincoln on April 3 and 4 for the Nebraska FFA Convention. Continue reading Nebraska FFA Convention at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 02
Preventing nitrogen loss in crops
Nitrogen loss can be one of the biggest limiting factors when it comes to yield. In this Managing for Profit, Nick Favret with Verdesian Life Sciences talks about ways growers can protect their crops against the three common forms of nitrogen loss. Continue reading Preventing nitrogen loss in crops at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 01
Nearly 300 Wisconsin LGM Dairy farmers qualify for MPP
Wisconsin’s FSA director Sandy Chalmers says about 300 Wisconsin dairy farmers signed up for LGM Dairy while nearly 56-hundred signed up for MPP in the last farm bill, but the new farm bill allows all to benefit from changes to MPP made last year. “Congress made improvements to MPP and I believe inadvertently locked those …
Apr 01
Wisconsin FSA ready to assist with Nebraska, Iowa, disasters
Wisconsin’s state FSA Director says they are prepared to help other states dealing with disasters. Sandy Chalmers tells Brownfield, “We’ll be ready to go when we’re asked.” Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Sandra Chalmers USDA Photo by Preston Keres Chalmers says when there is a widespread disaster such as the flooding in …
Apr 01
NPPC leader concerned about Trump’s border threat
The National Pork Producers Council is concerned about President Trump’s threat to shut down the Mexican border. NPPC spokesman Jim Monroe tells Brownfield, “Cutting off trade entirely would be catastrophic.” He says producers are already feeling the impact of strained trade relations with Mexico, where the U.S. sold nearly 1.5 billion dollars worth of pork …
Apr 01
Animal ag provides opportunity for a young Nebraskan to return to the farm
Debbie and Hannah Borg When Hannah Borg graduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this spring, she will return to the family farm near Allen to manage three new pullet barns, part of the Costco/Lincoln Premium Poultry project in eastern Nebraska. At the recent open house for those new “Springbank Poultry” barns, we visited with Hannah …
Apr 01
Cold, wet start to the season for Ohio farmers
Ohio farmers are experiencing a cold and wet start to the season. Although there was less than one day suitable for fieldwork last week, there were reports of chemical and manure applications in some areas of the state. The USDA says winter wheat appeared stressed because of saturated soils, and 28 percent good of the …
Apr 01
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 1, 2019
May corn closed at $3.61 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $8.95 and 1/2, up 11 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $309.40, up $2.90May soybean oil closed at 28.57, up 21 pointsMay wheat closed at $4.62 and 3/4, up 5 centsApr. live cattle closed at $126.17, up 47 centsApr. …
Apr 01
Minnesota Farm Bureau thinking positive about USMCA after DC visit
A Minnesota Farm Bureau member says recent meetings with several congressmen and women have him feeling positive about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement getting ratified. Justin Crowley from Circle Pines was part of a farm bureau lobbying group that visited Washington in mid-March. He tells Brownfield USMCA was discussed frequently. “I’m pretty optimistic after our meetings. We …