An Iowa-based land management company has acquired a northern Illinois-based farm management firm. Peoples Company has announced as of January 1st, Land Pro LLC, based in Oswego, became an affiliate of the group.  Land Pro LLC, founded by Ray Brownfield in 2003, will continue to operate under its own name. Peoples Company offers integrated land…… Continue Reading

The CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America says around half of the country’s biodiesel production has been offline for close to a month. Donnell Rehagen says it’s primarily a result of uncertainty around the 45Z tax credit. “Because they just don’t know how to buy the feedstock.”  He says, “They don’t know how to price…… Continue Reading

A climate-smart commodity grant program in Michigan is working to establish markets for food-grade grains. Star of the West Sustainability Director Lisa Woodke tells Brownfield their Climate Smart Crops Program incentivizes farmers to track their production management and incorporation of conservation measures. “Trying to figure out, if reporting and climate-smart looks like this, what can we do…… Continue Reading