A program connecting specialty growers with the most food insecure has received a boost.              Raghela Scavuzzo, executive director of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association, says the IllinoisEATS program has received an additional $14.7 million in federal funding. “So that second run of funding is going to keep continuing growing wholesale markets for farmers.”  She says,…… Continue Reading

Trent Haggard serves on the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council board from District 7 and chairs the research committee.  He tells Brownfield investing checkoff dollars in research projects helps support the future of the soybean industry.  He says that can be for products, like biodiesel, or investments into genetics to make soybean production more efficient. Brownfield’s…… Continue Reading

Portage County, Wisconsin is considering an operational ordinance to regulate new large farms. County Board Chair Ray Reser tells Brownfield an operational ordinance would create a licensing structure for farms over 1,000 animal units that would have guidelines for fire codes, waste management, public health and safety, and natural resource protection. “It’s sort of a…… Continue Reading

A storm system emerging from the Southwest will drift northeastward, reaching the eastern Corn Belt on Friday and crossing southern New England early Saturday.  Storm-total precipitation should reach 1 to 3 inches from the southeastern Plains into the Ohio Valley.  The storm will produce mostly rain, although some wintry precipitation may occur from the central…… Continue Reading