Find some joy!

Commentary. The text conversation went something like this: Jim: Have you seen the kitties yet? Me: No! I have tried to find them. You found them? Where are they? Jim: Under the flare bed wagon. Two of them. Both black with nickel-sized white crests on their throats. It was a Monday at 11am. I was…Continue Reading

Corteva lawsuit against Inari will move forward

A federal court in Delaware has ruled Corteva Agriscience can proceed with its lawsuit against Inari Agriculture. According to court records, US District Judge John Murphy denied Inari’s motion to dismiss the case on Monday. In September 2023, Corteva accused Inari of using a third-party agent to obtain protected Corteva seeds and illegally export them…Continue Reading

Ag lobbyist: Thompson could over-rule CBO

An ag lobbyist says House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson is expected to find a way to get more Commodity Credit Corporation funding to support changes to a new farm bill and “we all should understand by this point this farm bill isn’t going to be regular order. There simply aren’t enough calendar days…Continue Reading

Soy Meal Studies for Animal Ag

Soybean farmers and their checkoff are investing in several soy utilization studies for increasing soy rations in livestock diets. On this week’s episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association director discusses the importance of driving soy demand in animal agriculture. The post Soy Meal Studies for Animal Ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag…Continue Reading

Cool, dry air for the season to briefly dominate most of the Heartland; heat & humidity to return

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the northern half of the Plains to the middle and northern Atlantic States, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail across the southern and western U.S.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from…Continue Reading

National FFA hits million-member milestone

The National FFA Organization has crossed the one-million member mark.  Kristy Meyer with the national office tells Brownfield that outside of the COVID year of 2021, it’s been a steady growth in membership. “We were at 945 thousand last year, but just to compare because I did a little sleuthing, back in 2014, so ten…Continue Reading

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