A U.S. Senator is asking Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to review USDA’s telework policies. Iowa’s Joni Ernst tells Brownfield an increase in accountability is needed to help ensure USDA employees are serving farmers and ranchers. “This is not Joni Ernst’s opinion,” Ernst said. “This is coming from other government agencies that are charged with tracking…… Continue Reading
Soybeans were modestly lower on profit taking and technical selling. Contracts held above the recent lows, but the trade seems reluctant to break overhead resistance due to fundamental factors. South American weather generally looks favorable, with large crops expected in Argentina and Brazil, and export demand for U.S. wheat continues to be slow because of…… Continue Reading
Milk futures and the cash dairy markets were lower except for butter Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. March Class III milk was down $0.18 at $16.52. April was down $0.33 at $16.25. May was down $0.19 at $16.86. June was down $0.18 at $17.44. July through January contracts ranged from unchanged in January to seventeen…… Continue Reading
A global strategist for grain and oilseeds with Rabobank says he’s keeping a close watch on South America’s crop production as harvest advances. Stephen Nicholson says Brazil’s first corn and soybean harvest are about halfway complete, but combines are moving fast. “It’s not going to be a record, but it will be a big soybean…… Continue Reading
The Michigan Sheep Producers Association president says he plans to expand this year as demand remains strong. Third-generation farmer Jason Scramlin raises purebred Polypay sheep in Hickory Corners. “We have kind of held back maybe the last two years,” he says. “I know interest rates are a little bit high right now, but they probably…… Continue Reading
The chair of the National Turkey Federation says several obstacles stand in the way of utilizing a high-path avian influenza vaccine. John Zimmerman, a turkey grower from Northfield, Minnesota, tells Brownfield the primary hurdle is trade. “This is a foreign animal disease, and any time we vaccinate it effects our trade relationships with some of…… Continue Reading
A conservation agronomist is working with farmers to overcome challenges that come with incorporating cover crops. Madelyn Celovsky with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield weather can be a barrier. “This year was especially challenging, with harvest being delayed,” she shares. “Farmers that were planning on planting cover crops, a lot of them didn’t get it…… Continue Reading
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is disappointed EPA delayed the release of modeling the agency will use to measure greenhouse gas emissions from jet fuel. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield he’s not sure why an announcement on GREET revisions was pushed back. “I don’t have a reason for the delay, and I don’t know whether (the…… Continue Reading
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Luke Bryan gave Katy Perry and Lionel Richie a tour of his dad’s peanut mill in Georgia. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
