A young farmer says his drive to join his family farm has carried him through the financial barriers of getting started. Third-generation hog producer Derrick Stalbaum tells Brownfield he spent a decade off the farm before he was able to invest in the family business. “To me, it’s really, really important to continue the legacy…… Continue Reading
Sixteen FFA chapters across Illinois were recently named winners of the state’s new “Bend, Don’t Break” grant program that focuses on rural mental health. The $1,000 grants, intended to increase awareness about mental health in rural America, are being used in a variety of ways. Emery Bunselmeyer, a freshman with the Maroa-Forsyth FFA, tells Brownfield…… Continue Reading
An ag transportation expert says he’s concerned about the summertime shipment of ag goods along the Mississippi River despite a recent rebound in water levels. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says, “The reality is it’s not going to require a prolonged period of dry conditions to all of a sudden see…… Continue Reading
Milk futures and the cash dairy markets were mostly lower again Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. March Class III milk was down $0.07 at $16.70. April was down $0.20 at $16.58. May was down $0.17 at $17.05. June was down $0.13 at $17.62. July through January contracts ranged from ten cents lower in September to…… Continue Reading
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Carah Hart will cove the Missouri Farm Bureau Fly-Into Washington D.C. March 12 – 15, 2024. … … Continue Reading
The new federal Corporate Transparency Act requiring businesses including farms to report ownership and management details to the federal government has been found unconstitutional by an Alabama judge. Attorney Amy Ebeling with the Ruder Ware law firm in Wisconsin says the plaintiff in the Alabama case was the National Small Business Association, so the judge’s…… Continue Reading
Carah Hart will be in Columbia on March 21, 2024 for the Missouri Soybean Cover Crop Field Day. … … Continue Reading
Some lawmakers remain optimistic a farm bill can be completed this year despite the ongoing budget battle in Congress. House Ag Committee member Eric Sorenson says a budget solution must come first… “Every eyeball and every pen has been focused on this continuing resolution.” He says, “Getting the budgetary process done and then working on…… Continue Reading
The governor of one of eight Midwest states that petitioned EPA to allow the sale of E15 year-round says he’s grateful the rule has been announced but is disappointed it won’t go into effect until 2025. Tim Walz of Minnesota tells Brownfield he’s hopeful an emergency waiver will be issued for this summer. “It is…… Continue Reading
A grain market economist suggests the War in Ukraine has not supported commodity prices like many traders anticipated. Ed Usset with the University of Minnesota says when the war began two years ago it was considered a very bullish event for the grain markets because of how it would upset supplies and movement out of…… Continue Reading
