Consumers predict food inflation to get lower

An ag economist at Purdue University says consumer estimates for food price inflation declined in the latest Consumer Food Insights Report. Joseph Balagtas with Purdue’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability says this is the lowest level since early 2022. “From July 2024, food prices were rising at 2.2% per year compared to a…… Continue Reading

USDA’s Bonnie concerned about solar farms

A USDA official is concerned solar installations will take productive farmland out of production. Undersecretary for farm production and conservation Robert Bonnie tells Brownfield. “I hear it everywhere I go, and I worry about bringing prime agricultural land out of production. Of course we all know we need renewable energy (and) solar is an important…… Continue Reading

Minnesota farmer combats crop diseases

Many corn and soybean farmers faced significant disease pressure this season. Rob Tate farms near Cannon Falls in southeast Minnesota and says conditions suited plant pathogens. “We decided to spray a little more fungicide than maybe what we would’ve planned to do originally, generally I always try to spray any of my corn-on-corn fields with…… Continue Reading

New center at Ohio State helps drive development of the U.S. rubber industry

Researchers at the Ohio State University are working to increase domestic production of rubber.  Professor Judit Puskas says a federal grant from the National Science Foundation will fund research from experts in engineering, biology, and agriculture.   “Having seven partner universities, four core partners, and Ohio State as the lead,” she says. “It covers all kinds of…… Continue Reading

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