A pair of Illinois hemp growers say legislation included in the Senate bill to reopen the federal government would erase a multi-billion-dollar industry. “If they sign that bill into law, they’ll have outlawed everything in my shop.” Stacy McCaskill founded Hempstock Pharms in Woodstock in 2019 and says the bill’s limits of .4 milligrams of…… Continue Reading
HPAI outbreaks expanding across Michigan
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting several additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The state says three commercial flocks in Ottawa County have been confirmed with the virus, bringing the county’s total to 10 for the year, mainly on commercial turkey operations. Two backyard flocks have also been confirmed in…… Continue Reading
Communication is key throughout the succession planning process
An associate attorney at Ag and Business Legal Strategies says it’s never too early to take the first step in the succession planning process. Austin Peiffer says communication is key. “Those conservations are hard, and they can be uncomfortable, but it’s worse when they don’t happen,” he says. “A death in the family is a difficult and stressful time. If you add on a…… Continue Reading
Peel: cattle herd may stay low into 2026
An ag economist says it will be January before more details are known about what’s happening with the U.S. cattle herd. The size of the U.S. cattle herd remains at its lowest point in 75 years. “We’ll see when we get the next January 1 numbers whether we actually stabilize the herd at the current…… Continue Reading
Why Trisha Yearwood Chose This Christmas Song for Her Wedding
Yearwood also recorded her own version of his song for her new holiday album, ‘Christmastime.’ Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Five years of Ag Economy Barometer data shows cover crop adoption continues to grow
An ag economist says the use of cover crops has increased over the past five years. Michael Langemeier says data from the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer says adoption has grown five percent since 2020. “There were quite a few people that have used cover crops less than five years,” he says. “That was…… Continue Reading
Little change in bill language to reopen government
A Wisconsin Congressman says the spending bill he and other House members will vote on has no major changes and could have been passed in September. Republican Derrick Van Orden represents the Third Congressional District. He tells Brownfield, “It’s the same one with a different date. Now, what they’ve added are ag appropriations, which I’m…… Continue Reading
U.S. soybean industry sees positive signs from China following trade announcement
The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) says many Chinese importers are excited to resume buying U.S. soybeans. Jim Sutter, who was in China right after the announcement of the multi-year trade framework, says spirits were high among those he met with. “That changed things.” He says, “It made it a much more…… Continue Reading
Southern rust surprises Upper Midwest corn growers
Southern rust came as an unwelcome surprise to many corn growers in the Upper Midwest this year. University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Jeff Coulter says the disease was unexpected. “We don’t see that in such large pressure very frequently. A big driver on that is what are the genetics, what are the resistance levels that…… Continue Reading
BOAH confirms eight new cases of HPAI, more than 114,000 birds impacted
Eight new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been detected in northern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been confirmed on three commercial breeder duck operations and four commercial egg layer facilities in LaGrange County. A commercial meat duck operation in Elkhart County was also impacted. In…… Continue Reading
