More young cattle farmers needed, Iowa producer says

A west-central Iowa livestock producer says he’d like to see more young farmers getting involved in the cattle industry. Justin Robbins with Robbins Land and Cattle tells Brownfield, “We need more producers that are younger. I hope they could have gotten in before (cattle prices) got high, or if they got in while it’s high…… Continue Reading

Getting the most out of fungicide applications

A Dekalb ASGROW technical agronomist says now is the time for growers to make fungicide applications.  Megan Taylor says the conditions have been right for disease development. “We have tar spot and we also have southern rust,” she says. “I think southern rust is a more immediate risk. Tar spot is more of a long…… Continue Reading

ISDA says it remains committed to Indiana Grown program

Indiana’s Director of Agriculture says funding cuts have been challenging for the state’s Indiana Grown program. Don Lamb tells Brownfield that the division had about 15 percent of its budget cut.  “That means some of that program that Indiana Grown has been able to do is not being funded the way it was before,” he…… Continue Reading

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