Improving healthcare access for rural farm families remains a priority for Ohio Farm Bureau. Trevor Kirkpatrick, director of health services, says the organization’s health plans are designed to meet the needs of each member.  “We want to make sure that our rural communities have access to healthcare and this is another option,” he says. “Although…… Continue Reading

A past chair of the United Soybean Board says increasing access to soy-based firefighting foam could create another opportunity to expand demand.  Steve Reinhard says the Ohio Soybean Council is working with its state partners to help fire departments replace hazardous forever chemicals with a safer alternative. “It’s good for our first responders, it’s good…… Continue Reading

Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture is increasingly bullish on export opportunities with India. Mike Naig says this month’s trade mission marked the second time he’s visited the country during the past year. “You just go another layer deeper when you travel back to a market in that kind of timeframe. So big takeaways continue to be…… Continue Reading

The senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says it’s looking like another year with La Niña conditions in the Pacific. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “This will be our fourth in five years.”  He says, “I’m watching it, but I’m more interested in how warm the North Pacific is.” Snodgrass says La Niña typically brings…… Continue Reading