Reflecting on the 2024 Pheasant Season with Iowa Bird Chaser

On this episode, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett sits down with Nick Martin from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to reflect on the 2024 pheasant hunting season in the state. Nick is known online as the ‪@iowabirdchaser‬ and for the past five years he’s been on a tour of the state trying to kill a pheasant in all of…Continue Reading

Town hall meeting addresses funding freeze and job cuts

The Trump administration’s recent round of funding freezes and job cuts is being felt by farmers.  Wisconsin Farmers Union’s Tommy Enright tells Brownfield Farmers Union is hearing from concerned members affected by the federal cuts. “We thought it was time to get people together, have our elected officials hear from our members firsthand what those…Continue Reading

Kansas advances bill aimed at water infrastructure improvements

The Kansas Legislature has advanced a House bill that would fund improvements to the state’s water infrastructure. Kansas Ag Secretary Mike Beam says it’s a good starting point. “In the long run, it’s not enough, but it takes some time to ramp up and do more strategic planning as to what’s the most important priority.”…Continue Reading

Soybeans, corn see end of week losses

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, trimming the weekly gains slightly. Crop ratings in Argentina were up on the week after the recent and harvest weather looks good in Brazil. Some private firms have lowered their crop guess for Brazil, but it should still be record large. The USDA’s updated supply, demand,…Continue Reading

Questions remain about USDA funding freeze

The vice president of public policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation says there are still many questions as USDA evaluates program funding in the Inflation Reduction Act, but “the secretary wanted to make sure farmers who are made a promise by the government that the government upheld the promise.” The USDA recently said it…Continue Reading

Poultry production up in January

U.S. poultry production was higher in January. The USDA says 4.613 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome last month, up 1% on the year, with a 2% increase for chicken to 4.186 billion pounds canceling out a 5% decrease in turkey at 415.219 million pounds. The chicken slaughter rose 1%, while the turkey slaughter…Continue Reading

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