Governor Walz has introduced his 2025 infrastructure plan. Walz says his bonding bill expands on last year’s significant work and makes strategic investments to keep Minnesotans safe and healthy. “Heavily focused on maintaining what we have, it matters both in terms of usefulness but it also matters in how our bond rating is viewed.” The…… Continue Reading
Keeping hogs comfortable during cold spells
Pictured: Brownfield’s Brent Barnett (left) interviews southeast Iowa farmer Matt Gent at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines A southeast Iowa hog farmer says advancements in on-farm technology have helped producers manage bitter cold temperatures. Matt Gent has a farrow-to-finish operation near Wellman in Washington County, and says his herd has a comfortable…… Continue Reading
National Pork Board leaders discuss H5N1 preparedness
Pictured: Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board, at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Some members of the pork industry say they’re closely monitoring highly pathogenic avian influenza developments. Dr. Brett Kaysen with the National Pork Board tells Brownfield H5N1 is a concern for pork producers across…… Continue Reading
Ethanol production creeps higher, stocks rise
U.S. ethanol production was up modestly over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.099 million barrels per day, up 4,000 on the week as plants try to meet expected demand and 281,000 on the year, when production was restricted by a burst of winter weather in the Midwest. Ethanol stocks…… Continue Reading
States stepping up to help sustainable aviation fuel take flight
More and more states are looking to support the sustainable aviation fuel market. Delta Airlines vice president of government affairs Jeff Davidman says Minnesota is one of several states are incentivizing the production of sustainable aviation fuel. “Illinois, Washington, and Nebraska have all passed SAF tax credits as well in the last two years.” He…… Continue Reading
Morgan Wallen to Bailey Zimmerman: Drunk Performance Was ‘Great’
Bailey Zimmerman is feeling down, but his friends are lifting him up. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Most cash dairy prices steady to higher Thursday
Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher except for butter Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.70. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0450 at $1.82. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.80 to $1.82. Cheese barrels were up $0.01 at $1.82. Two sales were recorded at that price. …… Continue Reading
Many biodiesel plants have paused production
Uncertainty in the industry has many biofuels plants on hold. Nathan Burk, senior vice president of fats, oils, and greases with StoneX, tells Brownfield, “The majority of our clients that we work with specifically in biodiesel, we’ve seen completely shutter after December 31st with the lapse of the dollar just because the margins went into…… Continue Reading
Wisconsin now has two on the House Ag Committee
Wisconsin has gained another seat on the House Committee on Agriculture. Newly-elected Republican Tony Wied from DePere represents Wisconsin’s 8th District. He was welcomed to the committee during Thursday’s House Ag Committee organization meeting by Chairman Glenn GT Thompson. Wied joins 3rd District Republican Derrick Van Orden on the committee. Before Van Orden joined the…… Continue Reading
Evaluating MAEAP ahead of legislative renewals
Michigan agricultural leaders are evaluating the future of the state’s voluntary environmental stewardship program and its funding before reauthorization is needed in December. Michigan Farm Bureau’s Senior Conservation and Regulatory Relations Specialist Laura Campbell is the co-chair of the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Program, MAEAP, Advisory Council. “MAEAP is actually a really unique program in that…… Continue Reading
