Farms impacted by Hurricane Helene

Many farms are cleaning up after Hurricane Helene’s damaging winds and rain. South Carolina Farm Bureau President Harry Ott tells Brownfield they had “Anywhere from twelve to fifteen inches of rain, twenty plus in some places.” Ott says the winds brought down many trees. “When those trees fall down, they fall on houses, they fall…… Continue Reading

Ohio Corn and Wheat lobbying for year-round E-15

Many ag groups still want to see Congress pass year-round E-15 legislation. Director of public policy at Ohio Corn and Wheat Luke Crumley says there’s still work to do. “When the Clean Air Act was written, E15 did not exist and now here in Ohio we have 5,000 gas stations in the state and only…… Continue Reading

Apple growers grapple with unsustainable labor costs

An apple grower says while this year’s harvest has been fantastic, the labor cost environment overshadows most optimism.   Adam Brauer is the farm manager at Schwallier’s Country Basket in Sparta, Michigan. “As far as the future of apples, if we don’t have some type of change or some type of assistance or creative legislative…… Continue Reading

BASF & partners look to future with CORE Synergy

The head of human resources for BASF says a new partnership is aimed at better preparing the next generation of agricultural leaders. Courtney White says the company is teaming with Agriculture Future of America (AFA) and MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) to form CORE Synergy. “CORE ultimately represents Creative, Open, Responsible,…… Continue Reading

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