The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency says he’s deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA. During a call with reporters on Thursday, Michael Regan said he is going to have to take a closer look at what the decision will mean for the agency. “We know that wetlands are nature’s water filters and we know that many of our coal communities and many of our […]
An Illinois-based agronomist says dry conditions are complicating some herbicide application decisions across the Midwest. Karen Corrigan with McGillicuddy-Corrigan Agronomics tells Brownfield residual herbicides work best when followed by rain within 10 days. “Most forecasts for the next 10 days don’t have any rain in them, so my advice is to spray the post-application if needed for those weeds that are up and then save the residual for more favorable […]
A new nationwide study is providing insight into childcare challenges in farm families and across rural communities. Ohio State University rural sociologist Shoshanah Inwood tells Brownfield access to affordable, quality childcare is a significant issue for young farmers. “I think one of the biggest myths that we’ve actually come across in this research is there’s an idea in agriculture that childcare is just not an issue for farmers, that there’s […]
A Wisconsin Congressman and member of the House Ag Committee is asking for more farmer input on the next farm bill. Derrick Van Orden Representative Derrick Van Orden now has an online portal where he invites Wisconsin farmers to share their priorities. The portal lets farmers mark their priorities, offer suggestions, and comment on what programs are working well and which ones need changes. Van Orden says he wants to […]
An agronomist says this coming week could be the last opportunity for Illinois soybean farmers to apply dicamba this season. Karen Corrigan with McGillicuddy Corrigan Agronomics tells Brownfield the current dicamba label restricts application after the V4 growth stage or June 12th, whichever comes first. “And I think most people are going to hit V4 a while before they hit June 12th. There might be small pockets where it could […]
An Illinois farmer says grain markets are at the mercy of global factors. Don Guinnip tells Brownfield many corn and soybean growers are concerned that commodity prices will continue to fall. “It’s like so many things in agriculture now, we’re in a worldwide market and the influences that come from places like Ukraine and what’s going on in China, the cancellation of crops that were previously sold, the uncertainty in […]
An Iowa pork producer says this has been a challenging year financially. Dean Meyer of Rock Rapids tells Brownfield market prices are down and input costs remain elevated. “We had our highest feed price coming off last year, and interest rates, facility costs, energy costs, everything is higher. And then the pork price, we’re not getting that summer bump on the Board.” Meyer serves as chair of the U.S. ...
Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon tells Brownfield Congress has an opportunity to provide additional clarity to the industry after Thursday’s ruling from the US Supreme Court in Sackett v. EPA “We need to be more specific in our rules. When you have any kind of ambiguity, a new administration comes in and tries to interpret it in a way that suits their ideology.” For example, the House Ag Committee member says, […]
When shopping at your local grocery store, you probably see the label Certified Angus Beef on at least some of the beef products in your grocery store and you might think it’s just marketing. And while it is a way to market that beef, John Stick president of CAB says it also means those beef products have to meet certain standards. AUDIO: John Stika on Certified Angus Beef ...
