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The Michigan FFA Foundation is now operating as its own nonprofit to support youth leadership development. Transition manager and retired agriscience educator Burt Henry tells Brownfield pulling the Foundation away from Michigan State University, where it has been housed since 2006, will give it more flexibility. “We’ll be in a much better shape to provide for the annual operating fund,” he says. He says the university will still oversee their […]

Southern Indiana farmer Ben Kron says he’s reached the halfway point for corn and soybean planting. “I probably need about another week to ten days to get completely done,” he says. He tells Brownfield there were some initial challenges at the beginning of planting. “Things seem to be going into the ground pretty good now. We had some issues with the first couple of fields. It seemed like it was […]

A bill introduced in the US House this week aims to level the playing field for corn starch ethanol. The Fuels Parity Act introduced by Representatives Nikki Budzinski and Eric Sorensen of Illinois, Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma and Wesley Hunt of Texas would allow ethanol from corn starch to be classified as an advanced biofuel. Dave Loos with the Illinois Corn Growers Association tells Brownfield it […]

In this week’s Missouri Corn Talk, Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn talks about expansion of biofuel infrastructure in Missouri and support for growing ethanol use nationwide. ...

Research is finding using starter fertilizer on early planted soybeans leads to a yield benefit. In this Pods for Profits, soil fertility and nutrient management specialist Kurt Steinke with Michigan State University explains how a nutrition program for soybeans can help farmers capitalize on additional gains. ...

Shawn Conley University of Wisconsin Soybean Specialist Shawn Conley discusses how the weather has delayed planting for some and emergence for others, giving weeds the early season advantage. 5-16-23 Managing for Profit with Shawn Conley ...

Proposition 12 is a voter-approved ballot initiative in California that established new minimum requirements for raising veal calves, pork, and eggs.  California businesses will be prohibited from selling products not raised with these requirements.  But where do animal husbandry practices actually rank in importance for consumers? Glynn Tonsor, an ag economist at Kansas State University spearheads the Meat Demand Monitor, a large, national-based project that tracks consumer trends.  AUDIO: Healthy […]

The Biden Administration has announced the single largest investment in rural electricity since the 1930s. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the $11 billion in grants and loans for rural energy utility providers to increase clean energy across the U.S., “Transitioning away from fossil fuel-based systems to a more renewable systems.” Funding will be available through two new programs including the  Empowering Rural America (“New ERA”) program which will make $9.7 […]