Members of the ag industry are expressing disappointment in response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold California’s Proposition 12. Nebraska Farm Bureau President Mark McHargue says the ruling could impact profitability for pork producers. “If we have to retrofit our barns to fit to sell into California, or if we choose not to sell to California, that’s going to probably have some excess supply that we’re going to […]
When it comes to reducing the transportation sector’s carbon footprint, the director of federal affairs with Clean Fuels Alliance America says it’s not biofuels versus electric vehicles. David Cobb tells Brownfield, “it’s going to take everybody. Electric is part of it, but we think (biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel) are going to be part of the solution for a very long time.” He says biodiesel and renewable diesel […]
Weather has complicated early season weed control for a central Iowa farmer. Corey Hillebo of Polk City says windy conditions have been persistent this spring. “That was another challenge in itself. When we were planting beans a couple weeks ago, it was constant 30 (to) 40 mile-per-hour winds it felt like just everyday. So the planter was rolling but the sprayer was not.” He tells Brownfield he’s mostly caught up […]
Several days of heavy rains have left parts of fields and communities under water in southern Minnesota. Kent Thiesse, a farm management analyst and senior vice president of MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, says constant rain since last Wednesday amounted to five to eight inches with isolated reports in Brown and Watonwon counties of 10 to 11 inches of rain. “There’s flooding in the city of Comfrey and the farm […]
Enlist field specialist Greg Young says farmers can set themselves up for success this growing season by tank mixing in the correct order. He tells Brownfield using the right amount of water is also important, and so is a thorough tank clean out. ...
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across much of the South, East, and lower Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in coastal New England, southern Florida, and areas along and west of a line from Arizona to Lake Superior. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in much of the North, Midwest, and mid-South should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions across the lower Southeast and from California […]
Northeast Nebraska farmer Debbie Borg has almost wrapped up planting and says recent moisture came at just the right time. “The rain is just so appreciative. We’re obviously not out of the drought, there’s not much sub soil moisture in our area at all, but two inches of rain is going to go a long ways.” She tells Brownfield conservation practices like no-till farming have helped preserve soil moisture […]
Two members on the Senate Ag Committee say the 2023 Farm Bill should include increased access to precision ag technology. Speaking with reporters after a farm bill roundtable in Eastern Nebraska Friday, Ranking Member John Boozman says innovation will help improve conservation efforts and help producers meet climate goals. “It’s going to be about technology. It’s going to be about research. It’s going to be about science in order to […]
Missouri lawmakers could not pass a foreign ag land ownership bill by the end of the state legislative session on Friday. Representative Mike Haffner tells Brownfield lawmakers reached an agreement on a bill in a conference committee in the final days of the session, but no vote was taken on the bill in the House. “This will take time, but I do believe the legislative process is correct. There will […]
