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Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will cover the Indiana FFA State Convention June 21-22, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. ...

Mid-Missouri farmers say crops are variable as the drought continues. In Audrain County, Jay Schutte tells Brownfield he thinks the 1 inch of rain from the weekend will be helpful to the corn and soybeans on his farm. “I’ve been kind of lucky and so far, we’ve had pretty moderate temperatures. The corn is up around the V5 to V7 growth stage and I’m hoping with the weekend rains it […]

A tentative agreement has been reached to end 13 months of labor talks between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, easing concerns about supply chain disruptions. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says the deal is monumental for the U.S. red meat industry.  “A huge percentage of our business especially value-added chilled business, which is our highest value business for […]

The legislation that would fund Wisconsin’s transportation projects including the one-time 150-million-dollar Agricultural Road Improvement Program awaits the Governor’s signature.  State Senator and Joint Finance Committee co-chair Howard Marklein authored the ag roads bill. “The Assembly passed the amended version of that, sent it over to the Senate, and the Senate agreed to the change, the minor change that was requested by the Assembly and so the bill is passed. […]

One of the jobs of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is to make sure products that are labeled with certain animal-raising claims are actually raised in that manner.  Sandra Eskin, undersecretary for USDA’s FSIS says the USDA’s has announced plans to implement a multi-step effort to strengthen the verification of those claims consumers see on labels. AUDIO: Healthy Living on USDA labeling measures ...