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The Michigan Craft Beverage Council is recruiting farms for a statewide crop directory. Director Jenelle Jagmin tells Brownfield the effort is meant to support Michigan’s agricultural supply chain in the craft beverage industry. “The crops that we primarily will focus on for the craft beverage industry are going to be apples, grapes, blueberries, peaches, some of the stone fruits, but also hops and we’re also looking at different botanicals,” she […]

Brownfield’s Carah Hart will cover the KC Agribusiness Council Renewable Energy Panel Discussion in Kansas City, Missouri, August 24, 2023 ...

Brownfield’s Carah Hart will be in Sedalia Missouri August 14, 2023 for a Farm Bill Listening Session hosted by MO State Fair and House Ag Committee. ...

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Carah Hart will be in Sedalia for the Missouri Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the State Fair on August 17, 2023. ...

Brownfield Anchor Reporter Carah Hart will be in Columbia covering the MU Pest Management Field Day presented by University of Missouri Extension on July 6, 2023. ...

Across the Corn Belt, showers associated with a disturbance over the eastern U.S. have pushed as far west as Ohio and southeastern Michigan.  Meanwhile, a cold front inching across the upper Midwest is producing a few showers and thunderstorms, mainly in Nebraska and the Dakotas.  The remainder of the Midwest, including the heart of the Corn Belt, remains dry, with increasing stress on summer crops.  Friday’s high temperatures will reach […]

Re-intensifying heat in the south-central U.S. will expand to other areas, including the Desert Southwest and the Gulf Coast States, by early next week.  In contrast, cooler-than-normal conditions will linger in parts of the West and from the lower Great Lakes States into the Northeast.  During the next several days, a low-pressure system crossing the nation’s northern tier could deliver much-needed rainfall, locally 1 to 2 inches or more, across […]

Four Hoosier FFA members were named Stars over Indiana for excelling in their Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs. The Stars Over Indiana award ceremony took place Thursday evening during the Hoosier Degree Session at the Indiana State FFA Convention. Lucas Lyons of Jay County FFA Chapter was named the Indiana FFA State Star Farmer. He tells Brownfield his project involves raising 40 goats and managing 70 acres of corn and soybeans, […]

A member of the House Ag Committee says he’s excited about progress on the farm bill. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield meetings are ongoing. “A week ago Friday we had a deadline to get all the items in that we wanted in the farm bill, and now it’s all about writing.” He’s hopeful the first draft will be completed by the end of August. “Then we start plotting down […]