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The program manager with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says a new initiative is helping improve water quality across the state.   Julie Harrold says the State Nutrient Reduction Strategy tracks runoff levels. “It also outlines the practices that can be used to reduce point source and non-point source pollution in both urban areas and agricultural […] The post Indiana conservation efforts driving water quality improvements across the state appeared first […]

A better understanding of the U.S. ag trade deficit. Former USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber says there’s a common misconception that the imbalance is a result of poor competitiveness. “What is does say is that what we’re exporting right now is facing really low prices. If you look at our export volumes, they’re quite comparable […] The post Former USDA economist explains what’s driving the U.S. ag trade deficit appeared […]

The commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture says the continued northern movement of New World screwworm leaves cattle producers vulnerable.  Sid Miller says the latest case was found in a canine, located in Neuvo Leon, Mexico, about 60 miles from the Texas border. “We quarantine and do not let livestock come in the United States,” he […] The post Texas Ag Commissioner says northern spread of New World screwworm in Mexico […]

Two members of an FFA chapter in southwest Minnesota won Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) proficiency awards during the state FFA Convention.  Tracy FFA president Elijah Lightfoot says winning the Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Placement is an honor. “A placement proficiency is just a job that you have, so I work at a tire shop […] The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Michigan House Republicans have approved a budget that would cut funding and staff at the state’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by almost 10 percent. Appropriations subcommittee chair Ken Burton told members during this week’s meeting many programs have been reduced to their three-year average actual spending levels. “We’re not cutting off the most […] The post Michigan House budget plan shifts ag funding, boosting animal ag research while […]

The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says he’s concerned rising fuel prices are going to impact consumer buying habits. Jackie Moore is with Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri. “The consumer that’s got to spend a lot more of their income daily, weekly, monthly, to get around to get to work, when that fuel gets […] The post As fuel and diesel prices climb, cattle industry braces for added pressure […]

The farmer who installed the first robotic milking system in the U.S. twenty-five years ago says a lot has changed.  Pete Knigge of Omro, Wisconsin, tells Brownfield that back then, getting parts and service was much different. “They actually had one individual with a van with all of the parts in it that serviced us, […] The post Dairy farmer looks back on 25 years of robotic milking appeared first […]

Five leaders in Missouri agriculture were inducted into the Missouri Agriculture Hall of Fame last week for their impact on the state’s ag landscape. Anson Elliott, the former director at Missouri State University’s College of Agriculture, John Fletcher with Central Missouri AGRIService in Marshall, Jackie Moore with Joplin Regional Stockyards, Jim Novinger a farmer from […] The post Missouri agriculture Hall of Fame inducts five leaders appeared first on Brownfield […]

Five individuals have been appointed to the Missouri USDA Farm Service Agency’s state committee. The new chair is Robin Wenneker from Columbia. Neal Bredehoeft from Alma, Barry Kagay from Amity, Kate Lambert from Laclede and Josh Worthington from Dadeville have been named members of the committee. These individuals oversee FSA programs and operations at the […] The post Five appointed to Missouri USDA Farm Service Agency state committee appeared first […]