Even with the growth of renewable diesel, the outlook for biodiesel is bright. In this episode of Fueling Conversations, Clean Fuels Alliance America Director of Outreach and Development Tom Verry benefits of biodiesel and opportunities for growth in various markets including marine, rail, home heating, and more. ...
Farmers markets are in full swing and Registered Dietician Kim Galeaz says this is the perfect time to pick some of your favorites. She also reminds us why making fresh fruits and vegetables part of our diet is so important to our health. AUDIO: Healthy Living, Kim Galeaz ...
A Wisconsin weed scientist says the weeds are emerging, and in some places, they’re up before the corn and soybeans. Dr. Rodrigo Werle with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield waterhemp wasted no time poking out of the ground. “On May 17th, I spotted waterhemp for the first time this growing season at our Janesville location, and then I drove up to our Brooklyn location at the O’Brien Farms, and […]
Dairy producers, processors, and other stakeholders will have to agree on one dairy pricing plan. That’s according to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack who tells Brownfield it doesn’t make sense to open up the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing process until they do. “If you have too many competing proposals, essentially, you’re back to the same old same old and it makes it more difficult because it’s easier to sort of […]
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield he’s getting positive comments about how the new food system framework announced Wednesday will help farmers expand their markets. “So whether it’s expanded processing capacity that gives them additional markets or whether it’s the ability to identify a portion of their operation as organic or a portion of their operation linked to a local or regional food system where they sell directly to a […]
Pest pressure is rising with the temperatures as the first cutting of alfalfa gets underway in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist Bruce Potter tells Brownfield the crop is benefiting from warmer weather, but so are alfalfa weevils. “There are some cloverleaf weevils, which are much less of a pest concern. But those alfalfa weevils, we’re not seeing the larvae yet, and that’s what is going to […]
The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association continues to push for Congressional cattle market reform. ICA director of government relations Cora Fox says they recently hosted a meeting with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley and U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra to discuss the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. “Which is really this bill that’s very intentional in setting regional mandatory minimums for cash trade. It’s an attempt to level the playing field so the […]
A new state of the art dairy production facility is helping provide farmers with innovative farming solutions. Lely president Chad Huyser tells Brownfield the company’s new hub of operations is based in Pella, Iowa. “We have a role to play in agriculture in supporting our producers to produce a safe, adequate, nutritional food supply for what is going to be an exponentially growing population in the coming 30, 40, 50 […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, supported by follow-through buying. August live cattle closed $1.22 higher at $134.12 and August feeder cattle closed $3.22 higher at $172.95. A very light, scattered direct cash cattle trade took place on Thursday. Dressed deals in Nebraska were at $222 and live deals in Iowa at $141.50. While the bulk of the week’s business is likely wrapped […]
