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A member of the House Biofuels Caucus supports the eight Midwest governors seeking a permanent solution for year-round E15. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield the goal is to get it done. “However it gets done, great. Obviously I think ethanol, and biodiesel for that matter, are just critical tools in the toolbox to be able to reduce carbon emissions and to be able to meet our carbon reduction standards […]

The pandemic and rising inflation have further squeezed a tightening dairy workforce. Compeer Financial dairy lending specialist Greg Steele says labor challenges are “nothing new” for the dairy industry. “They’ve had to really manage their workforce strategically for the last several years to be honest, but where it’s probably really impacted the dairy industry more so than dairy farms is at processing plants.” He tells Brownfield there are several dairy […]

A Southwest Nebraska farmer says crop residue has created several emergence issues for corn and soybeans. Don Batie grows corn and soybeans near Lexington. “We had some residue blow and burry some of our places.  We either had some windrows with residue in our no till fields that we couldn’t get planted through very well or the wind blew the residue on top of the corn that’s emerging and suffocated […]

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says her state is leading the charge when it comes to the availability of biofuels. “We’re the first state in the country to put in place an E15 standard, which will really provide increased access for our farmers,” Reynolds said. The Biofuels Access Bill was signed into law on May 17th. Governor Reynolds tells Brownfield Iowa is the nation’s top producer of ethanol and biodiesel. “With […]

The Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative is a partnership to help advance methods that improve water quality in Ohio. In this Voice of Soy, Julia Brown with the Ohio Soybean Council talks about the role farmers play in these efforts.  ...

In this edition of Missouri Corn Talk, Clint Stephens, Chairman of Missouri Corn Merchandising Council explains how the council stewards corn checkoff dollars, investing in projects and programs to help increase profitability of corn production in the state. ...

Northwest Iowa farmer Kelly Niewenhuis serves as president of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, which continues to work on research, education, and market development. He says one technology that’s exciting for ethanol is called ClearFlame, which transforms diesel engines to run on decarbonized and renewable liquid fuels. ...

An ag economist says Iowa farmers could pay more in cash rent as rates continue to rise. Iowa State University Extension economist Dr. Alejandro Plastina says stronger commodity prices and farmland values are causing rates to climb. “Tenants do have better access to a more robust working capital and a higher profitability ratio than in previous years,” Plastina said, “so they are able to afford some of that extra value […]

Farming trends are shifting to environmentally conscious terms such as Climate Smart. Missouri Soybeans Conservation and Farm Operations Director Clayton Light says the thought of a climate smart bean would be soybeans grown on climate smart practices such as cover crop or reduced tillage. He says how can you get a label on a product that says this is a climate smart practice? Learn more at mosoy.org. Brought to you by […]