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An executive with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says farmers should take extra precautions to avoid equipment breakdowns this spring as the industry continues to battle a shortage of parts. Curt Blades tells Brownfield their members are doing what they can to have parts on hand for planting. “Manufacturers are placing a very high priority on parts, specifically those wear parts, because we understand the importance of that seasonality.” He […]

An ag economist says the financial outlook for grain farmers is favorable despite challenges in the broader economy.   David Widmar with Ag Economic Insights tells Brownfield inflation and supply chain concerns are top of mind right now, but grain farmers are still seeing a positive budget outlook and commodity price environment. “The outlook is pretty favorable. In fact, it’s probably one of the more favorable outlooks we have seen […]

Farmers looking to boost their yield potential will have plenty of options to review. In this Managing for Profit, Jeremy Miner a Channel technical agronomist in Iowa talks about a Bayer research trial that evaluated soybean planting rates and fungicide applications. ...

Farmers and ag organizations had their first chance to hear why the University of Wisconsin wants to change the Farm and Industry Short Course program. The 135-year-old program has been an accredited on-campus 16-week residential format, but College of Ag and Life Sciences officials announced they will make it a non-residential program without accreditation featuring a mixture of in-person and virtual instruction. More than 100 farmers and agriculture group leaders […]

A South Dakota corn grower who sends much of his crop to nearby ethanol plants is praising President Biden’s announcement allowing summertime E15 use. Scott Stahl tells Brownfield says the EPA’s restoration of an emergency waiver allowing E15 this summer is great news. “We know that biofuels and ethanol, in particular, have proven themselves time and time again to be good for the consumer, good for the environment, and very […]

President of the Missouri Corn Growers Association Jay Schutte says he welcomes the decision by President Biden to allow summertime sales of E15. He says the waiver prevents drivers from losing access to lower-cost and cleaner-burning fuel. “With ethanol selling 80 cents to a dollar less than wholesale gasoline, this emergency declaration couldn’t come at a better time for drivers suffering at the pump.” Schutte says America’s corn farmers and […]

The CEO of a Wisconsin ethanol producer says President Biden’s E15 announcement is still just a temporary fix to a problem his administration helped create. Erik Huschitt from Badger State Ethanol tells Brownfield it’s good to have the waiver back again but, “We started with having that waiver through the Trump administration. It was Biden’s EPA that denied that emergency waiver, so it then put us on a crash course […]

The Biden administration plans to allow summertime sales of E15. President Biden made the announcement during a speech at POET Biorefining’s ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa Tuesday afternoon, saying he’s leaning on farmers and biofuel refiners to help alleviate record-high fuel costs. “Today I’m announcing (that) the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to issue an emergency waiver to allow E15 gasoline that uses more ethanol from homegrown crops to be […]

The Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association is thanking President Biden for delivering lower cost fuel options. Ben Klick, president of the association, says Ohio corn growers have been demonstrating how higher blends of ethanol are a smart choice to lower costs at the pump for months. He says the move to allow summertime sales of E15 is a critical stop gap measure to ensure consumers can use cleaner burning, […]