The chickens food starts in the ground it’s a good day of planting in Canada 2022
We are day three of planting and its a beauty of a day hope you enjoy everything went well just the way we like it
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Agriculture
B.C. farmers worry about more Avian flu transmission
Farmers in B.C.'s Fraser Valley are on edge: at least 10 farms have been affected by the virus, two of them being larger commercial operations. Previous Avian flu outbreaks resulted in the culling of millions of birds.
Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Ongoing Violence in America
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 – “Another massacre in America. A statement that is all too common and one we all wish to never speak again. Last week it was a church in California and a grocery store in Buffalo. Yesterday, it was an elementary school in Texas. It’s enough. We cannot and should not be willing to live with this carnage.
USDA Offers Funding Flexibility to Help States, WIC Families Amid Infant Formula Shortages
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 – In its continued efforts to get formula to families in need, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to consider seeking temporary flexibility in their infant formula contracts to allow WIC participants to purchase alternate sizes, forms, or brands of infant formula during the current shortage.
Wisconsin waives ag chemical cleanup fees again
Wisconsin farmers and pesticide applicators will continue to get a break from the state’s Agricultural Cleanup Program fees. Fertilizer and pesticide businesses normally pay a fee when renewing their license, and farmers pay it when purchasing fertilizer. The fee goes into the ACCP fund to help pay for cleaning up agrichemical spills. When the fund remains above $1.5 million, the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection can waive the […]
Michigan’s onion growers renew promotion program
Michigan’s onion producers have voted to continue the Michigan Onion Promotion and Development Program. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell says all seven major onion producers representing 347,384 hundredweight of production voted to renew the program for another five years and a majority of producers voted in favor of some other program changes. The program was created in 1977 to create greater opportunities for Michigan onion […]
Minnesota farmer says spring weather “on par” for his state
A Minnesota farmer who grows corn and soybeans south of the Twin Cities says this spring has been “pretty on par for Minnesota.” Brent Mohn of Lakeville tells Brownfield cool, wet conditions have slowed planting progress. “We’ve had short bursts to get as much done as possible, and then sit around and wait again.” He says they’re down to one field of soybeans and crops are emerging. “I think the […]
Cattle futures mixed with direct cash steady to lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle were mostly lower and feeders were mixed, watching corn and the direct markets. Direct cash markets were quiet during Wednesday’s session following the light trade Tuesday. June live was down $.42 at $132.30 and August was $.22 lower at $132.52. May feeders were $.10 higher at $154.60 and August was $.20 lower at $167.95. Boxed beef closed lower, with light to moderate movement. Choice was […]
Minnesota organic row crop farmer faces uphill planting battle
An organic row crop farmer in southwest Minnesota has a lot left to plant. Carolyn Olson and her husband grow corn, soybeans, and small grains near Cottonwood. She tells Brownfield 350 acres of small grains were planted before a rain event dumped more than six inches of rain in less than a day earlier this month. “So all of the small grain was planted, and we have about a third […]
