A dairy economist says the impact of rising costs will likely carry throughout herd and production trends this year despite record prices. Nate Donnay with StoneX tells Brownfield trend line milk production growth in 2021 was a tale of two trends. “The first half of last year the herd was increasing by 12,000 cows a month, in the second half of the year the herd was declining by 21,000 cows […]
The Biden administration has announced a program to increase access and lower the cost of high-speed internet for eligible participants. President Biden, during a press conference Monday, said the effort will reach 80 percent of Americans including 50 percent of rural areas. “Allowing millions of workers to do their job remotely, allowing small businesses to stay afloat and the strength of their online sales, allowing farmers to use precision agriculture […]
Weed resistance is one of the biggest challenges farmers face every year. In this Voice of Soy, Ohio State University extension weed specialist Mark Loux details how checkoff dollars are used to battle weed resistance and set producers up for a successful growing season. ...
Supply chain issues continue to create logistical problems, and a Tennessee farmer says it all depends on what he needs. David Nichols says it hasn’t been easy. “But so far we’ve been able to keep crop protection products, the chemistry side of things, in-house,” he says. Nichols, who farms in south Tennessee, tells Brownfield parts are a different story. “I have a neighbor who has a turbocharger issue and they […]
Stan Nelson serves on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and is chair of the research committee. He says the board is investing in research to find new uses for corn that add value to the Iowa farmer. He tells Brownfield one project involving plastics has the potential to use nearly 100 million bushels of corn per year. ...
Aidan Connolly is the Founder and President of Agritech Capital, a resource for new and established companies working at the interface of agriculture and technology. With tremendous experience in applied technology in pig production, Aidan highlights the main tools available to help us with our job on a day-to-day basis. Do you already implement any of those technologies in your routine?
The swine industry is in need of applied & novel technologies to save money for both producers and consumers. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Chris Bomgaars about different ways we can begin to implement technology into the barns and ways we can use it to get the most out of both our pigs and our employees.
Sorting Pigs On An Iowa Family Hog Farm: In this one the boys sort and thin out all the pigs left over after overstocks went out to make sure all the pigs are even with space.
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association - We hosted a panel discussion about the importance of 5G connectivity to agriculture and agtech advancements in Canada. Joining the talk was Jacob Glick (TELUS), Todd Ormann (Olds College), and Andre Arbour (Government of Canada).
