Agriculture

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner will be in Indianapolis for the Indiana State Fair Ham Breakfast July 29, 2022. ...

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner will be in Columbus August 7, 2022 for the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions. ...

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Megan Grebner will be on the ground in Reno, Nevada July 24 to July 28, 2022 for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Summer Meeting. ...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has renewed its call for the suspension of Brazilian beef imports. Ethan Lane, Vice President of Government Affairs with NCBA, says the USDA needs to take steps to safeguard the integrity of the entire US food supply chain.  “We were really frustrated by Secretary Vilsack’s response the last time around,” he says.  “He basically blew us off and said that we didn’t know what we […]

A Western Corn Belt farmer says 2022 is shaping up to be one of the driest planting seasons on record. Don Batie grows a variety of crops in South-Central Nebraska. “Since November in our area, I don’t think we’ve had more than one rain over a tenth-of-an inch. According to the long-term records, we’re like the 129th driest year in 130 years.” He tells Brownfield drought and high winds have […]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green says he’s optimistic UNL will receive full funding for an on-campus USDA research facility.  He tells Brownfield UNL has secured $31 million of the $120 million for the center that will focus on precision ag and innovation. “We know that we have funding yet to come and yet to be appropriated. We have full support of the USDA and have support in Congress we […]

According to a new study, sales of plant-based protein have grown in recent years, but they haven’t reduced consumer spending on animal protein products. Healthy Living: Click here for more information. ...

Limited availability and rising prices of commercial fertilizer have many farmers choosing manure to provide nutrients for their crops. Abe Sandquist with Natural Fertilizer Services says a lot of it is because of the shortage. “But the other part is people are realizing it has a ton of value,” he says.  “Way more value than the fertilizer that we’re buying from Ukraine.  It’s just that we’ve never been able to […]

Northwest central Ohio farmer Patty Mann says she was able to secure most of her ag inputs ahead of the planting season. “The dealer we buy chemicals and fertilizer from was proactive in his buying and we signed a contract for the fertilizer we’d be using in 2022 back in December,” she says. “As soon as we locked in prices, he started filling up his bins.” She tells Brownfield some […]