Agriculture

Private estimates are coming in ahead of USDA’s planting intentions report March 31st. Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says they’re forecasting 90.7 million corn acres, 89.8 million for soybeans, and wheat at 48.3 million acres. “We know the USDA has already printed 2 million-plus acres of all wheat. And whenever you start putting acreage like that out, for instance we know cotton acres are going to be up at least some, […]

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The Biden administration has announced nearly $3 billion is available for infrastructure projects of national and regional significance which includes improvements in rural areas. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says it will provide “for transportation infrastructure projects like transit, rail, highways, freight, and a lot of bridges.” The Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program is one of three areas included in this round of funding.  Up to $300 million this year […]

Wild birds in eastern Michigan have been confirmed with highly pathogenic avian influenza. Jennifer Holton with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development tells Brownfield vigilant biosecurity is critical right now for the state’s poultry industry. The department has been working under an internal Incident Management Team for the past month when the disease was first detected in a backyard non-commercial flock in Kalamazoo County to prepare for any […]