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Things were ticking right along and going well with our R75 Gleaner combine until they weren't lol.
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Agriculture
Sevita Soybean Seed Bagging Process
Sevita International has recently renovated our seed and export facility in Inkerman, Ontario. This video shows the state-of-the-art process for preparing soybean seed for planting.
United States and Philippines Cooperation Highlighted at U.S.-Philippines Food Security Dialogue
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today hosted a high-level Food Security Dialogue with the Philippines Department of Agriculture that showcased critical bilateral efforts to address global food security and climate change.
Van Orden: Midwest coalition stood up for farmers & ethanol
A Wisconsin congressman says Midwestern representatives stood up for farmers and the ethanol industry while working on the debt ceiling bill. Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden tells Brownfield the original Limit, Save, and Grow Act was 320 pages designed to raise the debt ceiling but also cut spending, but he and staff members identified things that would negatively impact the district, like the cuts to ethanol tax credits. “And […]
MO lawmakers pass budget, now focus on foreign ag land
The Missouri State Legislature passed a $50 billion budget proposal on Friday. Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn tells Brownfield there is enough money for the ag department to address black vultures and invest in the weights and measures division. “It’s been difficult to make ends meet in that division at the department considering fees haven’t been adjusted since the 1950s. We needed the boost to continue to meet consumer needs.” […]
Chipping potatoes starting to bloom
A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says chipping potatoes are starting to bloom. John Halverson with Black Gold Farms tells Brownfield it hasn’t been an easy spring with cool, wet conditions causing seed rot in a few acres of potatoes. But he says the situation is improving. “The weather will warm up and that’s exactly what the crop needs: 80 degree days and sunshine. We’ll start harvest soon, around June […]
Biden admin announces $4B investment in port infrastructure upgrades
The Biden administration is investing $4 billion in low-carbon infrastructure upgrades for the nation’s ports to help make the shipment of ag commodities more efficient. Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says the new Clean Ports Program will help reduce pollution at U.S. ports and create a zero-emission shipping future. “If our ports are more efficient, and if our ports have more opportunities to deliver and accept goods, […]
Delayed crop emergence in the Bootheel
A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says the cool conditions are delaying crop emergence. Rance Daniels says some of his rice fields have good stands, but others are coming up slowly. He says warm temperatures and more rain would be welcome. “We’ve got some timely rains, but it’s kind of been drier than normal,” he says. “We could have used more rainfall and warmer temperatures would have been helpful to […]
Hog futures lower to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, adjusting spreads and feeders were lower on the higher move in corn. June lives closed $.35 higher at $161.92 and August lives closed $.07 higher at $159.50. August feeders closed $1.72 lower at $221.42 and September feeders closed $1.62 lower at $225.05. It was a quiet Friday across cattle country. For the week, Southern live deals were marked at mostly $172, […]
