In the southeastern South Dakota, Chet Edinger tells Brownfield 90% of his wheat acres have already been zeroed out and the winter wheat that’s left on the farm has been affected by hot conditions during critical growth stages. “The adjusters are going to look at it soon. When they first adjusted the rest of the wheat, they had adjusted for 53 bushels/acre wheat the first part of April and early […]
Five Illinois FFA members began the journey of a lifetime Thursday when they were elected to the next slate of state officers during the 95th annual Illinois FFA State Convention. Thaddeus Bergschneider of the Franklin FFA Chapter will serve as the 2023-2024 Illinois FFA State President. He tells Brownfield how he hopes to put a stamp on the organization. “I not only see myself as maybe planting seeds for the […]
Missouri’s ag director says her state’s pork producers will struggle to comply with California’s Proposition 12 law. Chris Chinn tells Brownfield independent producers will be impacted the most because retrofitting production facilities are extremely expensive. They’re losing anywhere from $35 to $40 for every hog that they raise right now, so to have that type of a loss right now and to go to a bank and ask to borrow […]
One of the US’s largest grocery store chains has announced it will build its first case-ready beef facility in a Kansas City suburb. Walmart will build a $257 million plant in Olathe that will take cuts of beef from a producer-owned meat packing plant in Nebraska. Walmart also has an ownership stake in Sustainable Beef LLC. Kansas Ag Secretary Mike Beam tells Brownfield it will help meet consumer demands by offering […]
The Ohio Pork Council says it fully endorses Issue 1, a proposal aimed at strengthening the democratic process in Ohio. Issue 1 proposes raising the requirement for constitutional amendments to pass with a 60 percent majority vote. The council is encouraging Ohioans to vote “yes” on Aug. 8. The non-profit, farmer led organization represents the interests of Ohio’s pork industry. The council says its mission is to serve as a […]
CLAAS of America has joined several farm equipment manufacturers in signing a memorandum of understanding with the American Farm Bureau Federation to give farmers the right to repair their own equipment. The agreement creates a framework for farmers and independent repair facilities to provide access to resources to self-diagnose and self-repair machines. AFBF has agreements also in place with John Deere, CNH Industrial Brands (which includes Case IH and New […]
The House Appropriations Committee has approved an ag spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 and it will now be considered by the full House. The $25.3 billion bill invests in programs at the USDA and Food and Drug Administration, but it is getting mixed reviews from agriculture groups. An area of disagreement is a rider that would prevent USDA from publishing rules to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act. The […]
South Dakota’s state climatologist says timely rains in the last week have improved dry conditions in the west while eastern South Dakota is missing out on rains and getting drier. Laura Edwards with South Dakota State University Extension tells Brownfield above average temperatures and dry conditions aren’t helping small grains. “The impacts I’m hearing right now in the central and southeastern part of the state, there’s a lot of oats […]
Exports are a bright spot for the U.S. pork sector. National Pork Board vice president of international market development Courtney Knupp says recent trade data shows pork exports are up 14 percent year over year. “We anticipate that to continue (as) the world is returning to its new normal, especially in Asia (where) the return to food service took much longer. And at the end of the day, the European […]
