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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is dismissing the food versus fuel debate that seems to be reemerging after the Biden administration announced it will allow summertime sales of E15. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield without ethanol farmers wouldn’t grow as much corn, so the impact on food prices would be the same. “In other words, I’m telling you that the people that make that argument are stupid […]

Compeer Financial chief risk officer Bill Moore says the situation in Ukraine is tragic in a human context but very interesting from an economic perspective. He tells Brownfield the conflict has added uncertainty to global grain stocks, generating market volatility amid inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions. Moore points to risk management as a key for farmers navigating the volatile price environment. ...

Eggs are often at the center of Easter celebrations – whether in meals, decorating and related activities, and much more. Sue Coyle is the director of integrated marketing with the American Egg Board. Healthy Living: Click here for more information. ...

A group of lawmakers is asking President Biden to review all available options to lower the cost of fertilizer as farmers ease into the planting season. Potential options include eliminating the cross-border vaccine mandate for transporters, ensuring ag minerals like phosphate and potash are part of the Department of Interior’s mission, increasing U.S. gas production, and approving pending export permits at the Department of Energy for liquefied natural gas. Lawmakers […]

Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Will Robinson will cover the AgriBusiness CLub of Kansas City meeting to honor U.S. Senator Roy Blunt on April 28, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

ADM plans to invest $300 million to expand production and open a Protein Innovation Center at their Decatur, Illinois location. ADM President of Global Foods Leticia Goncalves says the expansion will allow the company to meet growing global demand for alternative proteins by significantly increasing their soy protein concentrate capacity and nearly doubling extrusion capacity at the site. The new Protein Innovation Center will include test kitchens and pilot-scale production […]

Missouri’s state climatologist says the state had usually warm temperatures at the end of 2021, and a roller coaster of temperatures to start 2022. Pat Guinan says the winter jet stream often split the state leaving colder temperatures to the north and warmer temperatures in the south Guinan tells Brownfield Missouri had a wet October, which helped recharge the soil profile, surface water supplies, and it helped grass growth before […]

A cleaner forage sorghum field equals higher feed quality at a more affordable cost compared to corn.  In this Managing for Profit, Ryan Bryant-Schlobohm talks about the new herbicide tolerance available in forage sorghum and how it helps eliminate weed pressure and added input costs. ...

Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip will cover the 2023 Farm Bill Field Hearing in East Lansing, Michigan on April 29, 2022. ...