The National FFA president says to get where he is, just say “yes.” National FFA president Cole Baerlocher encourages members who aspire to be a national officer to say yes to every opportunity the organization presents. “That is what I feel you need to do is just continue to show that dedication for our organization, and not to be afraid to fall down every now and then, to fail. Because […]
An agronomist says much of the Wisconsin winter wheat crop looks very good so far. Bob Berkovich with Pioneer tells Brownfield the early soybean harvest last fall helped farmers get winter wheat planted earlier. He says a warm October helped the wheat grow before winter set in. “We’re finally starting to see it green up a little bit although with the cooler temperatures it is a little bit slower to […]
Bayer has announced its latest settlement to resolve a collection of claims that Roundup causes cancer — avoiding a trial that was set to begin this week. In a statement to Brownfield, Bayer says it’s pleased that the case was settled on reasonable terms. The agreement, reached last Thursday, addressed a lawsuit filed in 2017 by a St. Louis resident who said he was exposed to Roundup while working for […]
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Wisconsin now has four farms affected by highly-pathogenic avian influenza. Kevin Hoffman with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection tells Brownfield the new case was confirmed over the weekend in a commercial turkey flock near Cameron in Barron County. The farm is one of the Jenny-O Turkey farms supplying their processing plant in Barron. Hoffman says there are nearly 80 additional poultry premises within the 10-kilometer control zone, […]
The winner of the 2022 National FFA essay contest found a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic. Megan Clark of the Dewitt Central FFA Chapter says the topic for the essay contest sponsored by GROWMARK was how has COVID-19 positively impacted agriculture. “And I talked about how meat lockers across the whole country were booming with business.” Clark lives in east-central Iowa and tells Brownfield several area lockers had to […]
The head of Nebraska Farm Bureau says the recent passage of the $900 million tax cut bill is “transformative” for ag producers. “It’s real dollars. We’re not nickel and diming along the edges here. It’s substantial.” Mark McHargue tells Brownfield it is the largest tax cut in state history and will provide property and income tax relief. “At the end of the day with prices going up, land values going […]
A wildfire in South-Central Nebraska continues to burn more than 35,000 acres of agricultural land. “It’s been pretty horrendous.” Farmer Don Batie tells Brownfield the fire started last Thursday in Gosper and Furnas Counties from dryness and high winds. “We had one fatality in it. A number of injuries. Equipment lost. Houses lost. Buildings lost and tremendous number of livestock lost.” The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says the cause of […]
The Illinois General Assembly passed a state budget over the weekend that includes $750,000 for the Illinois Department of Agriculture to hire more state veterinarians. Illinois Beef Association Executive Vice President Josh St. Peters tells Brownfield they’ve worked closely with other state ag groups on this effort as animal diseases like Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and African Swine Fever remain a top concern for livestock producers. “Today, the Illinois Department […]
