July 23, 2024

A lifetime no-till farmer says equipment adjustments have helped improve his soil health and profitability. Jeff Stuck tells Brownfield his father first started no-till farming after a severe drought in the mid-1970s and he’s kept up the practice for more than 30 years on his farm. “We run a chopping corn head, we want that […] The post Chopper head key to one no-tiller’s success appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says recent changes in the upcoming presidential election and other politics have Congress in observation mode instead of completing a new farm bill. “…It is crazy. I’ve been at this a very long time and have never witnessed anything that even comes close to this.” Chuck […] The post Congress in observation, not action mode appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The House Ag Committee took a closer look at the farm financial situation in a hearing on Tuesday. Southern Minnesota farmer and Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Dana Allen-Tully told lawmakers unless economic conditions change, there will be a perfect storm that won’t be fully understood until early 2025. She says that’s when farmers won’t […] The post MN farmer: a perfect storm coming for ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story