Deer hunting October cold fronts
October 17, 2024
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Hay and supplies from northwestern Wisconsin have been donated and delivered to hurricane victims. Kurt Wohlk is a truck driver who also helps on his family’s Almena, Wisconsin farm. He tells Brownfield he hoped to get enough hay to fill his flatbed semi, but the donations kept coming to the Barron County Fairgrounds in Rice […] The post Northwest Wisconsin farmers donate to hurricane relief appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A St. Louis area teen is being recognized by the National 4-H Council for leadership in her community. Kaycie Hollrah a ten-year Missouri 4-H member was named a Youth in Action award winner for her role in launching the Extension Council Youth Leadership Program. “My goal was not only to find those that were very […] The post Missouri 4-Her named Youth in Action Award Winner appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ethanol plant in south-central Minnesota is prepared for a disappointing corn crop. Highwater Ethanol CEO Brian Kletscher says supplies could tighten following a tough growing season in the region. “We’re going to have corn out there, it’s going to be available. But between the livestock and the ethanol plant, we need to make sure […] The post Minnesota ethanol plant prepared for disappointing corn crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. ethanol production hit its highest level in a month last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.042 million barrels per day, up 4,000 on the week and 7,000 on the year. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says operating margins for the average Iowa plant ticked slightly higher […] The post Ethanol stocks, production up modestly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A western Iowa dining establishment is the winner of the Iowa Pork Producers “Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin” contest. Lori Thomsen and her husband Greg own the Dairy Sweet of Dunlap which won this year’s title. She says it’s special because her parents won it nearly two decades ago. “We were a little overwhelmed, because we […] View Full Story
A group of scientists are researching ways to limit the spread of two insects that could destroy stored grain. Kansas State University professor of entomology Tom Phillips tells Brownfield… “The larger grain borer can cause severe damage to dried corn in bins and some other cereal grains, and the capper beetle has the potential to […] The post USDA grant aimed at eradicating two stored grain pests appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Some Iowans are in the habit of gobbling a few multivitamins daily, but one health care professional says too much of a good thing -can- lead to complications. Halley Molstad, a registered dietician at Gundersen Health System, says you don’t need a multivitamin if you’re eating a well balanced, healthy diet, though she knows older […] View Full Story
“Variable” continues to be a frequently used word to describe corn and soybean yields in the Upper Midwest. Jeff Moon covers Minnesota and Wisconsin as a market development specialist for Corteva Agriscience. “I think the word of the day would be ‘variable.’ Obviously we had a lot of moisture this spring, and it seems like […] The post “Variable” used often to describe Minnesota yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Center at Texas A&M University expects Congress to combine natural disaster relief with farm bill commodity program price supports this year. Bart Fisher tells Brownfield its important lawmakers help farmers, because even if Congress passes a new farm bill in the lame duck session, it kicks […] The post Ag policy analysts anxious on disaster relief package appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story