November 6, 2024

A central Indiana dairy farmer is watching how the state’s ag policy under the new administration could impact his operation.  Zach Ireland is the owner of Freshly Dairy. “The impact it’s made on the local agricultural economy, consumer product offerings and helping to create a more robust food system,” he says. “That’s how it’s contributed […] The post The potential impact of a new administration appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Meat Export Federation market representative says the organization is leaning into culinary flavors to help grow demand for U.S. beef and pork. Gerardo Rodriguez says cultural food fusion trends have been a huge success. “The Asian gastronomy, they eat ramen, for example,” he says.  “Then, in Mexico, we use the pork jowl in […] The post Cultural food fusion trends opportunity to increase demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Commentary. I pen this column before the results of Tuesday’s election are announced. My phone has been buzzing constantly for months with text messages from politicians in distant states, asking for money first and my vote second. Even after deleting and reporting these texts as “junk,” they keep flooding in. Political ads on television and […] The post Winners, losers, and the rest of us appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. corn and soybeans have been competitively priced on the global market and a grains analyst says that’s one reason there’s been an uptick in sales. Bryan Doherty is with Total Farm Marketing. “Importing countries in late winter or spring and even in summer were buying only as needed because the price trend was down,” […] The post Export sales are up, but why? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm labor specialist says there are a lot of unknowns about how the new administration will impact the farm labor shortage. Michigan State Univeristy ag labor economist Zach Rutledge tells Brownfield specialty crop producers have become more reliant on H-2A visas to secure their workforce.  But he says wages are becoming cost-prohibitive. “Our region is […] The post Farm labor questions remain with new administration appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

North Iowa farmer Brent Renner tells Brownfield he’s more optimistic about the farm bill getting done during the lame duck session of Congress. “But I’ll say that with the caveat that I hope they don’t just get it done to get it done. I hope it’s the right farm bill. That concerns me a little […] The post Iowa farmer hopeful “the right” farm bill gets done during lame duck appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story