December 11, 2024

Broiler sets and placements continue to point towards more chicken in 2025. The USDA says 249.821 million broiler-type eggs went into incubation, down 315,000 on the week, but up 6% on the year, with the average hatchability rate holding just under 80% at 79.7%. Placements of broiler-type chicks into meat production were reported at 192.965 […] The post Broiler sets, placements continue to run ahead of last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag labor consultant says dairy farmers need to follow the rules when utilizing H-2A guest workers.  Sarah Black with Great Lakes Ag Labor Services tells Brownfield there are plenty of seasonal jobs on a dairy farm, but milking cows is not one of them. “Milking cows has to be done 365 days, but these […] The post Start now to get 2025 H-2A workers, follow regulations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new investment from Tractor Supply Company will expand scholarship opportunities for FFA members pursing higher education. Molly Ball, president of the National FFA Foundation says the company provided National FFA $5 million to support students. “They saw the need to help students in local communities by offering scholarships so that they can go in […] The post $5 million investment helps FFA students with higher education appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economics professor at Cornell University says a recent study from the United Soybean Board shows checkoff dollars create more opportunities for soybean farmers. Dr. Harry Kaiser says without the checkoff program… “Overall soybean demand would have been 9% lower than it actually was,” he says. “Clearly the activities the soybean check off does have […] The post USB releases report showing economic benefits of the checkoff appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says better management of the state’s deer herd is at the forefront of member’s minds. Brian Duncan says farmers are losing money to wildlife. “This very real economic impact, especially in southern Illinois.”  He says, “Forty acres with timber on four sides, you know, they don’t stand a […] The post Illinois Farm Bureau pushing deer management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A dairy state Senator remains critical of the Food and Drug Administration for failing to enforce dairy labeling standards. Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin confronted FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf and Deputy Commissioner Jim Jones during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee hearing on the diabetes and obesity epidemics in America.  Baldwin says consumers […] The post Baldwin confronts FDA officials on dairy labeling appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Four new farmers were elected to the Illinois Farm Bureau Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting. IFB board members are elected to two-year terms.  The post Illinois Farm Bureau board welcomes four new members appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Missouri Farm Bureau has been reelected to a third term. St. Clair County farmer, Garrett Hawkins, won reelection at the organization’s 110th annual meeting.  Hawkins was elected to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Board of Directors in January 2024, and in 2025, he will begin service on the executive committee of […] The post Hawkins re-elected to third term as Missouri Farm Bureau president appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story