U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says it appears Farm Bill negotiations have become more complex. House Speaker Mike Johnson says a majority of House Republicans oppose a Senate plan to take nearly $10 billion in unspent funds from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and use it on conservation programs. “It would have actually provided additional […] View Full Story
A north-central Ohio farmer says his 2024 harvest featured some good and some bad results. Steve Reinhard raises soybeans, corn, wheat, malting barley, and hay near Bucyrus. “Our soybean crop is actually very good. We were very much average in some fields to a little bit above, so we were very happy with those. We […] The post Mixed harvest results for Ohio farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA’s latest turkey hatchery numbers are pointing towards a decline in production. The number of turkey eggs in incubation at the start of December was down 1% on the month and 3% on the year at 24.663 million eggs, while the number of poults hatched in November was 3% below last year at 21.017 […] The post Turkey hatchery numbers imply lower production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Early indicators are pointing to an increased risk of drought in 2025. Eric Snodgrass, chief atmospheric scientist with Conduit Ag, says he’s closely watching La Nina and the Bermuda High. “We had a pretty epic fall drought.” He says, “What happened in those years following weak La Nina and what happened in those years following […] The post 2025 drought concerns looming appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
State Treasurer Roby Smith says more than $68 million of unclaimed property has been turned over so far this year to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.”This is the largest amount that’s been turned over to us. It brings our total amount to 586 million dollars that we’re safe keeping, that we’re looking back, looking to […] View Full Story
The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a lower court ruling on a former Iowa State University professor’s claim of wage discrimination. Silvia Cianzio was an ISU professor who specialized in plant breeding. While serving on a Ag College Department review committee she discovered she was paid between 11 and $46,000 less than her male […] View Full Story
Researchers are about a year away from developing rapid tests to detect some foodborne illnesses. Michigan State University Nano BioSensor researcher Vangie Alocilja is leading a project to develop a test kit for poultry producers to quickly detect traces of salmonella before birds are processed. “If you can detect it early, you can also isolate […] The post Rapid food safety testing could be a year away appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
It’s an unprecedented time in farm bill discussions. Jonathan Coppess leads the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois. “I’m not sure when we’ve seen this level of uncertainty.” He says, “A two-year failed reauthorization effort following on the last two farm bills that ran tough paths going forward and had all the […] The post Unprecedented uncertainty around farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Connecting research to ag start-ups, the Michigan State University Innovation Center serves as a link to find solutions for agricultural challenges. AgBio Technology Manager Julia Miller tells Brownfield, “Most of the technologies have not been developed to the point where a company’s commercializing them, and what we’re hoping is to connect the researchers with the […] The post MSU Innovation Center bringing research solutions to farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Only about two weeks remain to visit one of Iowa’s largest holiday displays, and one of very few you can walk through to admire the dazzling array of lights, decorations, and interactive exhibits. Andrew Gogerty is spokesman for Reiman Gardens on the Iowa State University campus, which is hosting what it calls Winter Wonderscape. “We […] View Full Story
