December 13, 2024

Canada’s National Farmers Union is concerned about the potential scale of the sustainable aviation fuel market. Director of climate crisis policy and action Darrin Qualman says the airline industry plans to transfer the energy sources for global aviation from oil fields to farm fields. “It is a huge, huge project over the next 25 years, […] The post National Farmers Union of Canada concerned about potentially massive scale of sustainable aviation fuel appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan Farm Bureau is among the many state farm groups across the Great Lakes who are raising concerns about deer damage. Director of the Public Policy and Commodity Division Matt Smego tells Brownfield members want to know how the state is managing the population and how they can support those efforts. “We’ve explored this with […] The post Michigan Farm Bureau members encouraging deer donations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

AgroLiquid has announced it plans to acquire Monty’s Plant Food Company to help expand its innovation in agricultural crop nutrition. Monty’s Plant Food is a Louisville-based specialist in soil health and plant nutrition technology. AgroLiquid CEO Nick Bancroft says both companies share some similar goals, but their different approaches to achieving them will help create […] The post AgroLiquid to acquire Monty’s Plant Food Company appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

2025 will be a big year for tax policy. ​The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act is set to expire next year. The director of government affairs at the American Farm Bureau Federation Dustin Sherer says there are a couple of provisions they want to see continued. “It lowered rates, the higher phase out of […] The post Tax policy could change in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

There’s concern Small Refinery Exemptions could ramp up during President Trump’s second term. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner suggests the SRE program was abused by the first Trump administration. “We have a lot of concern that there will be a reprise of giving out Small Refinery Exemptions to large oil companies to release […] The post Concern next Trump EPA could “reprise giving out Small Refinery Exemptions” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, cold, dry weather prevails, although winds have diminished.  Early Friday, temperatures again dipped below -10°F in parts of the upper Midwest, including much of northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.  Livestock producers in the western Corn Belt are preparing for an impending snow and ice event. On the Plains, cold weather persists […] The post Midwinter-like cold for most; some moisture developing on the southern Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wolf and deer depredation are legislative priorities for the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association in 2025. President Jake Thompson says they’ve been telling state lawmakers about damage from deer and elk for two years. “We’re going to still work really hard towards that, try to get that problem corrected (and) get some help for our producers […] The post Wolf and deer depredation legislative priorities for Minnesota Cattlemen appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

High pressure currently camped over the Corn Belt will drift eastward, allowing moisture associated with a weak disturbance to overspread the mid-South and Midwest later Friday into Saturday.  Wintry precipitation (snow, sleet, and freezing rain) will affect the western Corn Belt, with local travel disruptions persisting into the weekend.  A second disturbance, slightly stronger, will […] The post A more seasonally active pattern ahead for most; temps to recover across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As growers plan for next year, they might be looking for areas to cut back on in terms of costs. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks about one area he recommends they leave alone. The post The Value of Nitrogen Stabilizers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story