The chairman of the Lee County Board of Supervisors, cited for public intoxicated during a board meeting this week, says he didn’t realize at the time he was drinking from a can of diet soda he’d mixed with bourbon night before. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, there were “signs and odors of intoxication” […] View Full Story
Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples covers the Kansas Department of Agriculture public hearing. The post Kansas Department of Agriculture public hearing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association says vaccinations need to be developed to protect poultry and livestock from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Michael Dykes says, “It’s important that we get a program in place that begins to look at alternative ways of managing this virus.” Dykes tells Brownfield USDA had predicted […] The post IDFA President CEO favors development of HPAI vaccinations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Brownfield’s Jared White covers the 2025 Land Values Conference The post Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers 2025 Land Values Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip covers the Michigan Wheat Program farmer round table The post Michigan Wheat Program farmer round table appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa Supreme Court will decide whether suicide is considered an emotional or physical injury as it relates to workplace liability. Union Pacific Railroad worker Phil Morgan died by suicide after his supervisor allegedly intimidated him, and his wife sued, saying the company created an unsafe working environment. Her attorney Paul Slocomb , says current […] View Full Story
The avian influenza virus has been found in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County, Iowa. The Iowa Department of the Agriculture and Land Stewardship reports approximately 29,665 turkeys will be depopulated. It’s the state’s fourth detection of H5N1 HPAI within domestic birds since the start of the year. State Ag Secretary Mike Naig says […] The post Approximately 29,665 turkeys impacted in latest Iowa HPAI detection appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Two South Dakota ag groups want to see the state legislature compromise on eminent domain. Lawmakers are considering House Bill 1052, which would add a new section to existing right-of-way carrier law preventing the use of eminent domain for pipelines carrying carbon oxide. Eminent domain is getting attention in South Dakota as the Summit Carbon […] The post Ag groups seek landowner rights compromise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Michigan State University researchers are trying to identify where precision livestock technology can best suit the needs and budgets of pork producers. Animal Science professor Janice Sigford tells Brownfield, “Some of the things that producers want the most help with, not surprisingly, are some of the repetitive tasks or some of the tasks that are […] The post Making precision livestock tech more feasible appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Governor Kim Reynolds has issued an executive order that bans state agencies from using Chinese owned apps marketed as an alternative to TikTok. In late 2023, Reynolds banned state agencies from having TikTok accounts and it cannot be loaded on any state-owned device. She’s now extended the ban to include RedNote and Lemon8. The apps […] View Full Story
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