The executive director of the Organic Farmers Association says the Trump administration’s actions aren’t matching its messaging. “I don’t see how you put American farmers first if we’re gutting all of this support for them.” Kate Mendenhall says the freezing of promised federal funds is having drastic impacts on organic farmers across the country. “We […] The post Farmers first? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Photo provided by the Ohio Soybean Council. The deputy executive director of the Ohio Soybean Council says the group is working to increase the adoption of soy-based firefighting foam across the state. Brandon Kern says SoyFoam, developed by Cross Plains Solutions through United Soybean Board checkoff funds, offers fire departments a safer solution. “SoyFoam is designed to […] The post Soy-based firefighting foam looking to expand in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
One person was killed when two semis collided in western Iowa early this morning. The accident happened on westbound Interstate 80 in Cass County at around 1:10 a.m. The Iowa State Patrol reports 35-year-old Jagdeep Singh, of Floral Park, New York died, when the semi he was driving struck the rear of another semi and […] View Full Story
The new South Dakota State FFA President says he’s looking forward to a year serving FFA members. Tyler Strasser is a member of the Lennox-Sundstrom FFA in southeast South Dakota. “I just really want to help other members find their passion in the FFA and ag industry. FFA played a huge role in how my […] The post South Dakota FFA names new officer team appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An agronomist with Syngenta says good pre-emergence weed control is vital for a successful crop. Brandon Nystrom says in an early spring, farmers can use a strong foundation rate of residual herbicides to tackle winter annual weeds, like henbit, before crops emerge. “We’ve had a combination of conversations regarding managing those weeds already up and […] The post Don’t underestimate the value of pre-emergence weed control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The wild turkey hunting season gets underway today with the youth season. Iowa DNR wildlife biologist Jim Coffey says hunters bagged a record 16,000 birds last year. “We’re expanding a similar harvest this year as well, because most turkeys that hunters are after are the two-year-old birds. And we had good production in 2023. Our […] View Full Story
A global equipment manufacturer says the Trump administration’s tariff and trade policy will likely have an impact on the ag economy Eric Raby, senior vice president for the Americas with CLAAS, says right now there’s more questions than answers. “We have to make sure that we’re paying attention to how we’re supporting the farmers, how we’re […] The post Equipment manufacturer says tariffs, trade could impact ag economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
China has increased tariffs on U.S. goods again, responding to the latest move from the United States. “It’s certainly become a bidding war as to who can name the highest tariff.” But Arlan Suderman with StoneX Group says it doesn’t matter how high the tariffs go – trade has essentially been shutdown between the two countries. “That […] The post U.S. and China continue tit-for-tat trade dispute appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
China has increased tariffs on U.S. goods again, responding to the latest move from the United States. “It’s certainly become a bidding war as to who can name the highest tariff.” But Arlan Suderman with StoneX Group says it doesn’t matter how high the tariffs go – trade has essentially been shutdown between the two countries. “That […] The post U.S. and China continue tit-for-tat trade dispute appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The top elected officials in Illinois are set on maintaining a strong relationship with Mexico. Governor J.B. Pritzker recently led a trade delegation to meet with Mexican elected officials and business leaders. “What we were trying to do is to bring our Ag organizations, and representatives of family farmers, together with the Mexican buyers as […] The post Illinois strengthening trade relationship with Mexico appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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