June 11, 2025

Another suit has been filed against the USDA for terminating grants without following proper procedures. FarmSTAND Staff Attorney Holly Bainbridge tells Brownfield her plaintiffs argue the agency terminating previously awarded projects violates due process, the Administrative Procedure Act, and a separation of powers. “I think if we’re successful in the lawsuit, it will give a […] The post Nonprofits suing USDA for illegal grant terminations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Commentary. Earlier this winter while attending a farm show sponsored by a local radio station that carries Brownfield programming, a listener shared with me a poem “Sermons We See” by Edgar A. Guest. The message was first published in 1919 in “The Boy Agriculturalist” Volumes 12-13, Illinois State Training School for Boys. As is often […] The post Fathers, Farmers, and the Power of Example appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Kellan grew up on a row crop and cow/calf operation in Eastern Nebraska. He was active as a 4-H and FFA member where he showed cattle at the local, state and national levels. He is a 2018 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received his Journalism degree. He has held different radio positions […] The post Kellan Heavican appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin FFA members teamed up to prepare meals for those in need. It was part of FFA’s Day of Service, held Monday before the state convention officially began.    Students worked in shifts to pack thousands of meal bags for school and community backpack programs, and for hungry people around the world. Scott Norem is with […] The post Many FFA hands make 100,000 meals appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of educational programs, Ambra Tennery, says the National FFA Organization is focused on expanding opportunities for ag teachers.  She tells Brownfield ag educators play a significant role in shaping future careers for students. “Agriculture teachers are invaluable to students at the local level,” she says. “It usually always comes back to that ag […] The post National FFA Organization investing in teacher development appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, generally dry weather favors fieldwork and crop development.  However, lingering cool weather in the eastern Corn Belt contrasts with building heat west of the Mississippi River.  Wednesday’s Midwestern high temperatures should range from near 70°F in portions of the Great Lakes region to 90°F or higher in much of Nebraska and […] The post Warmth builds into the Corn Belt; scattered storms across the northern, southern U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Purdue University researchers have created a rapid detection test that could help poultry producers detect the disease faster. In this episode of Managing for Profit, associate professor of ag and biological engineering Mohit Verma, explains the process and what it will take to get the test commercialized. The post New HPAI test could help poultry producers combat the disease appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story