A state legislator from north-central Iowa is being named the new executive director of the Iowa FFA Foundation. Shannon Latham of Sheffield says she brings 30 years of experience spanning business, government and communications to her FFA responsibilities. Latham says she’s thrilled to be giving back to an organization that had a profound impact on […] View Full Story
Bart Fisher with the Ag and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University says more ad-hoc assistance is expected from the Trump administration to help farmers navigate the tough ag economy, but the details are vague. More about ad-hoc assistance in this Managing for Profit. The post Ad-hoc aid expected for U.S. farmers, details unclear appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A family with more than 200 years of farming heritage in Northeast Pennsylvania started over in Kansas, and is this year’s World Dairy Expo Dairy Producers of the Year. Ken McCarty tells Brownfield that in the 1990s, his parents recognized their 250-cow operation would probably not be able to support them and the next generation. […] The post From Pennsylvania roots to Kansas Success: McCarty family named World Dairy Expo Producers of the Year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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