A central Iowa farmer says he was pleasantly surprised by the pace of this year’s harvest season. Morey Hill raises corn and soybeans near Madrid. “I thought from all the rain and humidity we had in July that it would take a while for things to dry down. But boy it seems like we hit […] The post Fast harvest in central Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A pair of Illinois hemp growers say legislation included in the Senate bill to reopen the federal government would erase a multi-billion-dollar industry. “If they sign that bill into law, they’ll have outlawed everything in my shop.” Stacy McCaskill founded Hempstock Pharms in Woodstock in 2019 and says the bill’s limits of .4 milligrams of […] The post Hemp growers urge lawmakers to fix regulations instead of ending industry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting several additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The state says three commercial flocks in Ottawa County have been confirmed with the virus, bringing the county’s total to 10 for the year, mainly on commercial turkey operations. Two backyard flocks have also been confirmed in […] The post HPAI outbreaks expanding across Michigan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A mayor has been chosen for a small northwest Iowa town after a tie in last week’s election. Incumbent Willard McFarland and challenger Michael Bohlke tied for mayor of Westfield during last Tuesday’s elections, with 22 votes each. The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors had to draw lots to determine the new mayor of the […] View Full Story
An associate attorney at Ag and Business Legal Strategies says it’s never too early to take the first step in the succession planning process. Austin Peiffer says communication is key. “Those conservations are hard, and they can be uncomfortable, but it’s worse when they don’t happen,” he says. “A death in the family is a difficult and stressful time. If you add on a […] The post Communication is key throughout the succession planning process appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
