Can poinsettias kill you? There’s a long-standing rumor about the red-and-green flowers traditionally associated with Christmas being deadly if eaten. Janna Day, a nurse and the education and outreach manager at the Iowa Poison Control Center, says that’s simply an urban legend that is not true. “Unfortunately, poinsettias have really gotten a bad reputation over […] View Full Story
A market analyst says he’s closely monitoring Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans on the daily wire. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank says China has a tight window to fulfill its commitment of 12 million metric tons. “I’d say there’s room for the Chinese to continue buying at least into January,” he said. “The window is really […] The post Analyst watches China soybean buying pace as deadline extension looms appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A National Farmers Union leader says the twelve-billion dollar Farmer Bridge Assistance Program will help, but it’s not the solution to the real problem. Vice President of Advocacy Mike Stranz says, “We’ve got to have stronger policy that prevents this sort of thing from being needed in the first place.” Stranz tells Brownfield better federal […] The post Farmer’s Union calls for better policy, stronger antitrust enforcement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Beginning farmers and young men and women that grew up on the farm but are venturing out on their own have challenges to overcome, from finding a farm to buy or rent to making the right decisions during those early years. We’ll hear from Stephanie Abts about what she and her husband Keith do to […] The post Some advice for beginning farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Special quarters will be issued by the U.S. Mint as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence and Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s “shocked” the Treasury Department abandoned a plan to issue a commemorate coin honoring the women’s suffrage movement. “In my view, this is a very big mistake,” Grassley said […] View Full Story
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