Striking the balance during a high time of high input costs, understanding the difference between overfeeding acres or underfeeding yields will help maximize ROI. Learn more in this Managing For Profit episode. The post Striking the Balance appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts says a new grant will help streamline services and reduce administrative burdens on local offices. Rivkah Hodgkinson tells Brownfield, “We just received a $1.6 million grant from the Erb Family Foundation, and the entire purpose of this grant is to allow us to help build […] The post Michigan Association of Conservation Districts says new funding expands staffing, training, and conservation growth appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
President Trump has waived a 106-year-old shipping law so foreign vessels can transport goods between U.S. ports. Economist Danny Munch with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield that President Trump’s waiver of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also called the Jones Act, allows more ships to bring critical fuel and fertilizer materials to America’s […] The post Trump waives maritime shipping rule to boost fuel, fertilizer shipments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Wisconsin bill that would exempt certain warehouses from having fire sprinkler systems awaits the Governor’s signature. Matthew Oehmican with Short Lane Farm Supply tells Brownfield the legislation is important for buildings containing pesticides, fungicides, and fertilizers. “This one is going to make a very big impact because you’re going to prevent sprinkler systems from […] The post Wisconsin ag warehouse sprinkler bill awaits the Governor’s signature appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The state says it has received the first Safe Haven baby of this year. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says a baby girl born March 6th was given up under the law. There were five Safe Haven babies turned over to the state last year. The law allows parents who determine they […] View Full Story
Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is limiting poultry movement in twenty southern counties. The department is suspending poultry shows, exhibitions, swap meets, and movement of poultry to other events from the Illinois state line to a line from ten miles south of La Crosse to ten miles north of Sheboygan. The suspension […] The post Wisconsin suspends poultry movements in southern counties appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says more people need to learn how to find common ground with their political opponents. “This is how America works,” Ernst said, “where we’re able to take differences and come together and not just shout at one another, but come together and figure out a way forward.” Ernst, a Republican from […] View Full Story
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