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Nebraska leaders weigh in on $307 million EPA grant to lower carbon emissions
Nebraska is receiving $307 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to tackle climate pollution. Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples has more from the Governor’s Summit on Ag and Economic Development. Andrew Dunkley, with the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) says the funding will be distributed to the state in October. “We are in negotiation with…
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Cherry season such a ‘disaster’ in Michigan that Whitmer urges federal action
Cherry season such a ‘disaster’ in Michigan that Whitmer urges federal action MLive.com
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Poland sees its most violent farmers’ protest yet as anger grows across Europe
Poland sees its most violent farmers’ protest yet as anger grows across Europe MSN
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Prices & politics highlight Ag Day discussions at Illinois State Fair
Prices and politics are highlighting discussions at the kickoff of the Illinois State Fair. KJ Johnson, president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association, says the annual tradition of Ag Day represents an industry homecoming. “This is one of those times where we get to see everybody in the industry.” He says, “Everybody’s thinking about…
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Lukashenko: Country’s growth depends on agriculture
Lukashenko: Country’s growth depends on agriculture Belarus News (BelTA)
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Funds Press Row Crops on Big Crop: Could Stock Market Liquidation Get Them To Cover Their Shorts?
Funds Press Row Crops on Big Crop: Could Stock Market Liquidation Get Them To Cover Their Shorts? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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France facing worst wheat harvest in 4 decades after winter storms
France facing worst wheat harvest in 4 decades after winter storms Ghana News Agency
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Concerns over the state of the ag economy
What is causing lower commodity prices and recent ag equipment layoffs? Cortney Cowley, Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City comments on the current state of the ag economy. The post Concerns over the state of the ag economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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Pleasant Summer weather across the Corn Belt; welcome rains for parts of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather favors summer crops that are in the reproductive to filling stage of development. On August 4, nearly one-half (46%) of the U.S. corn had reached the dough stage, while 59% of the soybeans were setting pods. Later Friday, Midwestern high temperatures should range from near 65°F in the…
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Cargill Internal Memo Describes Structural Overhaul to Streamline Company
Cargill Internal Memo Describes Structural Overhaul to Streamline Company Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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How is the current ag economy impacting equipment sales?
How is the current ag economy impacting equipment sales? Successful Farming
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Cattle Industry Leaders Disgusted With Targeted Persecution of Family Ranchers
WASHINGTON – Today, leaders of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) issued statements in response to news of the indictment of Charles and Heather Maude, multi-generational family ranchers in western South Dakota, by U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota: “I…
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Farm Credit Statement on New Farm Service Agency Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose issued a statement following the Farm Service Agency’s final rule, titled “Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans”: “Farm Credit welcomes the new Farm Service Agency rule, which enhances FSA’s flexibility to better support farmers and encourages collaboration with Farm Credit…
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Ag Bankers See Farm Economy ‘Cliff’ Without Farm Bill
Ag bankers fear an economic cliff in farm country without a new farm bill. That’s according to one longtime Ag banker who testified before the House Agriculture Committee recently. Tony Hotchkiss has spent the last 41 years in Ag banking and now chairs the Agriculture and Rural Bankers Committee of the American Bankers Association. He…
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CDC Spends $250 Million to Develop Bird Flu Vaxx, Jab Farmworkers
The Centers for Disease Control will invest ten million dollars in two new projects to protect the health of farmworkers. Wisconsin’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Director, Dr. Keith Poulson tells Brownfield some funding will go towards developing an avian influenza vaccine. “About 250 million dollars to help develop H5-specific RNA subunit vaccines, so very similar using…
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Grains fell on knee-jerk reactions but recovery could take time
Grains fell on knee-jerk reactions but recovery could take time Agweek
