Michigan cash rental rates +2%
An extension educator says cash rental rates increased slightly during 2023 reflecting higher farmland values. Farm Business Management Educator Jon LaPorte with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield the trend […]
550 Wagyu sees Indiana Grown success
A lifelong beef producer says Wagyu is helping her family’s business stand apart from other direct-to-consumer farms. Elizabeth Stonecipher says she and her husband grew up raising Angus cattle, but […]
No HPAI cases reported in Iowa’s dairy cattle, Naig says
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle is an evolving situation. “I think it’s important that we continue to stick […]
Growth Energy touts benefits of biofuels, year-round E15 at Des Moines Earth Day event
A biofuels expert says the EPA’s emergency waiver allowing sales of E15 fuel blends this summer provides certainty for retailers. Jake Comer, vice president of market development for Growth Energy, […]
Roadway safety tips for farmers, motorists during planting season
A public safety organization is reminding motorists to proceed with caution along roadways with planting season in full swing. Tim Hull, executive director of Missouri Operation Lifesaver, says drivers need […]
Early soybean planting more than a fad
An agronomist says he’s continuing to see farmers prioritizing planting soybeans ahead of corn. Brendan Bachmann, director of FS agronomy at GROWMARK, tells Brownfield… “We have some pockets that planted […]
Bittersweet start to planting
A Michigan young farmer says this planting season will be a new beginning for his family. Fourth-generation farmer John Bowsky tells Brownfield his father passed away last year after a […]
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2024-25 FAFSA Issues
Penalties for trespassing to hunt in Iowa are going up
The fines for trespassing in order to hunt deer will go up significantly July 1. The law — and the fines — have been expanded to include trespassing to hunt […]
Mason City breaks ground on major bike park, first of its kind in the Midwest
Ground was broken this morning on Mason City’s Destination Iowa bike park project. City Administrator Aaron Burnett says a grassroots effort from a local organization turned into a state-funded project […]
