AgriNovus Indiana launches program to boost ag innovation
The CEO of AgriNovus Indiana launches program to boost ag innovation Indiana has launched Velocity, a program to boost ag innovation. Mitch Frazier says producer-led initiatives are helping farmers address […]
Concerns remain about ag transportation
The executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says ag transportation continues to face headwinds. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield… “Low water conditions on the Mississippi River. We had drought conditions […]
Placements decline in latest On Feed report
November cattle placements declined in the USDA’s November Cattle on Feed report. Mississippi State University livestock economist Josh Maples says the numbers were near pre-report expectations, but where the declines […]
Economist expects fewer soybean acres in 2025
An ag economist says soybean growers continue to face some volatility. “I’ve got to admit, it’s a little tough right now, said Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net McCormick says he’s concerned […]
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Year-round E15 left out of CR. What’s next?
Biofuels groups are going back to the drawing board after a year-round E15 solution was left out of the Continuing Resolution. “To have it in the CR and then have […]
Supreme Court upholds Orange City rental inspection ordinance
The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that said Orange City’s mandatory inspections of rental properties are unconstitutional. Attorneys for renters and landlords argued the ordinance which required […]
Paton man charged with murder in son’s death
A Paton man is being held in the Greene County Jail without bond after being charged in the death of his two-month-old son. Twenty-six-year old Nolan Roger Wilson called for […]
Record/near-record warmth to expand across the Heartland for Christmas Week; unseasonably wet
Mild weather will dominate the country during this Christmas holiday week, except for some lingering cold weather in the Northeast. In fact, temperatures at times will attain record-high levels for […]
Indiana farmer helping U.S. veterans find their place in ag
Photo by Luke Munchrath, AFBF photo. A Hancock county Indiana farmer is working with fellow veterans to help them find careers in agriculture. Joe Ricker was first introduced to ag through […]