AgInsights tool from USDA NASS modernizes farm analytics
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has launched AgInsights to help make report data more accessible and interactive. Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce tells Brownfield the tool is one […]
IATP: Beef import plan a win for packers, not much else
The director of climate change and rural strategies with the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy says the Trump administration’s plan to import 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free beef is […]
The hidden costs of record-high diesel prices on ag transportation
An ag economist says record-high diesel prices could reshape the cost of agricultural transportation. “It takes a lot of diesel to move goods and services throughout the economy,” he says. […]
Nonfat dry milk surges to $2.08 as CME dairy prices end the week mixed
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0075 to $0.78. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were […]
Bringing rye back to Kentucky
Work continues to re-establish rye as a viable crop in Kentucky. South Central Kentucky farmer John Halcomb of Walnut Grove Farms says it’s going to take time. “As we started […]
Minnesota farm-to-table business faces higher costs as fuel prices rise
A farm-to-table business owner says rising fuel prices are negatively impacting her bottom line. Traci Walkowski sells produce and pasture raises turkeys and chickens in Hutchinson, Minnesota and tells Brownfield […]
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Paullina Man Faces Burglary, Firearm Charges
(KIWA) — A Paullina man faces felony burglary and firearm charges after police say he took a rifle from a garage and pointed it at another person. According to a […]
Soaring diesel costs squeezing farm margins this fall
Farmers across the Midwest share one major concern as harvest gets underway. “Diesel prices.” West-central Indiana farmer Kevin Cox says $6 diesel takes a quick toll on a producer’s bottom […]
Minnesota farmer works to get fall cover crops seeded as harvest approaches
A southwest Minnesota farmer is making progress seeding fall cover crops. Bryan Biegler is a strip-till corn and soybean grower from Lake Wilson. “A lot of our covers have been […]