A third-generation blueberry grower says he transitioned to the H-2A guest worker visa program because his harvest crew requested it. Southwest Michigan’s Lance Fritz tells Brownfield, “Our crews that we brought up every year, they came to us kind of complaining that they can’t get the people that we needed.” “They decided they wanted to […]
The post H-2A program helps farms survive labor shortages, says third-generation grower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
An agricultural banker says most farmers are navigating through today’s economic challenges, but it’s more difficult for some. Chris Schneider from
The Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation at the USDA says the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program sign-up is going well,
The executive director of government relations with GROWMARK says crop protection tools are coming under increasing fire in state legislatures across the
Soybeans were mixed, mostly modestly lower. Contracts were up early as crush demand continues to be strong, soybean oil demand for
The head of the Michigan Corn Growers Association says Friday’s renewable fuel announcement brings market expansions that farmers desperately needed. Scott Piggott tells
A pair of ag economists say declining investment in U.S. ag research and development could have an impact on global food
May corn $4.55 and 3/4, down 6 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.59 and 3/4, up 1/2 centMay soybean meal $314.90, down
A central Minnesota farmer says he was caught off guard by the spring runup in fertilizer prices. Nick Peterson of Clear
A grains and oilseeds analyst says farm profitability could start to claw its way back. Marc Rosenbohm with Terrain says how
