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Michigan State University Extension beginning farmer field days building collaboration across the Saginaw Valley
A beginning farmer says a network of mentors has helped their operation grow. Diversified produce and livestock farmer Taylor Schomaker has been working with her husband Ryan to reinvent the
USDA reports big week-to-week gain in broiler placements
The USDA continues to point towards expanded broiler production. 256.758 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, down 180,000 from the previous week, but up 3% from a
Unemployment drops slightly in March with little fluctuation in Iowa job market
Iowa’s unemployment and labor force participation rates both were down one tenth of a percent in March Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says things have pretty much been steady
Rollins highlights new Des Moines-area food safety center during Iowa stop
U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA is continuing efforts this year to reorganize and streamline the department. Speaking at an event in Iowa on Tuesday, Rollins pointed to
Ethanol stocks rise as weekly production holds almost steady
U.S. ethanol stocks grew over the past week as demand slipped a little. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply of 26.02 million barrels was up 139,000 on
Iowa farmers feverishly focus on planting while the weather cooperates
After heavy rain, scattered snow, and widely varied temperatures during the past month, Iowa farmers are making up for lost time by getting a significant amount of planting done this
The party may change but relationships still matter
Every year, during the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) Annual Conference, Brownfield Ag News throws a party for our advertising partners and everyone else attending the meeting. Those celebratory gatherings have
U.S. Ag Secretary, in Iowa, touts upcoming E15 vote in U.S. House
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says promoting year-round sales of gasoline with a higher blend of ethanol is at “the top” of President Trump’s biofuels agenda. During a campaign rally
House farm bill’s Prop 12 provision will face Senate test
A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is hopeful the Senate Ag Committee will maintain Proposition 12 language in the farm bill. Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad represents the second-largest
Tight cash flows leading to farm management changes
A farm management specialist with the University of Illinois says the current economy is restricting cash on hand for many row crop producers. In a recent FarmDoc webinar, Gary Schnitkey
