Top Story
House Ag Committee’s missed opportunities
What grade would you give the House and Senate Ag Committees following markup of the Farm Bill? Based on conservation and wildlife provisions included in the Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill, the … [Read More...]
Featured: 2013 Animal Ag Summit
Speakers challenge stakeholders to continually improve
Paul Pressley just began the first of two years that he’ll serve as Animal Agriculture Alliance Chairman. At the conclusion of the alliance’s Stakeholder’s Summit, Pressley told Brownfield Ag … [Read More...]
Rural Issues
Iowa ag leader: Crop insurance criticism is ‘unwarranted’
The president of Iowa Farm Bureau, Craig Hill, says criticism of the federal crop insurance program is “unwarranted”. “I don’t think it’s overly-subsidized. I think it’s properly … [Read More...]
Managing For Profit
Helping your pastures recover from drought
Last year’s drought was very hard on pastures around the country. In some cases, those pastures were overgrazed and will need time and moisture to recover. According to Chris Bryan, DuPont … [Read More...]
Innovations
Rabo AgriFinance opens Ohio office
An opportunity to bring their financial services further east, Rabo AgriFinance has opened an office in Ohio. John Allen, Managing Director says the Dublin office will service a territory covering … [Read More...]
Healthy Living
What lean beef brings to the table
What beef brings to the table is the focus of Beef Month…which is the month of May. Jill Johnson with the Illinois Beef Association talks about an important health study of the 29 cuts of lean … [Read More...]
Inside D.C.
Luetkemeyer wants HSUS IRS investigation investigated
The Obama Administration scandal involving Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative organizations applying for federal tax exempt status came to farmland this week. A May 16 posting … [Read More...]
Cyndi Young’s Two Cents
High school graduates
Commentary. We attended the first high school graduation of the year last Sunday afternoon. Several of our young friends, members of our hay crew, tossed their caps into the air and waved goodbye … [Read More...]





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