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USDA announces appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board

January 9, 2024
By Meghan Grebner

The USDA has announced the appointment of 26 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board.  The board is comprised of 99 members representing 34 states,  4 geographical units, and 1 unit representing importers.  The goal of the program is to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for beef […]

Vomitoxin showing up in Eastern Corn Belt

November 2, 2023
By Carah Hart

A grain market analyst says there are some reports of vomitoxin in the corn as harvest continues in the Eastern Corn Belt. Sam Hudson with Corn Belt Marketing is based in Illinois and tells Brownfield the vomitoxin reports have been prevalent in the Ohio River Valley. “We are hearing how that might create some displacement […]

Red Shed brings dairy barns back to life

September 21, 2023
By Nicole Heslip

Demand for barn weddings has not run its course and one farm family in Michigan says it’s infused new life and revenue into their business. Ashley Lubbers tells Brownfield her wedding eight years ago was the start of the Red Shed and converting old dairy farm outbuildings, including a 140-year-old barn, into event spaces. “Barns […]

An early spring for Missouri farmers

April 28, 2023
By Carah Hart

Missouri farmers made good planting progress in April. In northern Missouri, Wes Shoemyer says it’s the fastest he’s ever planted a crop. He started planting corn and soybeans in early April and finished up April 26. “I’ve never been done by May 1 and have had years I didn’t think of starting until mid-May,” he […]

Biodiesel and renewable diesel are playing a big role in meeting environmental goals in New York

March 30, 2023
By Sarah Hartness

This episode of Fueling Conversations features Joy Gardner, the executive director of Empire Clean Cities, an environmental non-profit organization and the designated U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Coalition for New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.  She’ll discuss the immediate role that clean fuels can play in addressing environmental concerns and outline how […]

All hat and no cattle

October 18, 2022
By Cyndi Young

Commentary. Seth Godin is the author of twenty bestsellers and a former dot com business executive from an inner suburb of New York City. He holds an undergraduate degree in engineering & philosophy from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University. His net worth is somewhere north of $50 million. Seth […]

91 Wisconsin meat processors awarded grants

October 13, 2022
By Larry Lee

Nearly every Wisconsin meat processing plant that applied for the state’s Meat & Poultry Supply Chain Resiliency Grant program is getting funding to modernize or expand. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield the 10-million dollar program supplying matching grants to the state’s meat processors prompted small and large processors to apply. “There were a lot […]

Beck’s Player With Heart – South Dakota

July 28, 2022
By Mason Zollman

Demonstrating Commitment and Passion on the Field and Beyond Each week, Beck’s recognizes high school athletes who demonstrate that they are a Player with Heart. At Beck’s, we are and will remain, Farmers at Heart™. View South Dakota’s 2023 Players with Heart Below! Kenadee Kozak – Tyndall, SD Kenadee Kozak was nominated as a Beck’s Player […]

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