August 22, 2016
By Tom Steever
The Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions set a record Saturday, raising a total of $157,350 and breaking the previous 2008 record by more than $4,000. The high seller was Cooper Sutter’s Grand Champion Barrow for $31,000. Bryana Binkley’s Grand Champion Steer sold for $26,000. Payton Dahmer’s Grand Champion Market Lamb brought $14,000, but he […]
May 3, 2016
By Mark Dorenkamp
A new study on rural broadband highlights the economic significance of rural America. The Hudson Institute report, commissioned by the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), says rural internet providers contributed more than $24 billion dollars to state economies in 2015. FRS executive director Jessica Golden tells Brownfield there is so much potential in rural communities. “This Hudson […]
February 1, 2016
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Missouri’s Attorney General is taking another step to try and block a diversion of Missouri River water. Chris Koster filed a supplemental complaint late last week in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleging the US Bureau of Reclamation violated federal law and an earlier court order by failing to do a study of the […]
January 14, 2016
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POET says three of its biorefineries will increase ethanol production capacity by a combined 25 million gallons in 2016. POET Biorefining in Hanlontown, Iowa will increase production 6 million gallons per year. The Hudson, South Dakota facility will increase capacity by seven million gallons and POET Biorefining at Caro, Michigan will increase production from 55 […]
July 13, 2015
By Nicole Heslip
Michigan ice cream maker Hudsonville sees continued expansion of locally made ice cream. Ray Sierengowski, director of product development, says store brand and local ice creameries are gaining market share against national brands. “People really like what we call the locavore movement, they want to know what the footprint of manufacturing that product really is.” […]
March 30, 2015
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Mark grew up in a small town in north central Iowa. The family bin site on the south edge of Rowan is where he spent countless hours tagging along with his Dad, sitting in the cab of their John Deere 4840 pretending to haul a load of corn or soybeans to the scale before unloading. […]
March 30, 2015
By Cyndi Young
Brownfield, Ag News for America, is pleased to announce Farm Broadcaster Mark Dorenkamp has joined the Brownfield team. He takes over the helm as Anchor/Reporter of Minnesota Brownfield when the programming is introduced by affiliate radio stations across the state on Monday, March 30, 2015. Brownfield Minnesota replaces former Minnesota Farm Network programming. “It is […]
August 18, 2014
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The president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association says things are looking up for E-15 in Illinois. Gary Hudson told Brownfield Ag News at the Illinois State Fair that he was part of a very positive meeting recently. He says, “We had a good hearing up at the City of Chicago. They’re talking about implementing […]
