December 6, 2012
By Meghan Grebner
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas has announced new Republican members to the House Ag Committee of the 113th Congress. The Republican Steering Committee has compiled the list which is expected to be officially adopted in January. In a release Wednesday, Chairman Lucas said, “I am pleased to welcome our new Republican Members and I […]
October 19, 2012
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Congratulations to these 4-H members, who won Senior Showmanship awards at the Gibson County, Ind., Fair. Trevor Martin won in Dairy; Leslie Rogers received the award in Beef; Alyssa Hudson won in Swine; Isaac Boeglin won in sheep; and Cody Scherzer accepted an award in Goats. Photographed from the left: Martin, Rogers, Hudson, WRAY radio […]
October 15, 2012
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The findings of two new genetic studies into Soybean Cyst Nematode research could lead to the development of more SCN resistant soybean varieties. University of Illinois researchers worked with those at the Universities of Nebraska and Wisconsin to find the DNA sequence of a gene that is responsible for natural nematode resistance in soybeans. Matt […]
September 6, 2012
By Cyndi Young
Pursuit of 300 is a new platform, introduced by the Mosaic Company, with a goal of increasing yield across all productivity levels, environments and cropping systems. Kevin Kimm, Senior Director of Marketing and Agronomy with Mosaic told Brownfield this is a real life experience with 6 growers across the Midwest. Kevin Kimm talks about Pursuit […]
August 20, 2012
By Tom Steever
AUDIO: Laurin Dilly (2 min. MP3) AUDIO: Troy Sloan (3 min. MP3) The Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions attracted a standing room only crowd Saturday and enriched not only those young people who showed winning livestock, but also those who will benefit from scholarships. The livestock exhibitors keep 70 percent of the sale price […]
January 19, 2012
By Meghan Grebner
Save Farm Families.org is driving awareness about the Waterkeepers’ Alliance litigation tactics against farm families like Alan and Kristin Hudson of Maryland. Last week Save Farm Families announced support of their efforts from major agribusinesses, state organizations and Farm Bureaus from across the nation. Indiana Farm Bureau is one of them. Andy Dietrick, director of […]
March 24, 2011
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More than 1,300 delegates to Dairy Farmers of America’s annual meeting heard some good news this week, the co-op posted net sales of $9.8 billion and net income of $43.7 million for 2010. President and CEO Rick Smith reported the co-op marketed 63 billion pounds of milk last year which is approximately 30 percent of […]
September 24, 2010
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Market advisor Sam Hudson of Water Street Solutions says, with each passing day, it’s more obvious that the USDA’s September 1 corn yield estimate of 162.5 is too high. Hudson think the October 1 yield estimate could be closer to 160—and, longer term, he believes it could drop as low as 154 bushels per acre. […]
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