An Iowa pork producer is hopeful a solution for California’s Proposition 12 is coming in the next farm bill. Trish Cook of Winthrop is a past president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association and says she’s hearing the House is making progress. “GT Thompson, the chair of the House Ag...
A young farmer says he’s concerned about how new renewable energy projects will impact the availability of farmland. Andrew Braun grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Clinton County with his family. “We don’t want to tell anyone what they can and can’t do on their own land, but also we...
EPA’s emergency waiver allowing E15 sales this summer is heightening conversations on finding a permanent solution. Minnesota Corn Growers Association president Dana Allen-Tully says Congress is considering several bills that would make E15 available year-round nationwide. “I think at this point they haven’t narrowed it down.” She tells Brownfield Minnesota...
Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring the possibility of cultivating morel mushrooms in the U.S. Ag economics professor Steve Swinton tells Brownfield, “Even though it’s difficult to cultivate them outdoors and we’re still learning how to do this in the United States, the prices are high enough that there’s...