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The National Corn Growers Association says collaboration among industry partners is giving momentum to soil health improvement. Soil health is getting more attention. There’s evidence by the number of people who attended the Soil Health Summit. Producers

Dorothy Pelanda, who is no stranger to agriculture, was sworn in as the 39th Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture this week. She tells Brownfield she is looking forward to working with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine

The Board of Directors of the National Farmers Union is calling for an immediate reopening of the government. “It is having such a ripple effect all throughout the economy and out in rural America,” says Rob Larew,

A dairy farmer tells Brownfield he loves the business despite the extended slump in milk prices. Jay Fogle milks cows close to the growing Kansas City metro footprint. “I love being a dairy farmer,” Fogle told Brownfield

A U.S. Senator is concerned Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has given himself an out if the rulemaking for year-round E15 isn’t finished in time for the summer driving season. Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith says during his

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly higher, closing before the start of the week’s widespread direct cash business. Traders seemed fairly optimistic and boxed beef was firm to sharply higher at midday. February was down

Researchers are having success mitigating soybean cyst nematode (SCN) by stacking new resistance genes. University of Missouri plant pathologist Melissa Mitchum says SCN has overcome the main source of genetic resistance used in 95 percent of commercial

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb says the $100 million grant program to expand broadband into rural communities will roll out in the first quarter of this year. “It will be administered out of INDOT and OCRA- making sure

Asgrow/DEKALB Agronomist Dave Colbert says last fall’s wet conditions and delayed harvest will make for a very busy spring season. “A lot of growers did not get tillage done and I think the spring is going to

A Northeastern Indiana farmer says he has been able to improve soil health and productivity by transitioning to organic crop production. Andy Ambriole grows organic corn, soybeans, wheat, barley in Huntington County. “In fields that I first