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Wednesday, March 6
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New IL FFA grant winners ready to raise mental health awareness
Sixteen FFA chapters across Illinois were recently named winners of the state’s new “Bend, Don’t Break” grant program that focuses on rural mental health. The $1,000 grants, intended to increase awareness about mental health in rural America, are being used in a variety ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Ag community rallies to Texas wildfire victims
Livestock producers in the Texas panhandle are in need following a week of wildfires. Monte Dozier is program director at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Disaster & Recovery Team… “We’ve lost a lot of grazing potential.” He says, “One of our biggest needs is fencing ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Pork industry promoting sustainability
Sustainability remains a priority for the pork industry. Brownfield’s Jared White has more… Jill Brokaw, sustainability coordinator with the National Pork Board, tells Brownfield the Pork Cares Impact Reports are checkoff funded and give producers tools to better share their sustainability story… “It’s third party sustainable ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Chevron REG shuts down two biodiesel plants, calls for stronger RFS volumes
Chevron Renewable Energy Group says it’s shutting down two Midwestern biodiesel plants indefinitely. In a press release, company officials cited poor market conditions resulting from weak biodiesel volumes under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The impacted sites are located in Ralston, Iowa and Madison, ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Biden signs stopgap bill, lawmaker urges farm bill progress
Now that President Biden has signed the stopgap bill into law, a U.S. Representative from Iowa says lawmakers need to prioritize the farm bill. “We sent a letter to Speaker Johnson urging him to move forward and work on a new farm bill,” Republican ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Ernst: Farm bill passage in 2024 is doubtful
One lawmaker says she’s not optimistic the farm bill will get finished in 2024. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst tells Brownfield she’s disappointed with Senate Ag Committee leadership. “My finger will point directly at Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow,” Ernst said Tuesday morning. “She really is dragging her ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Grassley disappointed in GREET modification delay
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is disappointed EPA delayed the release of modeling the agency will use to measure greenhouse gas emissions from jet fuel. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield he’s not sure why an announcement on GREET revisions was pushed back. “I don’t have a ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Ernst questions USDA’s telework policies, Vilsack defends workers
A U.S. Senator is asking Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to review USDA’s telework policies. Iowa’s Joni Ernst tells Brownfield an increase in accountability is needed to help ensure USDA employees are serving farmers and ranchers. “This is not Joni Ernst’s opinion,” Ernst said. “This ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Broadband reaching more rural Americans
Broadband continues to reach more rural areas. Focus on Rural America founder and former Iowa Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge says billions in taxpayer dollars are being distributed across the country to bring high-speed internet access to the nearly one in five rural Americans still ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Climatologist gives updated precipitation outlook
A weather expert says areas of the Corn Belt could receive some precipitation the rest of the week. Justin Glisan, state climatologist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture, says a more active storm track is expected. “We’ve seen more rainfall, more precipitation events south of ...
Wednesday, March 6
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Farmer braces for ‘extremely dry’ planting season
A southwest Iowa farmer says he’s less than a month away from planting. “The 5th of April time frame is when I’ll probably get started,” Duane Aistrope said. Aistrope says farmers in his area are dealing with extremely dry conditions. “In the past years, we’ve ...
Thursday, February 29
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New SUNRAY Act seeks balance between ag & solar
A new bill introduced into Congress aims to find a balance between the solar industry and production agriculture. Congressman Eric Sorenson of Illinois says the Securing and Understanding Our National Renewable Agriculture Yields for Energy, or SUNRAY, Act calls on USDA to identify and ...
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