Harvest season is ramping up in southeast Kansas, and an Elk County farmer says conditions have set his crop up for a breakout year.   Ben Bellar tells Brownfield, “Honestly, I’ve got some of the best looking crops I’ve had in quite a few years. We’ve had just the perfect amount of rain around here. […]

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A Minnesota pork producer says several ag policy issues were discussed with members of Congress during last week’s Fall Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Maddie Hokanson of Goodhue is a director on the Minnesota Pork Board. “We talked about the farm bill and making sure there’s a Prop 12 fix able to be added […]

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A volunteer with Farm Rescue says the organization stands ready to help farm families in crisis this harvest season. John Radke says over 500 volunteers across 10 Midwestern states can assist when injury or illness threatens a farm’s future. “You can’t make them happy when they’re hurt, but you can sure take the edge off […]

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A food economist says August grocery prices posted the largest month-to-month increase in several years. David Ortega with Michigan State University tells Brownfield there are still inflationary pressures impacting food costs. “The numbers were a bit concerning, we saw the price of food, the price of groceries increase, more than half a percent,” he says. USDA […]

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