Did you know that dairy cows turn the feed they eat into milk in 24 hours? It’s true! To learn more about the diet of dairy cows and why they’re fed the way they are, click into this video. You’ll meet Ashley and Steve, who are Ontario dairy farmers who are excited to tell you all about what dairy cows eat.
Oh Ethan! Managing the farm has been stressful. He's overwhelmed and doesn't know what to do. Luckily, Woody Van Arkel and Mel Luymes have a recipe: Reach out to some trusted peers and ask for help. Mistakes will be made, but when we work together everyone harvests the benefits. Don't go it alone!
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has developed a free online feature for farmers to help them measure their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on-farm and explore options for reducing their carbon footprint. In this webinar, you'll hear from James Dyck, an OMAFRA engineer who helped design and build the tool now available on AgriSuite. Anyone interested can use the tool to input custom details about their […]
This video explores the role of soil for plants, people and our planet. Soil is the loose upper layer of the Earth’s surface where plants grow, and is essential for life on earth to survive! From our friends at Little Green Thumbs national.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who submit a Direct Loan application each year can now use an online, interactive, guided application that is paperless and provides helpful features including an electronic signature option, the ability to attach supporting documents such as tax returns, complete a balance sheet and build a farm […]
Specialty crop growers are eyeing how technology can cut labor needs at this year’s Great Lakes Expo. Michigan Vegetable Council Executive Director Greg Bird tells Brownfield farmers feel defeated by the lack of improvements and rising costs that come with using the H-2A season guest worker program, the main supply of their labor, and are downsizing. “I think we’re losing acres because it’s too expensive and so some farmers are […]
A cotton and rice farmer from the Missouri Bootheel says reference price increases are needed in the commodities title of the next farm bill. “There’s nothing we’re spending money on at the farm that’s cheaper than it was 10 years ago.” Barry Bean tells Brownfield if changes aren’t made to provide more support to farmers for tough times, it could affect the production of cash-intensive crops like cotton, rice and […]
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on an oversold bounce ahead of this week’s direct trade, shrugging off the firm corn and lower midday beef. February live was up $1.90 at $168.97 and April was $1.80 higher at $171.50. January feeders were $4.17 higher at $214.70 and March was up $3.90 at $217.47. Direct cash cattle trade was mostly quiet on Tuesday with just a […]
