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REAP tops $1 billion in IRA clean energy investments

Pictured: Brownfield’s Brent Barnett (right) with Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City The USDA’s Under Secretary for Rural Development says the agency continues to invest in projects that help farmers address climate change while lowering energy costs....

Michigan announces specialty crop investments

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced $2.5 million will fund 23 specialty crop projects this year. Director Tim Boring tells Brownfield the Specialty Crop Block grants support the long-term viability of the sector. “I think this grant program in particular...

More investments being made into rural energy

Rural electric cooperatives are receiving a second round of funding from the USDA to help upgrade rural energy systems. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says projects will be funded by the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program. “The projects that we’ve announced to date will...

Investments in Soybean Meal Export Infrastructure

Farmers are constantly looking for ways to increase profitability for the industry. On this episode of Seeds of Success, an Iowa Soybean Association director says one of the most effective ways of achieving this is to invest in the supply chain that connects what...

Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member says research investments needed

The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says that without investments in research and technology, American agriculture risks losing its advantage over the rest of the world.  Arkansas’ John Boozman tells Brownfield, “In the framework that we laid out, and I believe...