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Great Lakes Sustainable Shipping Alliance outlines priorities

A coalition focused on increasing sustainable shipping across the Great Lakes is aligning priorities over the next year to help boost biofuel demand. Michigan Soybean Committee Market Development Director Hanna Campbell tells Brownfield she’s been working for the past two years to bring together partners....

Great Lakes Expo turns techy

The Great Lakes specialty crop industry is working to attract innovations from the West Coast and abroad to reduce the need for labor. Greg Bird with the Michigan Vegetable Council tells Brownfield technology needs to be tailored to the region’s growing conditions to replace...

Largely beneficial rains from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes region

Across the Corn Belt, a storm system crossing the upper Midwest is producing widespread rain and slowing or halting fieldwork.  A wide temperature gradient exists across the storm, with Tuesday’s Midwestern high temperatures expected to range from near 45°F in much of Minnesota to...

Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network yield winner nearly pushes 180-bushel wheat

Wheat growers in the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) yielded more than double the production of USDA’s national average. YEN collaborator and Michigan State University wheat specialist Dennis Pennington tells Brownfield participants had good yields despite variable conditions. “Our average this year was...

Public Health Advisories for Kansas Lakes Due to Blue-Green Algae

By the Kansas Department of Health and Environment  The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae.A harmful algal...