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National FFA Week is an opportunity to celebrate ag education

The president of National FFA says members are celebrating ag education. Thaddeus Bergschneider from Illinois says more than one million members are participating in National FFA Week activities.  “It’s not only about the members that we have an FFA right now, it’s the hundreds of...

KDA Announces Specialty Crop Grant Opportunity

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the FY25 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.The grant funds are...

Increased cover crop acres bring livestock opportunity

The president of the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition says the increasing popularity of cover crops on row crop operations poses an opportunity for the livestock sector. Cliff Schuette tells Brownfield, “We’re really concentrated on the row crop producer getting cover crops and getting livestock...

ASA sees opportunity in proposed monarch listing

A member of the board of directors for the American Soybean Association (ASA) says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed listing of monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act is an opportunity for agriculture. Brandon Wipf, a South Dakota farmer, tells Brownfield… “They...

Sorghum producers looking to India as potential export opportunity

India could soon be a market for U.S. grain sorghum producers. Adam York, CEO of the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, tells Brownfield there is an opportunity in India’s poultry feed sector. “Typically the Indian poultry sector has been able to readily purchase domestic Indian...

New farmers see opportunity in Christmas trees

The Executive Director of the Real Christmas Tree Board says the industry has seen a resurgence of young farmers over the past decade. Marsha Gray tells Brownfield, “I think it is that interest in we might call it agritourism or just experiential opportunities for...

Cultural food fusion trends opportunity to increase demand

A U.S. Meat Export Federation market representative says the organization is leaning into culinary flavors to help grow demand for U.S. beef and pork. Gerardo Rodriguez says cultural food fusion trends have been a huge success. “The Asian gastronomy, they eat ramen, for example,”...

Food for Opportunity launched by USDA at World Food Prize

A new USDA program will promote the use of non-traditional commodities in food assistance programs. Under Secretary Alexis Taylor says Food for Opportunity aims to help food insecure countries. “Through Food for Opportunity, USDA will not only expand the commodity list available to current...

Chinese interest in equine creating unique opportunity for Kansas and Nebraska

China’s growing equestrian market is creating opportunities for the equine industry in Kansas and Nebraska. Tessa Beeman with the Kansas Department of Agriculture says a Chinese trade delegation recently toured several facilities to learn more about American Paint Horses. “Some were boarding facilities that...

Mastermind McPherson County Grant Applications Now Open

By the McPherson County Community Foundation McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) is now accepting applications for their Mastermind McPherson County grant process. Applications can be submitted now until September 15 by