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Push continues for Ohio drought relief bill

There are just a handful of legislative days in the state, and the Ohio Farm Bureau is hoping the drought relief bill can make it across the finish line.  Evan Callicoat, director of state policy, says Ohio Farm Bureau has been working hard to...

Boozman: ag economic relief package being negotiated

The ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee says lawmakers have been working on an economic relief package to help farmers get through the tough farm economy. “The question is what can we get together to sell to the rest of Congress?” John Boozman...

Riceville-to-Riceville hurricane relief

Being the namesake of a small town in north Iowa helped spark an effort to help victims of Hurricane Helene in Riceville, North Carolina. Ruth Meirick is the foundation director for Minnesota Farm Bureau and says she felt compelled to help those impacted as...

Delta farmers ask Boozman for new farm bill and disaster relief

The ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee says at a recent roundtable, Mississippi Delta farmers asked him to prioritize a new farm bill and disaster relief package in the lame duck session of Congress. John Boozman says challenging commodity prices and higher input...

Northwest Wisconsin farmers donate to hurricane relief

Hay and supplies from northwestern Wisconsin have been donated and delivered to hurricane victims. Kurt Wohlk is a truck driver who also helps on his family’s Almena, Wisconsin farm.  He tells Brownfield he hoped to get enough hay to fill his flatbed semi, but...

Ag policy analysts anxious on disaster relief package

The co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Research Center at Texas A&M University expects Congress to combine natural disaster relief with farm bill commodity program price supports this year. Bart Fisher tells Brownfield its important lawmakers help farmers, because even if Congress passes...

Ag Community Relief rallies hurricane support

A network of agricultural communities is linking up to deliver much-needed resources to farm families impacted by Hurricane Helene. Matt Schaller, president of the Michigan-based nonprofit Ag Community Relief, tells Brownfield they’ve partnered with North Carolina State University Extension and Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association. “The...

Tennessee pastures see some relief after weekend rains

Hurricane Helene has brought further complications to a difficult growing season in Tennessee. Some parts of the region received up to 10 inches of rain over the weekend and localized flooding which is delaying harvests. USDA says corn condition is rated 42 percent good...

Rains provide some Ohio drought relief

Hurricane Helene brought several drought ridden Ohio counties rain relief. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated ​39 percent good to excellent with 96 percent dented, 70 percent mature, 16 percent harvested for grain, and 91 percent harvested for silage....

Labor suits are building as farm groups push for relief

An ag leader says farm groups are taking multiple actions against the U.S. Department of Labor’s new H-2A guest worker rule to find relief from the regulations. Michael Marsh with the National Council of Agricultural Employers tells Brownfield, “At this point, that kind of...

Temporary relief coming for low Mississippi River

Tropical storm Helene is only expected to bring temporary relief to low Mississippi River levels. But Mary Lamm, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service, tells Brownfield the moisture is needed, because the lower Mississippi River hit record low levels at the end of...
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