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Rhonda Brooks

Agronomy Editor, Farm Journal

Rhonda Brooks is the Agronomy Editor for Farm Journal and AgWeb, covering all aspects of crop production. A Missouri native with a background in agricultural communications, she has previously worked on multiple Farm Journal brands.

Latest Stories
Industry
Employ Excellence
A working relationship with an employee is based on mutual respect
September 23, 2022 04:31 PM
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Industry
Meet Farm Labor Needs with ‘Freelance Farmers’
If finding good employees is a challenge for your farming enterprise, consider what one agribusiness recruiter says is a wave of the future: freelance farmers.
September 23, 2022 04:30 PM
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Industry
Serious About Seafood
Mark and Jeff Nelson have reeled in and landed an unlikely new opportunity on their grain and hog operation in Webster City, Iowa: fish farming.
September 23, 2022 04:30 PM
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Sustainability
Stamp out hunger — COVID worsens the hunger gap
In the land of plenty, many people are going hungry, a problem worsened in the past year by the pandemic. The FarmLink Project is a new organization formed last spring to help change that.
September 23, 2022 03:43 PM
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Russia, Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Shakes U.S. Markets, Gas and Oil Prices Surge
An oil price of $120 a ton could send the global economy into a major recession and fan inflation in the U.S., which Jim Wiesemeyer says is already in double digits for rural Americans.
September 21, 2022 09:56 PM
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2022 Markets Fertilizer
The 4Rs can Help Reduce the Sting of Fertilizer Supply Logistics
The U.S. is “no where near” having 100% of the fertilizer products farmers need at planting, according to The Fertilizer Institute. Soil sampling and good nutrient stewardship principles are more important than ever.
March 17, 2022 03:25 PM
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Joe Biden
President Biden likely to address War, Food and Fuel Costs, Ocean Shipping Reform
Expect Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to dominate the State of the Union address tonight. As for issues affecting agriculture, there may be few details offered, says USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.
March 01, 2022 04:26 PM
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Succession planning.
5 Ways to Ready Your Farm and Family for a Successful Succession
There can be huge costs -- monetarily and in human capital -- if you don’t set up the structure of succession well, say Paul Neiffer, with CliftonLarsonAllen, and Rena Striegel, Transition Point Business Advisors.
February 18, 2022 03:53 PM
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The coronavirus.
COVID Infections Drop, But 95% of U.S. Still in ‘Red Zone’
A red zone is defined by the White House as an area with 100 or more new infections over a one-week period. The good news is the rate of new cases is dropping, says Alan Morgan, CEO, National Rural Health Association.
February 18, 2022 03:50 PM
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Soybeans
4 Questions Farmers are Asking about Carbon Markets
As growers wade through the ever-deepening amount of carbon information available in the marketplace, they are asking for answers to these common questions.
July 28, 2021 12:36 PM
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