Farming the Epicenter of the New Dust Bowl

A new initiative underway by Summit Carbon Solutions is being developed to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the exhaust stream of 31 ethanol plants in a five-state region.

Colorado farmer Brian Brooks will be the first to tell you farming in the southeast corner of the Centennial State isn’t for the faint of heart. “You can see the wheat is trying and barely hanging on the roots,” he says. “You can just tell how abusive this winter has been.”

Although the U.S. may not be feeling the immediate impact of the Ukraine-Russia War yet, it’s coming, says Rupert Claxton, livestock and meat director at Gira. Much higher energy costs and higher feed costs as a result of the war between Ukraine and Russia are putting even more pressure on rising commodity prices.

As prices rise at the grocery store, so do concerns about hunger. Details in today's AgDay Minute.