Nicole Heslip is an Anchor/Reporter at Brownfield. Rooted in agriculture, she covers topics related to sustainable farming, agroecology, and soil science, drawing on her extensive background in the agricultural sector, including her family's dairy farm. Nicole has been featured in Kexl, WCMY-AM, KGFW-AM, No-Till Farmer, and Brownfield Ag News.
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Nicole's coverage heavily revolves around agriculture and farming, with a significant emphasis on local developments within Illinois and Chicago. She frequently cites data and government announcements, indicating an interest in factual information from authoritative sources.
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An apiculture educator says many in the beekeeping community are worried about the closure of the USDA Beltsville Agriculture Research Center in Maryland. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “They run a diagnostic service where beekeepers can send in samples and get results, and there’s just a ton of research that comes out of […]
By: Nicole Heslip
A member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says she’s cautiously optimistic about Congress making progress on a new farm bill in the coming weeks. Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin tells Brownfield, “The chairman got us together as a committee last week on a bipartisan basis, pretty much every member was there.” “It was a private meeting […]
By: Nicole Heslip
Michigan State University’s wheat breeder says this year’s crop is on pace to meet projections for a record-yielding harvest. Eric Olson tells Brownfield, “For the most part, the crop is looking very clean, and there’s a lot of yield potential out there, so I’m excited about the profitability of this crop.” He says growers in the Great Lakes Yield […]
By: Nicole Heslip
An apiculture educator is encouraging farmers to consider pollinator health when applying pesticides.
By: Nicole Heslip
Calls continue for additional farmer funding as USDA opens enrollment for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program for specialty crop producers.
By: Nicole Heslip
Crop emergence is starting off strong for one Michigan farmer.
By: Nicole Heslip
Chobani is investing more than half a billion dollars to increase production capacity of its La Colombe milk lattes in West Michigan.
A crop insurance agent says base acre changes could increase farm program payments this fall. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Jason Williamson with Williamson Crop Insurance says some farmers could have expanded access to federal risk management programs for the 2026 crop year.
Updates to USDA’s Livestock Risk Protection programs are giving producers more insurance flexibility and a broader range of options.
By: Nicole Heslip
A member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says there needs to be better protections to keep farmland in production.
