Governor Kim Reynolds has taken executive action to temporarily suspend some state regulations in the 27 counties where flooding has happened or is expected to happen in the next few days. Under state law, Iowans who lose the the title for a vehicle have just five days to get an official copy to replace it. […] View Full Story
A Sioux City man died during an apparent burglary attempt at a business early Wednesday morning. : Police officers arrived at the scene and found 37-year-old Jerrod Schweitzberger had been electrocuted while apparently attempting to steal copper wire. A second person at the scene, 39-year-old Denair Byars of Sioux City was charged with third-degree burglary. […] View Full Story
The Nebraska Director of Agriculture says she’s expecting farmers and ranchers in the northeast part of the state to have some crop losses from the recent flooding. “We’ll have a full impact report sometime this week.” And Sherry Vinton tells Brownfield she’s expecting runoff from the heavy rains to move downstream, which could cause flooding […] The post Crop losses to be determined in northeast NE appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag sustainability specialist says soybean farmers face a number of challenges in the year ahead. Matt Herman, chief officer of demand and advocacy for the Iowa Soybean Association, says climate is near the top of the list. “We are dealing with some really inclement weather right now across the upper part of the Midwest […] The post Industry challenges outlined at ISA Summer Soy Series appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in northwest Missouri says grain and equipment are being moved and levees are being checked in preparation for flooding along the Missouri River. Travis Milne farms in Holt County. Milne tells Brownfield he’s been pumping water from recent rains out of the levees and checking in on other flood pumps in the area. […] The post NW MO farmers prep for Missouri River flooding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The state executive director with South Dakota’s Farm Service Agency says the southeast part of the state has experienced some crop losses from the flooding in late June. Steve Dick tells Brownfield “we’re hearing reports that as much as 30% of the acres in the extreme southeast part of the state are affected by the […] The post SD farmers affected by flooding encouraged to contact FSA appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An Army Corps of Engineers official says the flooding in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin will likely create some navigation problems on the upper Mississippi River. Alan Marshall with the Rock Island District office tells Brownfield flooding in Minnesota and Wisconsin is where most of their flow is coming from and all but two recreational areas […] The post Flooding likely to impact river navigation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Researchers at Michigan State University are investigating how wheat limits soybean cyst nematode populations. Nematologist Marisol Quintanilla tells Brownfield a recent nematode survey of carrot growers who rotate with wheat had a surprising discovery. “In the survey, when we collected the soil from farmers fields, we found 30 percent of the samples have soybean cyst […] The post MSU studying impacts of wheat on SCN appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Jul. corn closed at $4.20, down 5 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.62 and 3/4, down 1/2 centJul. soybean meal closed at $360.90, down $4.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.45, up 69 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.41 and 1/4, down 1/2 centAug. live cattle closed at $186.75, up $2.32Aug. feeder cattle closed at $261.77, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 26, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up ahead of widespread direct business. August lives closed $2.32 higher at $186.75 and October lives closed $1.77 higher at $186.12. August feeders closed $2.72 higher at $261.77 and September feeders closed $2.40 higher at $262.47. Direct cash cattle trade has been slow to develop […] The post Cattle, hog futures up at midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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