Governor Kim Reynolds says portable classrooms being set up for students in Rock Valley will have a different use once repairs to the community’s flood damaged schools are completed. “The entire schools, both public and private, were wiped out — the K-12 — so we found a temporary classroom that we believe, when we’re done, […] View Full Story
The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club is petitioning the EPA to remove a state agency’s authority to enforce the Clean Water Act. The group claims the Department of Natural Resources has failed to enforce the federal law for years. The petition says over 450 Iowa cattle feeding and industrial operations are dumping waste into […] View Full Story
A University of Illinois Extension specialist says the “Farm of the Future” is becoming reality at the U of I’s Urbana campus. Dennis Bowman tells Brownfield the USDA funded I-FARM (Illinois Farming and Regenerative Management) project studies the latest innovations in agriculture technology. “That research has lots of potential, and so we’re using this Farm […] The post “Farm of the Future” studying latest in ag tech at U of I appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged since Friday at $0.57. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.02 at $1.95. One sale was recorded at that price. Cheese barrels were up $0.0050 at $1.9750. No sales were recorded. Butter was down $0.0025 at $3.0875. […] The post CME cash dairy prices mixed Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Commodity groups want Congress to help U.S. ag exports remain competitive by maintaining investments in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Iowa Corn Growers Association president Jolene Riessen says there are issues with locks and dams within the inland waterway system that need to be addressed. “I compare this to the Panama Canal, the water […] The post Corn Congress attendees call for WRDA reauthorization appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says that as of the week ending July 25th, corn and wheat export inspections remain on pace to meet projections for the current respective marketing years. The 2024/25 marketing year began June 1st for wheat, while 2023/24 got underway September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next round of supply and […] The post Export inspections mostly up on week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A northwest Minnesota farmer whose planting window stretched two months says crops are evening out. Niel Rockstad of Ada began planting April 13th and finished June 13th. “Did all of our planting in (mostly) three and four-day windows in between rain events.” He tells Brownfield warm weather is pushing crop development but also breeding thunderstorms. […] The post Crops catching up following drawn out planting season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Vice President Kamala Harris is making an Iowa law that took effect this morning part of her campaign against former President Donald Trump. “Today Iowa put in place a Trump abortion ban, which makes Iowa the 22nd state in our country to have a Trump abortion ban,” Harris said in a campaign video, “and this […] View Full Story
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brandon Peoples will be in Omaha, Nebraska covering the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Biofuels Conference. The post ACE Biofuels Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A man was seriously injured after attempting a stunt Sunday at the Jackson County Fair. The Iowa State Patrol says the man was attempting to drive a pickup through a camper at the Maquoketa Speedway as part of the fair’s “Night of Destruction.” The report says the driver hit the camper and was knocked unconscious. […] View Full Story
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