A new state-by-state report on adult and childhood obesity will be released this week, and Iowa health officials are hoping to see improvement after a poor showing last year. Ellen Compton, a registered dietician with Gundersen Health, says Iowa parents who are packing their kids’ lunches can make eating healthy a priority. “It just takes […] View Full Story
The CEO of Harvestone Low Carbon Partners says the company is partnering with Bank of America to help lower carbon emissions in North Dakota. Jeff Zueger says it’s a first of its kind tax equity program. “We became more and more aware that there was an opportunity for perhaps enhanced oil recovery and then secondarily carbon […] The post Bank of America and Harvestone Low Carbon Partners are investing in carbon capture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says wheat export inspections during the week ending September 5th were more than what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year got underway June 1st for wheat and September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next set of supply and demand estimates is out Thursday, […] The post Wheat, corn export inspections up on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A group of northern Iowans, including landowners along the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline route, plan to host a meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) in Titonka. Bud Jermeland of Forest City says they’ll discuss the options people have when they’re contacted by Summit. “To know what’s currently happening with the pipeline, to know legal wise what they need […] View Full Story
Class 5A 1. Dowling Catholic (2-0), LW #2 @ Ankeny 2. Waukee (2-0), LW #3 vs Sioux City North 3. Ankeny Centennial (2-0), LW #4 @ #6 Cedar Falls 4. WDM Valley (1-1), LW #1 vs #9 Johnston 5. Southeast Polk (1-1), LW #5 @ Cedar Rapids Prairie 6. Cedar Falls (2-0), LW #7 vs […] View Full Story
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, a Republican, says Democrats have “a long ways” to go to be competitive in Iowa when it comes to voter registrations. “Republicans are up almost 100,000 more Republicans since 2016,” Pate said, to applause, during an appearance this weekend at a fundraiser for Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks. “…For the […] View Full Story
Ag economist Scott Brown says there’s been a shift in U.S. farm income. “A lot of things are moving better for livestock,” he says. “Unfortunately, on the crop side, income is not moving in the same direction.” He tells Brownfield crop receipts have declined significantly. “Receipts are down $25 billion from where we were in […] The post Higher livestock revenue helps overall farm income appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvest is underway across the Midwest. In this week’s Managing for Profit, a partnership with Brevant seeds and Brownfield Ag News, Area Product Manager Craig Solomon talks about having a safe, successful harvest and planning for next year. The post Have a Successful Harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A northwest Iowa police chief says there is no threat to the public, but a suspect has been identified in connection to the lockdowns in Sioux County schools late last week. Schools in the Sioux Center, Rock Valley, and Boyden-Hull school districts were placed on lockdown Thursday after a threat was found written on a […] View Full Story
The Indiana corn and soybean checkoff is investing dollars to help farmers address farm management challenges. Scott Gabbard, Purdue On The Farm senior administrator says the program uses research-based solutions. The post Purdue On The Farm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
