State Auditor Rob Sand has released a report that found nearly $77,000 was “misspent” by the former director of the Tama County Conservation Department. Stephen Mayne was hired for the job in March of 2021. Sand said on August 1 of last year, the agency’s maintenance staff found a bunch of Menards receipts for an […] View Full Story
State Auditor Rob Sand has released a report that found nearly $77,000 was “misspent” by the former director of the Tama County Conservation Department. Stephen Mayne was hired for the job in March of 2021. Sand said on August 1 of last year, the agency’s maintenance staff found a bunch of Menards receipts for an […] View Full Story
The director of public policy at the Ohio Soybean Association says the soy checkoff program is increasing value opportunities for farmers. Brandon Kern says it’s all about expanding export markets. “We’re kind of in this place right now where we’ve relied on China as an export market for a number of years and now they’re […] The post How the soy checkoff is impactful to farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. ethanol production bounced back a little last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.015 million barrels a day, up 21,000 on the week as some plants ended seasonal maintenance and 6,000 on the year. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says the estimating operating margins at the average […] The post Ethanol production up modestly on week, year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the agency is still reviewing a petition by an environmental group asking for federal authorities to take over enforcement of clean water laws from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The Sierra Club of Iowa petitioned the EPA in July, claiming the state is failing […] View Full Story
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made changes to the chlorpyrifos insecticide label to better comply with the Endangered Species Act. Chlorpyrifos is used to control foliage and soil insect pests. Kyle Kunkler with the American Soybean Association says the changes were expected and seem reasonable. “They’ll require things like not applying chlorpyrifos products withing […] The post EPA updates chlorpyrifos label appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The vice president of fertilizer for Stone X Group says increased tensions in the Middle East are concerning for farmers. “High tensions usually mean higher prices.” Josh Linville says Iran’s attack this week on Israel adds to an already volatile urea market that’s seen many countries severely reducing exports. “All of these add up to […] The post Middle East tensions add to combustible urea market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says election year politics doomed passage of the Farm Bill in September. Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says the U.S. House should vote on its version of the bill when congress reconvenes November 12. “I led the majority of the House Republican Conference, 139 of my colleagues, in a letter urging […] View Full Story
The cities that were denied approval to keep their speed cameras running do have another chance to make their case. The director of the DOT Systems Operations Bureau, Dave Lorenzen, says they would have to file an appeal. “They would need to submit a written explanation of their issue, and along with any supporting information […] View Full Story
The President of the Michigan Farm Bureau says crops have been maturing at a hyper speed. Carl Bednarski tells Brownfield, “It’s dry and the commodities are dry.” “We’re seeing some beans coming into single digits for moisture, and the farmers are adding it up and it’s like, wow look how much money I’m losing just […] The post Dryness limiting producer gains in Michigan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
