Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says his department is beginning work to restore seven abandoned mine sites in south-central and southeast Iowa. Coal was strip mined from the areas. “So in the 1800s and early 1900s in Iowa, and these were mined at a time where companies were not required to reclaim those sites,” […] View Full Story
The USDA says that as of the week ending October 3rd, corn and wheat export inspections remain ahead of the respective paces needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next set of supply and […] The post Soybean export inspections up on week, year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Class 5A 1. Dowling Catholic (5-1), LW #1 @ Urbandale 2. WDM Valley (5-1), LW #2 vs Waterloo West 3. Bettendorf (6-0), LW #3 @ Davenport Central 4. Pleasant Valley (5-1), LW #4 vs Muscatine 5. Johnston (4-2), LW #9 vs Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln 6. Linn-Mar (5-1), LW #7 vs Davenport West 7. Ankeny […] View Full Story
Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are joining the 46 other Republicans in the U.S. Senate in co-sponsoring a statement of unwavering support of Israel as the country marks the deadly terrorist attacks of last October 7. The resolution calls for the safe release of U.S. citizens being held hostage in Gaza and the […] View Full Story
Missouri Soybeans Merchandising Council Chairmen Mark Lehenbauer says education about the checkoff does a better job of telling the story to the owners of the checkoff. Lehenbauer also says being on the board has helped him understand that these funds are being spent for to further research, demand, and education. The post Checkoff Education Campaign appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather is promoting corn and soybean maturation and harvesting, despite slightly cooler conditions in the wake of a cold front’s passage. Scattered frost was reported this morning in the upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, producers in the lower Midwest have begun to sow winter wheat, with regional planting progress by […] The post Favorable early-Autumn weather continues across the Heartland; near-seasonal temps appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Purdue Extension corn specialist says farmers should be on the lookout for ear rot prior to entering the field this harvest season. Dan Quinn says harvest timing is key. “You look at a year like last year where we kind of lagged behind on temperature and we were delayed with harvest,” he says. A lot […] The post Watching for ear rot this harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A central Illinois farmer says green stems are causing challenges in the soybean harvest. David Mool, who grows corn, soybeans, and cattle in McLean County, says the beans are ready, but the plants are not. “The beans are dry.” He says, “The stems are gonna cut a little hard, but I think we’ll just kind […] The post Green stems slowing down soybean harvest for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the western and central U.S. having the greatest likelihood of experiencing warmer-than-normal weather. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions across Florida’s peninsula and the Pacific Northwest. The post Dry, mild to unseasonably warm, favorable fall fieldwork weather ahead across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Danish Ambassador to the United States visited the western Iowa town of Elk Horn over the weekend. Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen, Chief of Mission at the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C., was the featured guest at a reception at the Museum of Danish America. Ambassador Sørensen toured the museum, then spoke about the […] View Full Story
