The governor’s budget director says he’s been told by a top court official that the computer programming error that has improperly distributed over 53 million dollars in court fees and fines has not been fixed. “My understanding is that the system is still not corrected and I have offered assistance to the chief justice and […] View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were steady to higher Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with the exception of block cheese. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5950. Two sales were recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0175 at $1.9250. Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.9250 to $1.9475. Cheese barrels were up $0.08 at $2.01. One […] The post CME cash dairy prices steady to higher Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southern Indiana based agronomist says some farmers are seeing lower yields and it’s likely due to the increase of Crown Rot. Steven Heightchew with AgriGold says the disease is causing nutrient deficiencies and lowering yields. “What I have looked at in troubled fields, they’ve almost all had a common issue and that is Crown Rot,” he says. “It actually […] The post What is holding back crop yields? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Pictured: Iowa state climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan The state climatologist for Iowa says he’s concerned about soil moisture for the next growing season. “We’re coming off the driest September for Iowa in 152 years of records,” Dr. Justin Glisan with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship said Glisan tells Brownfield some areas of […] The post Dry conditions continue to expand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A U.S. Representative from Iowa says a federal solution for year-round E15 will be one of her biggest priorities the rest of the year. Republican Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield she’s optimistic the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act will get bipartisan support. “There will be traction in the House because this is about consumer […] The post Rep. Hinson expects House E15 bill to gain traction appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A libertarian think tank’s latest Fiscal Responsibility Report Card on America’s Governors gives Iowa’s Kim Reynolds its highest score. The CATO Institute’s report says Reynolds has overseen lean budgets and been a champion tax reformer. She got an “A” grade for signing five income tax cuts into law, including one earlier this year that will […] View Full Story
Brownfield’s Larry Lee participates in the Wisconsin Ag Education and Workforce Development Council subcommittee. The post Wisconsin Ag Education and Workforce Development Council subcommittee appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowans are warned not to do any open burning today, and farmers need to use caution in the fields with their hot harvest equipment, as 88 of the state’s 99 counties are under a Red Flag Warning. National Weather Service meteorologist Alexis Jimenez says the fire danger is very high to extreme. “Because of again, […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, this week’s freezes have largely ended the Midwestern growing season. However, with 94% of the U.S. corn crop fully mature and 95% of the nation’s soybeans dropping leaves, there should be negligible impact. Meanwhile, ongoing dryness continues to limit moisture availability for winter grains and cover crops. In Illinois, 33% of […] The post Windy, milder weather on the Plains, showers develop; still cool & crisp in the eastern Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across the western and western U.S. should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in much of the eastern one-third of the U.S., as well as the Mississippi […] The post A return to unseasonably mild weather for most; a more showery pattern for the Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
