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November 5, 2024

Study finds potential solution for timelier commodity program payments

November 5, 2024

An ag economist says a multiyear risk program (MYR) could offer farmers a timelier method for delivery of commodity program payments than the current ARC/PLC programs. Carl Zulauf, a professor emeritus at Ohio State University, co-authored a study that suggests shifting payments to the beginning of the year. “It really does help to have the […] The post Study finds potential solution for timelier commodity program payments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Fertilizer prices not likely improve, regardless of who wins White House

November 5, 2024

A fertilizer market expert says the new White House administration probably won’t have much impact the cost of fertilizer. Josh Linville with StoneX tells Brownfield tariffs are why prices for inputs like phosphate are so high. “Trump is a pro-tariff guy, and in fact, if you think about it, China was the first one to […] The post Fertilizer prices not likely improve, regardless of who wins White House appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

2025 corn prices have the potential to rally

November 5, 2024

A senior market advisor at Total Farm Marketing says corn prices could rally next year. Bryan Doherty says taking a long-term approach is key. “It’s a cheap commodity in relationship to the cost of producing it, and it’s a cheap commodity in relationship to where the price was,” he says. He tells Brownfield producers should be […] The post 2025 corn prices have the potential to rally appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Central Iowa shelter hosts ‘Puppy Paw-ty’ to cheer up after election stresses

November 5, 2024

What better way to relieve stress after a contentious Election Day than to be nuzzled by eight fuzzy puppies? Iowa’s largest non-profit animal shelter is holding a special event for people who need to put the divisiveness of politics behind them. Kenzie Miller, event manager of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, says they’re hosting […] View Full Story

Fundraiser for restoration of Turtle Lake in Iowa Great Lakes region

November 5, 2024

A fundraiser is underway to finance restoration of a waterway that’s a connection to two bays and a beach in the Iowa Great Lakes region.. “The lake was originally dredged in 1910. Islands have basically melted into the lake and then, of course, you have 114 years worth of sticks and leaves that have fallen […] View Full Story

Hundreds of thousands of Iowans voted before Election Day

November 5, 2024

At least 675,000 Iowans cast ballots before Election Day. Data from the Iowa Secretary of State’s website shows Republicans with a statewide edge over Democrats in early voting, but Democrats outnumbered Republicans casting absentee ballots in the first, second and third congressional districts. First Congressional District: 79,187 Democrats, 68,059 Republicans Second Congressional District: 66,429 Democrats, […] View Full Story

Sen. Grassley saddened by threats of Election Day violence

November 5, 2024

Election Day is supposed to be about exercising the right to vote, but fears of violence are prompting many communities coast-to-coast to take significant security precautions, including fortifying parts of the nation’s capital. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, who’s in Iowa today, says he’s seeing on TV how there’s heavy armed security behind barricades, and 8-foot-high […] View Full Story

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