The Iowa Supreme Court heard the case of a former Anita woman seeking to overturn her convictions for second-degree murder and child endangerment causing death for a child at her daycare. Alison Dorsey argued her case should not have been moved from Cass County to Pottawattamie County after a mistrial, and that there was not […] View Full Story
A Washington, D.C.-based public relations expert says agriculture in America is under a well-funded attack. Jack Hubbard, owner of Berman and Company, says groups like HSHS (Humane Society of the US) and ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) have a singular mission. “They wake up every single morning and they want […] The post Agriculture under attack appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Meat export sales bounced back from the previous week’s marketing year lows. The USDA says the week-to-week improvement during the week ending November 7th for beef was led by Japan and South Korea, while Mexico and Japan led the way for pork. Sorghum notched a marketing year high thanks to solid demand from China and […] The post Mostly lower week for export sales numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A new report finds animal agriculture contributes to all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Hannah Thompson Weeman with the Animal Agriculture Alliance tells Brownfield, “Things like zero hunger, things like positively contributing to communities, providing work opportunities, of course contributing to the environment, healthy oceans—the animal agriculture community has a very positive […] The post Animal ag helping meet UN’s sustainable goals appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says it is crucial Congress passes a farm bill before the end of the year. “The math changes when we get to a new Congress,” says John Newton with Terrain Ag. Newton tells Brownfield he’s optimistic a farm bill can and should be prioritized in the lame duck session. “All four corners […] The post Ag economist says farm bill needs to be prioritized in lame duck appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president of the National Corn Growers Association says farmers need help in the lame duck session. Kenneth Hartman, Jr., who farms in Illinois, tells Brownfield… “Prices are still low on corn and other products. Costs are up.” He says, “Inflation’s been up. The interest rates have been up. So, we want to get an […] The post National Corn Growers Association seeking disaster package in lame duck appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president and CEO of CropLife America is concerned about the effects of EPA’s pesticide regulation in 2025. Alexandra Dunn says the Endangered Species Act will have an impact on the next growing season. “As new active ingredients are registered, those labels will have requirements on them,” she says. “Now, how many new active ingredients are […] The post Concerns about pesticide regulation in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Corn farmers are reflecting on what worked and what didn’t during the growing season. Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Ron Geis says a wet spring impacted corn throughout the growing season, and disease management was critical. “If there were a couple things that really paid this year, it was either stabilizing nitrogen or applying late […] The post Corn fungicide paid in 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Many growers are seeing the benefits of adding a nitrogen stabilizer to their fertilizer applications, but some leading nitrogen stabilizers have a reputation for being hard on equipment. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert discusses some issues to watch out for. The post Less Downtime, More Protection appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Central Kansas farmer says some timely rains have helped improve wheat. Paul Penner, of Marion County, tells Brownfield… “The wheat that wasn’t up, it’s now coming up. We’re kind of pleased with that. It looks like the stand is going to be filling in nicely and at least it will be ready for winter.” […] The post Wheat grower says timely rains have improved crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
