Missouri Soybean CEO, Gary Wheeler, is impressed with MO Soybean’s process on strategic planning. Their biggest priority is right now is funding agronomy research to benefit farmers and effectively communicating these findings with them. The post Soybean Communication Priorities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A complex storm system evolving across the eastern half of the U.S. will result in active weather during the first half of the week. Early- to mid-week rainfall could total 2 to 4 inches along the Gulf Coast from southeastern Louisiana to western Florida, extending northeastward through the middle Atlantic States into New England. However, […] The post An active pattern this week: A brief, mid-week cold wave for the Heartland & Southern U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, mild weather has temporarily replaced last week’s cold, windy conditions. Later Monday, high temperatures will top 55°F in much of the southern Corn Belt, with readings rising above 32°F in all Midwestern areas except the Red River Valley of the North. Overnight rainfall clipped the southern and eastern Corn Belt, with […] The post Another day of wide-ranging temps, weather across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Two people are dead and a police officer was hurt during a chase in southeastern Iowa on Sunday afternoon. Reports say Muscatine police were responding to calls about a woman in an SUV firing shots at people as she sped through town. An officer intercepted the SUV and tried to pull it over, but the […] View Full Story
Three fishermen who ignored warnings about a dangerous section of the Mississippi River paid for it with their lives. The Iowa DNR says the three were fishing just below Lock and Dam Number 12 in Bellevue late Sunday morning. They were in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when the boat was pulled into […] View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures across southern Florida. The southcentral U.S. will have the greatest likelihood of experiencing above-normal temperatures. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in an area stretching from southern California and the […] The post A return to mild weather next week across the Heartland; beneficial moisture for some, as well appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An emergency physician is urging Iowa parents and anyone else buying gifts for children this holiday season to closely follow the labeling and to only purchase toys, crafts and sporting goods that are age appropriate. Dr. Benjamin Orozco, with Gundersen Health System, says pay close attention to the packaging for age recommendations, but he stresses, […] View Full Story
The grain markets tend to go quiet during the holidays with fewer trading days and traders taking time off. But Joe Barker with CHS Hedging says he expects volatility through the end of the year because of an uptick in export demand. He tells Brownfield that momentum should carry over into the early part of […] The post No holiday market lull appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa food pantries and food banks could lose a major source of food if the current Farm Bill isn’t extended. “Of 2.5 million pounds that we distributed in November, 1.25 million of that came from USDA,” says Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, which distributes food to pantries and other feeding organizations […] View Full Story
Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s President says priority number one is getting a farm bill. Brad Olson says, “It’s important not just to Wisconsin farmers, not just to our members, but farmers across the nation. This has to get done.” Olson tells Brownfield farmers are the life blood of America and they need the protections and certainty […] The post WI Farm Bureau debates federal, state policy Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
