Senator Joni Ernst, chair of the “DOGE” Caucus in the U-S Senate, says she was “stonewalled” and “threatened by” USAID staff when she asked questions about how humanitarian aid was being spent in Ukraine. “It is a nightmare to trying to follow that money and to understand what it is actually being used for,” Ernst […] View Full Story
A Wisconsin farmer known for his many soybean experiments has another test underway. Ryan Nell farms near Juneau, and he wrapped up January by planting some soybeans. “This is something we’ve never done. We have frost underneath all of this right now. I’ve never planted on top of frost. When you go down and dig […] The post Planting already? Wisconsin farmer puts a few soybeans in the ground appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Republicans on a House subcommittee have approved a bill to require any handouts in Iowa classrooms adhere to President Trump’s executive order renaming two landmarks. In January, Trump renamed Mount Denali as Mount McKinley and the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. “I think it’s just a matter of pointing that out,” Representative […] View Full Story
Republicans in the Iowa Senate are proposing a 2% increase in state per pupil funding for pubic schools, the same level Governor Reynolds proposed last month. Under the plan, the state’s general level of support would be about $7900 per student — and the parents of private school students who’ve signed up for state tuition […] View Full Story
The president of Farmers for Free Trade says a thirty day pause on proposed 25% tariffs against Mexico and Canada is good news. Bob Hemesath, who farms in northeast Iowa, tells Brownfield he still has concerns. “Hopeful that they come to some sort of agreement with the other two countries that we can hold off […] The post Farmers for Free Trade says tariffs will hurt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Purdue University’s Center for Commerical Agriculture has partnered with Acres.com to improve farmland market insights. Chad Fiechter an assistant ag economics professor says the center was looking for a more frequent land value survey to provide more comprehensive data. “This is where that relationship with Acres comes in,” he says. “They have transaction data from farmland purchases, […] The post Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture creates new partnership with Acres appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Mar. corn closed at $4.88 and 3/4, up 6 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.58 and 1/4, up 16 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $303.70, up $2.60Mar. soybean oil closed at 46.51, up 40 pointsMar. wheat closed at $5.66 and 3/4, up 7 and 1/4 centsApr. live cattle closed at $200.15, down […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 3, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An Iowa teacher is being recognized for teaching her students about agriculture. Kerri Bell, a second-grade teacher at Mid-Prairie Elementary School in Kalona, recently received the Iowa Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture award presented by the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation. “Teaching about agriculture comes easily for me because it’s just something I grew up with […] The post Southeast Iowa teacher wins ag educator award appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The rumbling sound of snowblowers at work was rare in January. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says there just wasn’t much snow anywhere. “We’re in a snow drought across the state, anywhere from 14 to 22, inches below average for this season, we had about two inches of snowfall in January, a little over six inches […] View Full Story
Some farmers are unsure what impact the tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China announced by President Donald Trump will have on them. Eastern Iowa corn farmer Jason Orr tells KCRG TV it’s a waiting game after the tariffs were announced this weekend. ““I think we’re all kind of hanging out in limbo to […] View Full Story
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