President Trump has appointed former state Senator Brad Zaun to be regional director of the Small Business Administration. Zaun, the former mayor of Urbandale, was the first elected official in Iowa to endorse Trump before the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. Zaun served in the Iowa Senate for 20 years and lost his bid for reelection last […] View Full Story
Brownfield caught up with Seth Irwin, Dekalb Product Manager, at this year’s Commodity Classic to talk about the new products launching this year. Learn more about the newest trait launch and some of the best sellers from the brand. The post How DEKALB is pushing yield potential to the next level appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
During this week’s Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, Brownfield caught up with Dominik Hoffman, product manager for selective herbicides at Bayer Crop Science. He says Convintro herbicide will help farmers manage tough-to-control weeds, such as water hemp and palmer amaranth. Learn more about the new product and when to expect its launch below. The post New Bayer herbicide to combat tough to control weeds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed a third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Monroe County near the Ohio border. State officials say the backyard flock is the third detection of the virus in the county during the past four weeks and the eighth case in Michigan reported since the […] The post Another Monroe County backyard flock HPAI positive appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southern Michigan farmer says the ag industry continues to look for new ways to expand domestic corn usage. Michigan Corn Marketing Program president Matt Holysz says the year-round E-15 remains the organization’s top priority. “We get that and obviously that’s going to take a chunk of demand,” he says. “That’s the first step and beyond […] The post Expanding corn markets domestically appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
2025 could be a tough financial year as farmers navigate higher input costs, machinery prices, rising interest rates, and more. On this episode of Managing for Profit, an agronomy expert with AgroLiquid advises how growers can allocate their fertilizer dollars to weather this economic challenge. The post Survive the 2025 Financial Squeeze appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The leader of an Iowa LGBTQ rights nonprofit is encouraging Iowans who want to change the sex on their Iowa birth certificate to do it as soon as possible. The new state law removing civil rights protections for gender identity also requires new birth certificates to reflect a person’s sex at birth. Max Mowitz, executive […] View Full Story
Two federal office buildings in Iowa are no longer on a list of facilities deemed not essential to government functions — and the list itself has vanished. On Tuesday, the General Services Administration issued a list of more than 400 properties owned by the federal government that could be sold. The Neal Smith Federal Building […] View Full Story
A new analysis indicates Iowa had a population spurt in 2024. The Pew Charitable Trusts report found 42 states saw population growth in 2024 that was the highest its been in 15 years. Iowa’s population increased 0.72% in 2024, putting Iowa among seven states that had their strongest annual population growth since the turn of […] View Full Story
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