The Iowa House has voted to make indoor tanning bed businesses off limits for minors, unless the teenager’s parent provides written permission in person. Tanning beds emit far more ultraviolet radiation than the sun. “Tanning devices increase the risk of melanoma, a particular deadly type of cancer,” said Representative Hans Wilz, a Republican from Ottumwa. […] View Full Story
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would give the governor authority to appoint a majority of the people who serve on commissions that nominate district court judges. Five attorneys chosen by local lawyers and five people appointed by the governor serve on the commissions, and the senior judge in each district serves as […] View Full Story
Three students who were flown to Sioux City for treatment after a deadly school bus crash in Tanzania nearly eight years ago were honored by conservationist Jane Goodall in a speech Sunday in Sioux City. Missionaries from Sioux City saved the students, while 35 other people died in the accident. Survivor Wilson Tarimo who returned […] View Full Story
The U.S. Labor Department conducted its annual revision of labor numbers and found there were 31,000 more people in the Iowa labor force in January. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that puts the rate at 67% “It’s basically a six-tenths of a point improvement on our labor force participation from where we were […] View Full Story
Missouri’s Ag Director says she’s optimistic for a more durable definition for the latest revamp of the Waters of the United States rule. Chris Chinn tells Brownfield a quick decision from the Trump administration on the Waters of the United States rule is needed to provide more certainty to farmers. “We can’t let it take […] The post Chinn: WOTUS certainty needed quickly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The dairy checkoff has an online tool to help producers learn from each other about conservation practices. Jacqi Coleman says Dairy Management Inc, dairy’s checkoff program, launched Dairy Conservation Navigator in November of 2024. “This is an online platform that’s meant to simplify sustainability and conservation topics for our dairy farmers and those dairy farm […] The post DMI offers Conservation Navigator tool appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A beef processing facility in southeastern South Dakota has closed. CIMPL’s, LLC is part of the American Foods Group’s fresh meats division. A press release says the closure is due to changes in the current cattle cycle and other long-term industry changes. More than 250 employees are affected at the Yankton, South Dakota location and […] The post Beef processing plant closes in southeast South Dakota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reopened the public comment period for an interim final rule for indemnity payments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The interim final rule requires farmers pass a biosecurity audit before restocking their poultry after an HPAI detection before they can receive future indemnity payments. And farmers who […] The post USDA takes more comments on HPAI indemnity payment rule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Nebraska Governor and licensed veterinarian Jim Pillen says when it comes to addressing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry, he has two beliefs – the virus always wins in a naïve population of people, birds or mammals, and “there’s no effective vaccine.” He tells Brownfield that’s because a vaccine doesn’t provide 100% coverage for the […] The post Nebraska Gov. Pillen on USDA’s HPAI plan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher with sharply higher boxed beef during the session. April live cattle closed $1.85 higher at $205.02 and June lives closed $1.72 higher at $201.07. April feeder cattle closed $3.00 higher at $284.20 and May feeders closed $2.65 higher at $285.30. Direct cash cattle trade […] The post Cattle, hog future start the week higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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