The Missouri Senate has advanced a bill that would bring Missouri Farm Bureau another step closer to offering a health plan to its members. Senate Bill 79 provides an exception in statute for the non-profit membership organization to offer a health plan, outlined as a priority for the farm group. The bill will now be […] The post MO Farm Bureau health plan advances appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Sorghum is expected to be an attractive crop for areas experiencing drier than usual field conditions. Bryan Thomas with DEKALB says there are two new varieties of sorghum available in 2025. He says DKS49-76 and DKS43-76 have done well in field trials. The varieties yield well for growers in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Supplies are […] The post DEKALB launches new sorghum products in central U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Photo provided by the Indiana Soybean Alliance. A group of Purdue University students developed a non-plastic soy-based wrap that won top prize at the 31st annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition. Purdue University environmental and natural resources engineering sophomore Claire Eckhardt explains the product. “SoyShield is a self adhesive, flexible thermoplastic film that we essentially marketed for both lab uses […] The post Non-plastic soy-based wrap takes home top prize at 2025 Soy Innovation Competition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The unemployment rate for February stayed the same as January at three-point-three percent. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says there were some ups and downs in the job market. “Employers shed about 1,100 jobs in February, which ends the streak of job gains that started in November. So that’s not good. And of course, […] View Full Story
Sorghum is expected to be an attractive crop for areas experiencing drier than usual field conditions. Bryan Thomas with DEKALB says there are two new varieties of sorghum available in 2025. He says DKS49-76 and DKS43-76 have done well in field trials. The varieties yield well for growers in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Supplies are […] The post DEKALB launches new sorghum products in central U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Senator Joni Ernst says she’s waiting for information from the National Security Council before commenting on Trump Administration officials discussing military strikes in Yemen accidentally inviting a journalist to their group chat on the app called Signal. “While I know everybody’s talking about the ‘Signal’ leak, we also should be talking about the fact that […] View Full Story
Farmers in Minnesota and many other Midwest states are waiting for better conditions to begin field preparations for planting. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says like last spring, there’s not a lot of snow cover. “That being said, we had some earlier precipitation which helped in terms of moisture. But we are […] The post Spring field conditions improving in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A longtime agricultural economist says he’s concerned about the industry’s outlook. Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech University, says the ongoing threat of tariffs are weighing on agriculture. “I think we have to be very concerned about counter tariffs.” He says, “In other words, we put tariffs on automobiles, they come in with […] The post Ag economist concerned over ongoing tariff spats appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A district court judge’s ruling finds certain information can be unsealed about the case of Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit, who vanished in 1995, but the ruling protects other details that could be important to the ongoing investigation. Attorneys representing private investigator Steve Ridge filed a motion in February arguing that the warrant regarding […] View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0050 at $0.4950. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0175 at $1.6475. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6275 to $1.6475. Cheese barrels were up $0.0050 at $1.6350. One sale was recorded at that price. […] The post Cash dairy: Cheese & butter up, whey & NDM down Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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