Spring is spawning season and Iowa’s fish hatcheries are working to grow the fish to fill lakes across the state. Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery Manager Kim Hawkins says they were very successful in collecting the northern pike needed this year. “Within one night, we had over 130 fish in one net, so we caught plenty,” […] View Full Story
Cattle prices remain a bright spot in a time of uncertainty. Pat Westhoff with the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says record high cattle prices will likely be sustained for the next few years. “Even if people start saving back heifers, it will take a few years for that to […] The post Cattle price outlook might be subject to demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cattle prices remain a bright spot in a time of uncertainty. Pat Westhoff with the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says record high cattle prices will likely be sustained for the next few years. “Even if people start saving back heifers, it will take a few years for that to […] The post Cattle price outlook might be subject to demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. broiler numbers were mixed last week. The USDA says 254.898 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, falling 257,000 on the week, but rising 1% on the year, with average hatchability of 78.7%. 191.195 million broiler-type chicks entered meat production, up 84,000 from the previous week, but down slightly from a year ago, with […] The post A mixed week for broiler numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A bill that’s won approval in the Iowa Senate would make firefighters and police officers in Iowa’s municipal retirement system as well as state troopers eligible for accidental disability and death benefits if they’re diagnosed with any form of cancer. The proposal, in slightly a different form, passed the House last year and again last […] View Full Story
A southwest Iowa farmer plans to begin corn and soybean planting this week. Carl Jardon farms near Randolph and says while soil temperatures aren’t up to 50 degrees yet, warm weather is forecast. “I think a lot of people are planning on starting tomorrow, and we are too.” Speaking to Brownfield Wednesday, Jardon said he […] The post Iowa farmer to start planting Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Farmers in the U.S. and abroad are concerned global unrest will drive ag input costs higher. Brazil Potash Corporation CEO Matt Simpson says one of the biggest risks for fertilizer is the concentration of supply in countries that are sanctioned or at war. “You have roughly 50 percent of the world’s potash that’s produced between […] The post Global unrest drives ag input uncertainty appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A global equipment manufacturer says the on again off again tariffs create a new type of volatility in the manufacturing sector. Eric Raby is the senior vice president for the Americas with CLAAS. “You always have currency exchange. You have weather conditions, you have commodity prices and now we’ve introduced into that, I would say […] The post Tariff changes add “new” kind of volatility to ag manufacturing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An eastern Iowa farmer says he expects to start planting corn soon. Lance Lillibridge raises a corn-on-corn rotation in Benton County and says, “The 20th is the date I like to look at. We might get a chance to start a little earlier this year, but I think I have plenty to do around here […] The post Iowa farmer about 10 days out from planting corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The top elected officials in one Midwestern state are vowing to fight for agriculture. “To all the farmers here and across the state, we have your backs.” Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says unprecedented uncertainty is dramatically impacting the state’s number one industry. “The harsh cuts to USDA programs, and the tariffs, are already taking their […] The post Fighting for agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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