Iowa’s Insurance Commissioner, Attorney General and AARP director are going on another “Stop the Scammers” tour. Insurance Commissioner Dough Ommen says they will visit 22 cities. “The Stop the Scammers approach is really to make sure consumers know ahead of time what to look for, because the best defense that we have in order to […] View Full Story
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican will cover Gov. Pillen’s news conference to announce a partnership for veterinarian education. The post Governor Pillen News Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
On this latest episode of Outdoor Adventures, Iowa State University’s Chelsea Harbach joins Brent Barnett for a conversation about morel mushroom hunting. The post Morel mushroom hunting season is here appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Republicans will now begin the process of selecting a nominee for governor after Kim Reynolds announced this morning she will not run for reelection in 2026. Reynolds narrowly won reelection in 2018 in the middle of President Trump’s first term and Democrats won three of Iowa’s four U-S House seats that year. Reynolds — […] View Full Story
A north Iowa farmer says changes to his crop rotation are not market driven. Casey Schlichting of Clear Lake tells Brownfield he will be planting a few more corn acres this year. “That was not a price thing, that was a field that does not like to grow soybeans. So I’m going to try corn-on-corn […] The post Crop rotation change not market driven appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
New data indicates dairy product sales grew along with consumer trust in 2024. Midwest Dairy board chair Charles Krause, a dairy farmer from Minnesota, says their annual report highlights collaboration with startup businesses and expanded retail engagement. “We continued with our partnerships with places like Pizza Ranch to offer value meals, but we also offered […] The post Midwest Dairy report highlights successes in 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southeast Minnesota farmer doubts he’ll begin planting before May 1st. Ed McNamara of Goodhue says soil conditions are cool and dry. “To be honest with you I’m surprised with the lack of moisture that we have the ground is not getting warm. We’ve been looking at bare ground, but it’s just not warming up.” […] The post Soils slow to warm in southeast Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by strength in the broader markets. June live cattle closed $1.60 higher at $196.80 and August live cattle closed $1.65 higher at $193.85. May feeder cattle closed $3.40 higher at $278.709 and August feeder cattle closed $3.75 higher at $283.67. There was light […] The post Cattle, hog future higher to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
May corn closed at $4.90 and 1/4, up 7 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.42 and 3/4, up 13 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $299.60, up $1.70May soybean oil closed at 47.35, up 103 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.55 and 3/4, up 17 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $196.80, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 11, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, adding to what would have already been a strongly weekly gain. Unknown destinations bought 121,000 tons of U.S. beans ahead of the open, with 55,000 tons for 2024/25 delivery and 66,000 tons for 2025/26. That followed up the sale of 198,000 tons of 2024/25 U.S. soybeans […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat see solid daily, weekly gains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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