May 14, 2025

Broiler sets, placements larger than last week, last year

Another week, another week-to-week and year-to-year rise for broiler sets and placements. The USDA says 251.651 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, up 891,000 on the week and 1% on the year, with average hatchability remaining at 79%. 193.577 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, 817,000 above a week ago and 1% […] The post Broiler sets, placements larger than last week, last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Winter wheat tour in Kansas shows more signs of drought, disease pressure

The CEO of Kansas Wheat says some optimism has been lost for this year’s wheat crop. “A lot of those areas haven’t received moisture since November. Farmers are really disappointed.” Justin Gilpin says fields he scouted on the second day of the wheat quality tour in western and southern Kansas showed significant drought stress. “That […] The post Winter wheat tour in Kansas shows more signs of drought, disease pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Bringing memories to life

Commentary. Jim and I traveled “back home” last week to join family and friends for the funeral services for my husband’s uncle. Dean was the last of the three siblings in his family. He was the younger brother of Jim’s dad, Bill Puyear. As is so often the case due to time and distance, it […] The post Bringing memories to life appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Central Iowa sees boost in cases of fast-spreading virus that can kill dogs

Iowa’s largest non-profit animal shelter is seeing an upturn in cases of canine parvovirus, a highly-contagious infection that can be fatal to dogs. Dr. M.C. Cates, director of Veterinary Medical Services at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, says the fast-spreading disease can quickly become deadly, even with treatment, so immediate veterinary care is critical […] View Full Story

Iowa State men to play Mississippi State in Sioux Falls

The Iowa State men’s basketball team is heading back to the Sanford Pentagon. For the first time since the 2015-16 season opener, Iowa State will play a game in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Cyclones are set to face Mississippi State on Monday, Nov. 10. Both the Cyclones and Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament last […] View Full Story

2020 Iowa Caucus winner Buttigieg back in Iowa

The Democratic presidential candidate who won the 2020 Iowa Caucuses says he’s “not running for anything,” but Pete Buttigieg is offering advice for how the party should respond to the Trump presidency. Buttigieg spoke in Cedar Rapids yesterday. “Anyone can come to Iowa just before an election’s coming up,” Buttigieg said and the crowd laughed. […] View Full Story

Increased state spending to prep for potential foreign animal disease outbreak

The Iowa House and Senate have agreed to redirect $2.5 million that’s sitting unused in the Iowa Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Fund. The fund was created to test for the contagious diseases which were a threat to cattle and other livestock in the past, but have largely been eliminated in the United States. Representative Norlin […] View Full Story