June 19, 2025

Indiana FFA elects new state officer team

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. Indiana FFA’s newly elected state president says she’s looking forward to helping the organization grow throughout the next year. Kaitlyn Maruszewski from the Tri-Central FFA chapter says she hopes to inspire members across the state. “Keep taking every opportunity you can and when the opportunities aren’t coming your way, go […] The post Indiana FFA elects new state officer team appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson visits Terraform Tillage

Brownfield’s Brent Barnett covers U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s visit to Terraform Tillage The post U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson visits Terraform Tillage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Direct cattle business continuing to develop

There was another light round of direct cash cattle trade on Thursday, following the light trade reported in the North on Wednesday.  Live deals in Nebraska were at $237.  Dressed deals in the North were at mostly $376, with a few at $377.  That was $3 to $4 lower than the prior week’s weighted average […] The post Direct cattle business continuing to develop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

May unemployment up slightly in Iowa as more women return to work

Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the state unemployment rate increased again slightly in May as more people starting looking for a job. “If they’re not employed when they rejoin, then that’s going to, you know, slightly increase your unemployment rate. But that’s fine. I will take a tenth of a point increase in […] View Full Story

Nonpartisan report places Iowa in top half of states for health systems

A new report ranks Iowa’s health system 18th out of the 50 states. The report by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund finds Iowa has low rates of drug overdose deaths and adults who go without care because of the cost, but it shows Iowa also has some of the nation’s highest obesity rates. The fund’s Sara […] View Full Story

Sunday liftoff now set for astronaut Whitson and crew

The countdown clock is again ticking toward a weekend launch for Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson and her record-setting fifth space mission. First set for liftoff June 8th, there’ve been multiple delays due to bad weather at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and mechanical issues on both the Falcon 9 rocket and the docking area […] View Full Story

Veterinarian & researcher Dr. Ken Nordlund has died

A dairy researcher and co-founder of The Dairyland Initiative has died. Dr. Ken Nordlund from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine spent many years researching and teaching cow comfort and health around the world and was involved in many studies including using positive pressure tube ventilation systems to mitigate heat stress and respiratory […] The post Veterinarian & researcher Dr. Ken Nordlund has died appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Veterinarian & researcher Dr. Ken Nordlund passes

A dairy researcher and co-founder of The Dairyland Initiative has passed away. Dr. Ken Nordlund from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine spent many years researching and teaching cow comfort and health around the world and was involved in many studies including using positive pressure tube ventilation systems to mitigate heat stress and […] The post Veterinarian & researcher Dr. Ken Nordlund passes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa National Guard soldiers train in Louisiana

Nearly 4,000 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers are in the midst of three weeks of rigorous summer training at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The commander of the ground troops, Brigadier General Derek Adams, says this training should prepare them for anything. “This training is, is the best. And most difficult […] View Full Story

Residents of Johnson County mobile home parks call for rent freeze

A group of residents from three mobile home parks in Johnson County says the rent for their lots has increased dramatically and the out-of-state company that owns the parks has not addressed health and safety issues. Nicole Platz is a resident at Modern Manor, one of the manufactured home parks Utah-based Havenpark Communities bought in […] View Full Story