Farmers made and paid more in May than in April. The USDA’s index of prices received for May rose 1.7% on gains in cattle, hogs, milk, and oranges against losses in broilers, market eggs, lettuce, and strawberries. The dairy index for May 2025 was 1.4% more than April, but 3.2% less than May 2024, with […] The post Farm income, costs up in May appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The executive director of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry says federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could worsen food insecurity across the Midwest. Emily Bryant says food banks nationwide, like the state of Indiana, are struggling to meet demand. “There’s more than 1,000,000 Hoosiers who are at risk of hunger and we’ve seen an increasing […] The post Food banks struggling to fill gaps appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Speaker Pat Grassley has announced he will run for an 11th term in the Iowa House. Grassley, who’s been House Speaker for the past five years, was among several Republicans who said they were consider a run for governor after Governor Kim Reynolds announced in April that she would not seek reelection. Grassley said in […] View Full Story
An extension field crop entomologist with the University of Illinois says some farmers are dealing with grape colaspis. During a recent Illinois Soybean Association webinar, Nick Seiter told growers it’s an intermittent pest that’s most often observed in corn. “A lot of times it looks like a nutrient deficiency.” He says, “We see a lot […] The post Grape colaspis impacting some crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A U.S. Senator from Iowa says the Trump administration is following through on its commitment to biofuels. Republican Joni Ernst tells Brownfield the U.S. EPA’s proposed increase in Renewable Volume Obligations is good news for farmers. “After having worked the last four years with the Biden administration, they just blatantly ignored the needs of our […] The post Ernst pleased with EPA’s RVO proposal appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A top Democrat in the legislature is calling on his party to hold its Iowa Caucuses in 2028 before any other state holds a presidential primary. House Minority Leader Brian Meyer of Des Moines says it was a mistake for Iowa Democrats to give in to national party leaders who put South Carolina’s Democratic Primary […] View Full Story
Travel during the upcoming 4th of July holiday is expected to set new records both in Iowa and nationwide. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says the motor club is projecting more than 72-million people will be traveling over the Independence Day weekend. That’s up by nearly two-million travelers from last year and more than seven-million from […] View Full Story
An Illinois-based agronomist says persistent rainfall this spring could contribute to nutrient loss in corn. Randy Simonson, with Helena Agri-Enterprises, says some farmers are starting to see the impacts. “I’ve seen some nitrogen deficient corn lately and it’s really early to see that,” he says. “The problem with nitrogen more so than most other nutrients, […] The post Spring rainfall could contribute to nutrient loss in corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The vice president of marketing for Associated Milk Producers Incorporated (AMPI) says access to skilled labor remains a challenge. Sarah Schmidt says the dairy industry is unique to agriculture because it is not seasonal. “And unfortunately that’s what our workforce here in the U.S. as it comes to our ability to have the labor for […] The post Dairy labor situation improving in some ways appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A United Soybean Board director has mixed views on the current administration’s approach to trade. April Hemmes, who farms in northern Iowa, says farmers are used to uncertainty. “We’re always in the crosshairs when it comes to trade and negotiations because the world wants what we grow. So I’m always hopeful, but I hate it […] The post USB director has mixed views on trade approach appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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