An ag economist says it’s been a difficult marketing year for row crop farmers. “You’ve seen the value of what’s in the field go down, while what you’re going to put into the field later on going up,” said Greg McBride, director of brokerage for Allendale. McBride some producers are making difficult decisions due to […] The post Low commodity prices challenge farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The leader of an Iowa City nonprofit does -not- expect any local impact as President Trump has ordered the United States to again pull out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. Iowa City is a designated City of Literature under UNESCO and program manager John Kenyon says the community’s international […] View Full Story
Visitors to the sculpture park in downtown Des Moines will no longer have to glance at their watches or phones to determine the time, as a new two-story-tall clock overlooks the area, blending art and technology. Renae Mauk, a vice president with the Greater Des Moines Partnership, says the work called “TimePiece” is an innovative […] View Full Story
For the first time in more than two decades, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef. Kent Bacus, executive director of government affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says this is a huge win. “There’s been really no scientific justification to keep us out,” he says. “This is just a lot […] The post Australia reopening its market to U.S. beef has larger implications appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The state Board of Regents is meeting today at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Items on the agenda include a vote on a proposal from UNI that will allow the school to charge in-state tuition rates for incoming freshmen or transfer students from the border states of Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South […] View Full Story
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