August 11, 2025

Indiana Corn Marketing Council currently in new board member election process

An Indiana corn farmer says the checkoff plays a critical role in helping add value to U.S. corn. Mathew Lucas, vice president of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, tells Brownfield, “Our programming can typically be broken down into four buckets, that being market development, economic sustainability, value creation, which is effectively new uses, and producer […] The post Indiana Corn Marketing Council currently in new board member election process appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa’s almost-forgotten oddball events are preserved in essay collection

A new book from a retired University of Northern Iowa professor is dedicated to preserving more than two dozen remarkable tidbits from Iowa history, oddities and encounters most people have forgotten. Author Roy Behrens‘ seventh book is called, “Dreams of Fields: Memory Traces of Iowa’s Past.” It’s a collection of essays which he says zeroes […] View Full Story

Instability in the ag land market

An ag real estate specialist says there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty that could impact farmland values. Paul Schadegg with Farmers National Company tells Brownfield on and off again tariffs, ag policy questions, and global unrest all could factor into ag land prices in the months ahead.  And he says it’s happening at a […] The post Instability in the ag land market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story