Smoke from a fire at a southwest Iowa chicken farm could be seen from 30 miles away last night. Emergency crews from at least a dozen communities responded to the fire near Clearfield at an egg production company called Daybreak Foods. A Facebook Post by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office at around 7 p.m. asked […] View Full Story
Democrat Catelin Drey of Sioux City has won the special election for an open state senate seat by an 11 point margin, in a district President Trump carried by over 10 points last November. “I am just incredibly proud of the campaign that we ran and the work that this team did,” Drey told Radio […] View Full Story
A tip to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office from a group that tracks the online exchange of child pornography has led to the arrest of a northwest Iowa man. Twenty-four-year-old Jesus Aranda Martinez of Rock Valley is accused of possessing 26 files that contain child sexual abuse material. Court records indicate the National Center for […] View Full Story
Soybeans closed modestly higher on short covering and technical buying after an up and down day. The U.S. crop rating is the highest in five years, with development right on schedule. Still, the crop will need some rain to finish, and near-term forecasts continue to look mostly dry in some areas. Harvest is starting in […] The post Soybeans end two-sided session modestly higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A wheat specialist says Michigan could meet USDA’s expectations for a record crop. Michigan State University Extension’s Dennis Pennington tells Brownfield despite weather challenges, harvest was ideal in many regions. “We didn’t have any falling number problems until after they’d gotten two or three rains on it,” he shares. “Vomitoxin levels were very low to […] The post New wheat yield record for Michigan? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley is the longest-serving current member of the U.S. Senate and he’s not ruling out running for re-election in 2028. “I’ve been very careful to say that a decision like that, I’ve always answered the question: ‘Ask me the question in a couple of years,’” Grassley said this morning during his weekly […] View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by the midday strength in boxed beef and optimism about this week’s direct cash cattle business. Feeders picked up a little bit of extra support from the losses in corn. October live was up $1.37 at $238.20 and December was $1.87 […] The post Cattle, lean hog futures higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Sep. corn closed at $3.87 and 1/2, down 1 and 3/4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $10.28 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $297.20, up $1.50Sep. soybean oil closed at 52.76, down 155 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.09 and 1/2, up 2 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $238.20, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 26, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A cuddly cow has helped expand agricultural education created in Pennsylvania to nearly two million students across the U.S. this year. Brittany Snyder with the Dairy Excellence Foundation credits virtual learning during the pandemic for its growth. “It went viral, we went from about 1,000 classes to 70,000 classes literally overnight in our program,” she […] The post Adopt-a-cow brings dairy education home appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A former Department of Labor senior investigator says farmers should be prepared for a potential audit of the H-2A guest worker visa program. Warren Williams, the owner of WLW2 Consulting, says keeping accurate records is key to maintaining compliance. “Seventy-five percent of violations are in areas like your record keeping, payroll, housing, inbound and outbound transportation, […] The post How to better prepare for DOL audits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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