Compeer Financial is looking to expand opportunities to invest in rural communities, specifically in healthcare. President & CEO Jase Wagner spoke with Brownfield during the 2025 Farm Progress Show. AUDIO: Jase Wagner – Compeer Financial The post Compeer Financial looking to expand rural investing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A veterinarian says the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration allowing some animal drugs to be used for treating New World Screwworm gives veterinarians and producers treatment options if the pest crosses the U.S. border. Wisconsin State Veterinarian Darlene Konkle tells Brownfield the emergency use […] The post Fed’s emergency authorization provides NWS treatment options appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has released a video statement to announce she will not seek reelection in 2026. “This was no easy decision. I love my state and country,” Ernst said.”It’s the very reason I decided to wear our nation’s uniform and run for election in the first place.” Ernst, who is 55, served in […] View Full Story
One of the 15 “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” chapters in Iowa is holding a bed building event tomorrow in Manchester. Keith Kramer is leader of the Delaware County chapter that formed four years ago to provide beds to kids who didn’t have one. “Once you see it, you get so involved with it,” Kramer said. So […] View Full Story
Iowa’s economy improved slightly during August, along with the Midwest as a whole, according to a monthly survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other states. Despite the minor gains, Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the region’s economy is moving sideways, as it’s been seeing similar gains and losses for months. Goss says […] View Full Story
The push for nationwide year-round E15 could intensify in the fourth quarter of 2025. Minnesota Biofuels Association executive director Brian Werner says Congress nearly made it happen at the end of 2024. “We’re a little bit like Lucy with the football with E15. We had it in the Continuing Resolution in 2024 until that got […] The post E15 push could intensify as 2025 winds down appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center says a new tool is helping farmers and ag consultants access local conservation assistance. Ryan Heiniger says the Conservation Connector is a platform designed to help farmers easily access incentives that best fit their operation. “It combines financial resources as well as who can actually help the […] The post New tool designed to help farmers easily access conservation assistance appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Missouri Soybean’s CEO and Executive Director Casey Wasser says he’s looking forward to working with the state’s soybean farmers to grow demand and address ag regulations. The post Meet Missouri Soybean’s New CEO/Executive Director appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
This year’s Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, was all about the future—autonomy, efficiency, and sustainability were on full display. Walking the show grounds, it was impossible to miss the technology reshaping agriculture right before our eyes. One of the head-turners at the show was J&M’s new 14 Series grain carts. These massive carts can […] The post From Boots to Bots: Farm Progress Show Spotlights the Future of Ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A co-organizer of the biennial “Half Century of Progress” vintage farm machinery show says 2025 was a record year. Russell Buhr says the volunteer-run event, hosted in Rantoul, Illinois, the weekend before the Farm Progress Show, has consistently grown since it began in 2003. “There was about 4,000 pieces of equipment that was there wanting […] The post Record year for Half Century of Progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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