Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says she’s encouraged by a move to have more FBI agents working out of regional offices. Two weeks ago FBI Director Kash Patel met in the Omaha field office with Bird and other law enforcement officials from Iowa and Nebraska. “One of the things that director Patel was very interested […] View Full Story
An extension educator says research comparing the profitability of different management systems should help farmers better adapt to weather and market volatility. Christine Charles has been studying profitability outcomes from Michigan State University’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Project for the past three years. “We’re finding that even when our corn hasn’t yielded as much in the aspirational system, we are […] The post Long-term ag research keys in on profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
By deciding not to run for reelection, Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Senator Joni Ernst have set off a cascade of campaign announcements that will continue this weekend. Second district Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion announced on Tuesday that she was running for the U.S. Senate and less than an hour later State Representative Shannon […] View Full Story
Sioux City officials have given a California company six months to either make repairs to a Sioux City apartment building or sell the property. There are 91 units in the Luma Heights apartment building, but only a dozen were still occupied this week when Sioux City Building Inspectors declared the building unsafe. The remaining tenants […] View Full Story
A retired firefighter and cancer survivor is urging widespread adoption of SoyFoam. Pat Butler joined the fire service in 1975 and used high-expansion foams containing PFAS chemicals for decades. “We used it, we trained with it, I mean, I’d wallowed in it up to my knees in the foam,” he shares. “You’re always working with […] The post Retired fire chief now SoyFoam advocate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president and CEO of Superior Ag says its new Ohio River terminal could help increase fertilizer access for farmers. Richard Lloyd says the more than $20 million facility is designed to meet growing demand. “It will be just a little over 30 thousand tons of dry capacity to be able to store fertilizer,” he […] The post Superior Ag’s new Ohio River terminal could help increase fertilizer access for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The ag industry continues to advocate for additional market access for its products. Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director Brian Kuehl says it’s critical that U.S. producers have opportunities in other countries. “Ninety-five of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States. Twenty-five percent of American farm revenue comes from exports. If we’re not […] The post Farmers for Free Trade initiative advocates for additional market opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The chief market strategist with Zaner Ag Hedge says he’ll be closely watching corn demand numbers in the USDA’s next supply and demand report. Ted Seifried tells Brownfield, “The USDA upped production by a whole lot by adding acres and by adding yield, but they also added 545 million bushels in demand total.” He says, […] The post Corn demand concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvest is ramping up in some of the primary sugarbeet growing regions of the U.S. Andy Finkral with ACH Seeds covers Michigan, Minnesota, and western Nebraska. “A lot of the markets have started some preharvest activities, probably all of them now have started this week. Some started as early as a couple of weeks ago […] The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvest is ramping up in some of the primary sugarbeet growing regions of the U.S. Andy Finkral with ACH Seeds covers Michigan, Minnesota, and western Nebraska. “A lot of the markets have started some preharvest activities, probably all of them now have started this week. Some started as early as a couple of weeks ago […] The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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