September 11, 2025

Landus offering soybean premium through biofuel tax credit

Iowa farmers looking to add value to their soybeans could take advantage of a biofuel tax credit. Landus Director of Soy Processing Sales and Marketing Blake Hoover says there is a tax incentive in Canada for renewable diesel. “That tax incentive kind of goes from the fresh fuel user and works its way back through […] The post Landus offering soybean premium through biofuel tax credit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowan reflects on collaboration with TPUSA’s Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, the prominent conservative activist who was shot to death yesterday, helped an Iowa politician launch a national group called Run GenZ. Joe Mitchell had just been sworn into office as a state legislator when he met Kirk at an event in Des Moines. “He asked me to stay after the event to chat with […] View Full Story

NFU concerned about monopolization of ag

The president of the National Farmers Union says consolidation in ag is hurting America’s farmers and ranchers. Rob Larew says their members continue to voice concern over monopolization. “Not just in recent years, but over the last few decades.”  He says, “The growing concentration of power and the fact that so much control over our […] The post NFU concerned about monopolization of ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ag fairs and fairgrounds drive $52B economic impact

A new report from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions shows agricultural fairs generate nearly $52 billion in economic impact across the United States. David Grindle, president and CEO, says the 2025 Economic Impact Study highlighted the financial contributions from 1,400 fairs. “We look at how much money the fair and fairgrounds spend and […] The post U.S. ag fairs and fairgrounds drive $52B economic impact appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brazil ups record corn, soybean output again as yields soar

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA continues to increase its already record large corn and soybean production estimates. That follows rises in planted area and generally better weather during most of the growing season leading to all-time highs in average yield. CONAB now has corn at a combined 139.696 million tons, up 2% from August and […] The post Brazil ups record corn, soybean output again as yields soar appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pillen: U.S. must reduce trade dependence on China, Brazil

Nebraska’s governor says the U.S needs to continue to diversify export markets. Jim Pillen says producers can no longer depend on China or Brazil because they are unreliable trading partners. “We’re done putting corn and soybeans on barges and sending them to China. We’ve been giving the topsoil away and we don’t want to do […] The post Pillen: U.S. must reduce trade dependence on China, Brazil appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Weather woes in key growing regions set to impact WASDE Report

A StoneX managing director says he expects worsening crop conditions to be reflected in this week’s supply and demand report. Mark Gold tells Brownfield corn estimates could be shaved by up to three bushels per acre. “In the first report from WASDE, they didn’t show any of the damage that’s out there, and there is […] The post Weather woes in key growing regions set to impact WASDE Report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Symptomatic Marshall County residents urged to get tested for Legionnaire’s disease

State health officials believe a cooling tower may be the cause of the recent outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Marshalltown, though the investigation is still underway. There are 34 confirmed cases and one death. Dr. Jeff VanGundy, at the Marshall County Public Health Department, is urging people to get checked immediately if they’re showing symptoms […] View Full Story

Waterloo residents to mark 9/11 with Day of Action

It was two dozen years ago today that terrorists killed nearly three-thousand Americans in the September 11th attacks, and as Iowans remember the day, some are also striving to do good deeds to honor the dead. Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart is inviting residents of his northeast Iowa city to carry on the legacy of Nine-Eleven […] View Full Story

Eagle Grove standoff ends with no shots fired

A police standoff in the north-central Iowa town of Eagle Grove ended peacefully last night after about six hours. The Eagle Grove Police, Wright County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Patrol responded in which an alleged gunman surrounded street near Ag Processing, Incorporated near the business district. Reportedly, the subject was harassing another person and […] View Full Story