October 6, 2025

Iowa filmmakers bring killer scarecrow to Ottumwa horror movie fest

A pair of filmmakers who are southeast Iowa natives will be showing their movie “Field of Screams” at the Halloweenapalooza Horror Film Fest in Ottumwa later this week. Evan Runkle and Alix Moad, who now live in Colorado, set the film on a rural Iowa farmstead. Runkle says the plot follows a man who inherits […] View Full Story

Farmers advised to sell on carry, re-own corn with fixed risk options

A market analyst says farmers can capture the upside of a depressed corn market. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield there is a carry to capitalize on. “Which awards a farmer to forward sell to a deferred month, think about those advantage points. If you don’t have storage space or you don’t want […] The post Farmers advised to sell on carry, re-own corn with fixed risk options appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

UI researcher uses advanced Mars rover ‘SuperCam’ to search for life signs

A planetary geologist at the University of Iowa is part of an elite NASA team pouring over data being relayed from the Perseverance Mars Rover, which has discovered some of the clearest signs yet of ancient life on the Red Planet. Valerie Payré, a professor in the UI’s School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, is […] View Full Story

Pioneer reports promising soybean yields despite widespread dry conditions

Variable yields are coming in as harvest progresses around the Midwest. Pioneer Corn U.S. Marketing Leader Brandon Walter tells Brownfield soybeans have been promising overall. “Especially given the lack of water that many geographies have seen, beans have performed quite well. So I think that’s a good starting point, however (it’s) definitely dry so getting […] The post Pioneer reports promising soybean yields despite widespread dry conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story