The Iowa Association of Realtors reports a 5.9% increase in the number of homes sold in September compared to the same month a year ago. Travis Bushaw, the president of the Iowa Association of Realtors, said even though the interest rate on a 30-year mortgage is actually higher than it was a year ago, buyer […] View Full Story
Harvest is in full swing across the Cornhusker State. In Part 1 of Heads Up this Harvest Season, Nebraska Public Power District and its wholesale utility customers are reminding producers to look up and look out for power lines. Tune into this Managing for Profit to learn more! The post Heads Up This Harvest Season, Part 1 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Over the past two years, the Illinois Farm Families Coalition has utilized media content generated by farm ambassadors across the state to connect with consumers removed from the farm. In this Managing for Profit, Lena Head, Farm Ambassador and member of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board of Directors, explains the importance of continued consumer outreach […] The post Illinois Farm Families Farm Ambassadors appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA is projecting bigger soybean production. CONAB’s has Brazil’s new soybean crop at 177.639 million tons, which would be up 3.6% from the previous season’s all-time high thanks to increased planted area and a higher yield. CONAB is anticipating a rise in soybean exports to 112.11 million tons due to the […] The post Brazil’s CONAB forecasts record soybean output, higher exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southern Ohio farmer says drought has impacted corn and soybean yields. Greg Corcoran says conditions have been variable. “Our early soybeans did well, and the later planted stuff was hurt,” he says. “We’re seeing some pretty below average yields. Some are so low, they’ll be insurance claims.” He tells Brownfield the dry summer reduced kernel […] The post Drought impacting southern Ohio corn and soybean yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa Cancer Summit opens this morning in Ankeny. Kelly Sittig with the Iowa Cancer Consortium says it’s important as the state has the second-highest age-adjusted cancer incidence rate in the country. “Cancer is so incredibly complex and there is not one single thing that is causing our high cancer rate here in the state, […] View Full Story
The old Delaware County Jail is coming down. In 2019, Delaware County voters approved a bond issue for a new jail and that facility opened in mid-2021. The demolition of the vacant jail, which started Monday, is part of a larger project that will include a two-story addition on the east side of the county’s […] View Full Story
Low commodity prices are causing tight margins and difficult times for crop farmers, but many beef producers are able to take advantage of low feed costs and high consumer demand, and Matt Wolf from Ever.ag says even though the nation’s cattle herd numbers are not growing, profits are. The post Beef demand strong and profits remain despite smaller U.S. herd appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The corn and soybean harvest in Iowa is well underway, but since there’s a federal government shutdown, the USDA’s weekly report on Iowa crops wasn’t issued yesterday (Monday), or last week. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he has a pretty good impression of the pace of the harvest after driving through the countryside, visiting […] View Full Story
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