Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann is leading a committee that will help determine whether the Iowa Republican Party’s Caucuses are the first event in the 2028 presidential election. Kaufmann said got “a direct message from President Trump” that Trump wanted him to lead the Republican National Committee’s review of the presidential nominating process. “Obviously he trust […] View Full Story
Governor Kim Reynolds says as she meets with local government leaders, business owners and legislators, she’s “keeping an open mind” about their ideas for reducing property taxes. Reynolds, who spoke with reporters on Thursday afternoon, said local law enforcement, streets, schools and other services are largely financed with property taxes, so completely eliminating property taxes […] View Full Story
The chief commodities economist with StoneX Group says farmers are sticking with their marketing plans as trade tensions increase between the U.S. and China. Arlan Suderman talks more about grain marketing, prices, demand and trade in the latest MFP episode. The post Farmers keep steady as trade tensions increase appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A recent report shows U.S. dairy producers have excelled at producing butterfat and should consider shifting their focus to producing more protein instead. Economist Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield of the top three dairy exporters, the U.S. has grown its production of milk components significantly without a big jump in milk production. “The U.S. […] The post Economist says U.S. dairy producers should shift focus from butterfat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Trump administration is exploring ways to offset lost ag exports to China, but a market analyst says there’s no quick and easy way to make that happen. Ted Seifried with Zaner Ag Hedge says “it really feels like they’re desperately trying to find any solution to a problem that doesn’t have a near-term solution.” […] The post Analyst: U.S. can’t quickly replace lost Chinese demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says market development is key to reducing the amount of ad-hoc assistance going to farmers. Rollins told reporters a long-term plan is needed to make that happen. “As all these new trade deals go into effect in the next six to eight to 12 months, you will see, hopefully, a movement […] The post Rollins: long-term market development key to reducing farm bailouts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The National Corn Growers Association’s chief economist says policy change is needed to lift the ceiling on ethanol production and create additional demand for farmers. Krista Swanson tells Brownfield corn used for ethanol has been mostly stagnant since 2010. “We’re sort of at this, what we call the 10 percent blend wall, and without some regulatory […] The post Policy shift needed to break ethanol blend wall and boost corn prices, says NCGA appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business. December live cattle closed $1.19 higher at $247.87 and February live cattle closed $.80 higher at $249.55. November feeder cattle closed $.27 higher at $380.95 and January feeder cattle closed $.70 higher at $378.55. There was a very light […] The post Cattle futures higher, hogs lower heading into Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president of the National Farmers Union says the organization’s members are increasingly alarmed about the worsening state of the ag economy. “A lot of family farmers and ranchers out there are really under a lot of economic pressure.” Rob Larew says the group is pleased the Trump administration has pledged to investigate potential anti-trust […] The post NFU urges action as family farmers face mounting economic pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president of the National Farmers Union says the organization’s members are increasingly alarmed about the worsening state of the ag economy. “A lot of family farmers and ranchers out there are really under a lot of economic pressure.” Rob Larew says the group is pleased the Trump administration has pledged to investigate potential anti-trust […] The post NFU urges action as family farmers face mounting economic pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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