Authorities in Iowa and Minnesota say a pregnant woman was threatened with a knife and seriously injured during a carjacking in northwest Iowa and the two suspects now face serious charges. Okoboji Police say the pregnant woman fell out of a pick-up and was run over as two suspects stole the vehicle last Monday from […] View Full Story
A pair of Illinois farmers say the dry weather continues to push harvest pace. John Klemm, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in DeWitt County in the central part of the state, says his harvest is complete. “Thirty-two days start to finish and thirty of those days we were working, and we just went hard […] The post Harvest pace accelerates in Illinois as dry conditions persist appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvesting continues in Wisconsin. Joe Amberg has farmland near Hillsdale that he rents to a neighbor, and says his combines are rolling. “Corn hasn’t been touched in this area yet but beans are getting worked on, yes.” Amy Penterman and her husband Sander have a dairy farm near Thorp, and they have wrapped up corn […] The post Combines keep rolling in Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A soybean and small grains specialist at Ohio State University says soybean yields have been impacted by late-season drought. Laura Lindsey says pods are small and dry. “We actually had really good rainfall in April, May, June, and even July,” she says. “The water really turned off in August and September, which we know is […] The post Statewide Ohio drought once again cutting into soybean yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA is reporting another generally solid week for grain and oilseed export inspections. Corn, soybeans, and wheat all saw week-to-week improvements during the week ending October 16th, with Mexico topping the list for beans and corn, and Nigeria leading the way on wheat. China remains notable by their absence for soybeans, with physical shipments […] The post U.S. corn export inspections climb as Mexico, Japan drive demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Fall fertilizer applications should pick up with cooler weather forecast this week in southern Minnesota. Kristina McVicker with South Central College in Mankato says it’s been too warm to spread manure. “It’s going to have to really kind of cool down before we get into that. I did see some dry fertilizer being spread by […] The post Cooler weather to kickstart fall fertilizer applications in southern Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A professor of agricultural economics in the College of ACES at the University of Illinois says a new study shows U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports, and the trade deficit is expected to worsen. Lead author William Ridley says America’s once healthy trade surplus has evaporated. “Exports have largely been chugging along at the same […] The post U.S. ag trade deficit widens as exports decline and imports rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
This is National School Bus Safety Awareness week. State Trooper Paul Gardner says drivers need to remember the buses are out there every week day through the school year. “Be aware of how frequent these buses stop. They’re obviously carrying precious cargo, so when you’re having children that have to cross the street to get […] View Full Story
In this Spotlight on Soybeans, we highlight how the ag export situation looks dire this fall. That’s according to Matt Amick, the director of market development at the Missouri Soybean Merchandizing Council. Listen to learn more. The post Export Watch: What’s Happening with Soybean Exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An economist says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has something many dairy farmers have been pushing for. Danny Munch with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield the new law calls for mandatory cost of production surveys on dairy processors to justify the nearly dollar-a-hundredweight make allowance deductions from farmers’ milk checks. “It’s supposed to […] The post OBBBA includes dairy processor survey mandate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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