Governor Kim Reynolds has directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to convene regular meetings with food banks and pantries since federal food assistance for over 130,000 Iowa households will likely be delayed due to the government shutdown. Federal officials already directed states not to issue SNAP benefits in November. Iowa food pantries […] View Full Story
A senior market advisor at Total Farm Marketing says Brazil’s expected record soybean production could potentially squeeze U.S. farmers out of the global marketplace. Naomi Blohm says on and off trade tensions between the U.S. and China has encouraged Brazilian farmers to expand acreage in recent years. “Back in 2018, Brazil soybean production was at about […] The post Brazil’s expected record soybean crop pressuring U.S. exports and prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Ohio Pork Council is helping address food insecurity in rural communities through fresh pork donations across the state. Jess Stevens, a southern Ohio pork producer, says the organization recently donated more than 300 meals to veterans through the Cleveland-based Volunteers of American Ohio & Indiana. “For food pantries and other organizations that serve those […] The post Ohio pork producers give back to local veterans through fresh pork donation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A state legislator says a local property tax bill recently passed by the Ohio House of Representatives could provide more than $2 billion worth of much-relief for the state’s farmers. District 65 representative David Thomas tells Brownfield House Bill 335 caps future property tax increases based on inflation. “They will not see the spikes that […] The post Ohio House of Representatives passes bill that delivers more than $2 billion worth of property tax relief appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Leaders in Iowa’s most populous county say they’ll funnel 200-thousand dollars to the Iowa Water Quality Information System to help keep a network of river and stream sensors operating next year. The University of Iowa program lost state funding in 2023, and supplemental dollars from the Walton Family Foundation and ISU Nutrient Research Center are […] View Full Story
Note: Wisconsin Radio Network’s Bob Hague covered the hearing at the Capitol for Brownfield. State legislation prohibiting foreign adversaries from acquiring Wisconsin agricultural or forestry land had a hearing this week. Representative and Assembly author William Penterman said according to USDA, 2.6% or roughly 600,000 acres of Wisconsin farmland is owned by foreign persons. “It […] The post Hearing held on Wisconsin foreign ag land ownership bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A rancher in the Nebraska Sandhills says importing more beef from Argentina may not move the needle to significantly lower beef prices. Jaclyn Wilson says she visited the country several times last year and says their production system is very different. “I’m really trying to understand the reasoning behind this because even increasing the quota […] The post Rancher urges free market approach amid talk of more Argentine beef imports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvest progress is less clear following the cancellation of weekly USDA crop reports because of the government shutdown. Tony Lenz with Stine Seed covers portions of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. “Where we got south in Iowa where we started to see the southern rust in the corn, growers started to get into […] The post Stine Seed agronomist shines light on Midwest harvest progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation that would take away the ag department’s ability to raise fees on animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles. Farmer and State Representative Tranel tells Brownfield the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection’s proposed fees go up as much as 17-hundred percent, which is unreasonable and […] The post Legislation introduced to halt Wisconsin animal fee increases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Recent rain has alleviated field fire concerns in north Iowa. Klemme farmer Brent Renner says warm, dry weather has made for a fast-paced harvest. “In fact it was getting a little too dry there for awhile, but we got about a half inch of rain less than a week ago. And that kind of made […] The post Rain alleviates field fire concerns during fast-paced north Iowa harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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