October 27, 2025

Applications Being Accepted for Missouri Soybean Association’s Yield Contest

In this episode of Spotlight on Soybeans, the Missouri Soybean Association’s Yield Contest is back, and Field Services Manager Dylan Anderson has more details on how to enter the contest. The post Applications Being Accepted for Missouri Soybean Association’s Yield Contest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Lost confidence in the cattle market

The manager of the MO-KAN Livestock Market in west-central Missouri says the market response from President Trump’s social media posts has brought some fear back into cattle country. Steve Wheeler tells Brownfield… “Everybody was starting to get confidence in the market and when this came out, it scared them. Do I really want to step […] The post Lost confidence in the cattle market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Fischer remains committed to E15 bill despite support setback

The sponsor of a bill allowing year-round sales of E15 says she’s committed to getting it across the finish line despite losing some support. Deb Fischer, a Republican Senator from Nebraska, says the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act could be attached to a financial assistance package from USDA. “It’s projected that change alone […] The post Fischer remains committed to E15 bill despite support setback appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

HPAI hits another LaGrange County, Indiana poultry facility

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is hitting several Indiana poultry facilities as the fall migration season continues. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the virus was detected in a commercial egg layer facility in LaGrange County. BOAH says more than 19,000 birds will be depopulated and an approximately 6.2-mile control area with a more […] The post HPAI hits another LaGrange County, Indiana poultry facility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

ISU is building a computer game to help first responders during disasters

Engineers at Iowa State University are developing a computer game to help emergency responders think on their feet in crisis situations. In the game, players are assigned to different roles like fire, EMS or county emergency managers, as a derecho rolls through an urban setting. Players have to make decisions about how to respond and […] View Full Story

Iowa banks start to restrict access to pennies, as production ends soon

At least one Iowa-based bank is telling its customers they can no longer get rolls or boxes of pennies, and checks that don’t end in a zero or five will have to be deposited or reissued. This follows an order from President Trump that the U.S. Treasury stop making pennies. Adam Gregg, president and CEO […] View Full Story

Two pedestrians killed along interstate in western Iowa

An adult and a child were killed Sunday night after being hit by a pickup truck along Interstate 880 in Pottawattamie County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 27-year-old Til Baswa and a two-year-old, both from Des Moines, were standing in the median because their SUV had struck a deer and became disabled on the […] View Full Story