Relief on the way? “The drought monitor right now says about 70% of the lower 48 is in some stage of drought. Eric Snodgrass, chief science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says some relief to ease the drought could be on the way this month. “It takes the terrible early winter weather, a super active […] The post Some Midwest drought relief possible appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa Natural Resource Commission has approved leasing a 575 foot stretch along the Mississippi River to the fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa’s Lee County for $1421.40 a year. Managers of the Koch Fertilizer Plant in southeast Iowa have told state officials they plan to load and unload barges along that part of the river. […] View Full Story
Dozens of stores, breweries and other Iowa merchants that sell products containing THC may face closure as the bill President Trump signed to end the federal government shutdown included an amendment to cap THC sales. That part of the law won’t take effect for a year, and merchants hope to sway Congress to change it […] View Full Story
Dozens of stores, breweries and other Iowa merchants that sell products containing THC may face closure as the bill President Trump signed to end the federal government shutdown included an amendment to cap THC sales. That part of the law won’t take effect for a year, and merchants hope to sway Congress to change it […] View Full Story
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says biofuel stakeholders met with President Trump Thursday to discuss permanent year-round E15 legislation. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the meeting is significant. “So I’m hoping that we get something out of the White House that the President says he wants this legislation passed.” He calls nationwide E15 an easy lift […] The post Grassley calls Trump meeting “significant” for year-round E15 effort appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, drought has stubbornly persisted through autumn across the lower Midwest, from the middle Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes region. Despite periods of precipitation in recent weeks, lower Midwestern soil moisture shortages have generally persisted through the winter wheat establishment season. However, the return of above-normal Midwestern temperatures should promote […] The post More unseasonably mild mid-November weather across the Heartland; largely dry for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A south-central Nebraska farmer says his crop rotation for 2026 is still up in the air. Michael Dibbern says soybean prices, yields and input costs are all factors. “Our best corn yields this year were on fields that had soybeans last year. That’s typical, but it was a pretty drastic improvement compared to the acres […] The post Market volatility complicates 2026 crop decisions for south-central Nebraska farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has made minor adjustments to their corn and soybean production estimates. CONAB now has Brazil’s soybean crop at 177.602 million tons, a little bit lower than October on a slight planted area cut, but still record large and up 3.6% from last year. Total corn production is pegged at 138.837 […] The post Brazil’s CONAB trims soybean outlook, raises corn estimate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures from the Plains to the Atlantic Coast, while colder-than-normal conditions will cover the West. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal weather will prevail nationwide, except for near-normal rainfall along the southern Atlantic Coast and near- or below-normal precipitation in New England and northern […] The post More mild weather ahead; an ative pattern to shift from West, Southwest, northeastward appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Two new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in LaGrange County, Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the virus has been detected on a commercial egg layer facility and a commercial meat duck operation. More than 33,000 birds have been depopulated. A 6.2-mile control area and a more than […] The post HPAI hits two new commercial poultry facilities in LaGrange County, Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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