November 19, 2025

Water conservation at the forefront for many farmers

Water resources across the country are under more scrutiny than ever before.  Billy Howe, with the Texas Farm Bureau, says some areas of his state are running out of water. “They’re actually going to run out of water.”  He says, “We don’t know what our members are going to do around the Lubbock area because […] The post Water conservation at the forefront for many farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Five new cases of HPAI confirmed in LaGrange and Elkhart Counties in Indiana

Five new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been detected in northern Indiana.  The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been confirmed on two commercial broiler operations, two commercial meat duck facilities, and one commercial breeder duck operation in LaGrange and Elkhart Counties. In total, more than 47,000 birds have […] The post Five new cases of HPAI confirmed in LaGrange and Elkhart Counties in Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Report: McCausland clerk wrote herself 26 checks totaling $55,000

State Auditor Rob Sand says an investigation by his office has found the former city clerk in a small eastern Iowa town improperly gave herself $63,000 in city funds, nearly 90% of it in the last month she worked for McCausland. “This is sort of a classic timeline for a financial deed mis-doer,” Sand said […] View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production and stocks both moved higher over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.091 million barrels per day, up 16,000 on the week, but down 19,000 on the year. Producers continue to generally expect solid demand, but margins are starting to soften. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural […] The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production and stocks rise as pPlant margins tighten

U.S. ethanol production and stocks both moved higher over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.091 million barrels per day, up 16,000 on the week, but down 19,000 on the year. Producers continue to generally expect solid demand, but margins are starting to soften. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural […] The post U.S. ethanol production and stocks rise as pPlant margins tighten appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production and stocks rise as plant margins tighten

U.S. ethanol production and stocks both moved higher over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.091 million barrels per day, up 16,000 on the week, but down 19,000 on the year. Producers continue to generally expect solid demand, but margins are starting to soften. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural […] The post U.S. ethanol production and stocks rise as plant margins tighten appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Fretting Iowa consumers may trim 10% off holiday budgets

The holiday shopping season ahead will be expensive for consumers and lackluster for retailers, according to a professor in the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business who spent more than 20 years in brand management and market research. Professor Peggy Stover, director of the UI’s Marketing Institute, says there are so many factors weighing […] View Full Story

Name of man shot following Grundy County chase released

Investigators have released the identity of a Waterloo man who was shot and killed by law officers after a chase Sunday. The DCI reports Grundy County Deputies and the State Patrol were attempting to stop 47-year-old Benjamin Sink, who was wanted on several charges related to a domestic relationship. Officers used stop sticks and Sink’s […] View Full Story

Study: Iowa State Fair ’24 operations had $629 million impact

A new study suggests year-round activities on the Iowa State fairgrounds in 2024 had a $629.2 million statewide economic impact. Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons released the study’s results this morning. “Iowans should be proud of their Fair, not only for what we do for the state socially, culturally, and in the news, but also […] View Full Story

Innovation in Action — Soy

Bayer is expected to have a 2027/28 market introduction for Vyconic soybeans in the U.S. and Canada. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Tyler Uhe, U.S. soy portfolio lead at Bayer Crop Science, discusses the latest soybean trait innovation and what it means for farmers. The post Innovation in Action — Soy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story