Today’s the American Cancer Society’s 49th annual Great American Smokeout, as Iowa smokers are encouraged to give up the routine for at least this one day, or to make a plan to quit. Studies find the majority of smokers wish they could quit, but it’s a difficult habit to break. Jackie Cale, Iowa government relations […] View Full Story
A top U.S. Department of Justice official says antitrust laws “exist for a reason” and the division she leads is investigating monopolies that could be limiting the prices farmers get for what they sell or controlling what farmers pay for seeds and other inputs. Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, head of the agency’s antitrust division, […] View Full Story
U.S ethanol exports remain on pace to shatter annual records. The Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports during August were up 15% from July and 24% from August 2024 at 188.8 million gallons, as Canada and the European Union claimed almost two thirds of the monthly total. Colombia, India, and the United Kingdom rounded out […] The post August a big month for ethanol exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, mostly dry weather and seasonable temperatures favor final corn and soybean harvesting, though locally heavy showers are spreading eastward across the middle Mississippi Valley. Modest increases in drought intensity and coverage were noted in the latest release of the U.S. Drought Monitor from Missouri northward into Minnesota. On the Plains, continued […] The post Beneficial rains expand from the southern Plains, northeastward into parts of the Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A new bill in the U.S. House seeks greater price transparency and stability in the fertilizer market. U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield her bill is a companion to the Senate’s Fertilizer Research Act. The legislation would require the USDA to conduct a study on the competition and trends in the fertilizer market and their […] The post Fertilizer Research Act companion bill introduced in House appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist the U.S.-China trade framework has had a big impact on the soybean market. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the recent China news has been bullish for soybean prices. “Rallying over $1 to $1.50 plus since the fall lows,” he said. “A lot of it is being driven on optimism of a trade […] The post Will China follow through on soy commitments? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The American Farm Bureau’s 40th annual Thanksgiving Dinner cost survey shows another drop this year. Iowa Farm Bureau Research Director Christopher Pudenz says the survey checks the prices of 12 items each year. “The total cost came in at $55.18, which is a total decline of five percent from 2024,” he says. Half the items […] View Full Story
A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead. Ginny Mitchell, of Boone, says a fellow entomologist in New York state studied the fuzzy creatures in the 1940s. “He sampled all […] View Full Story
Farmers are starting to move some grain and oilseeds that are in storage. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says some farmers have been selling soybeans with the recent $1 rally in prices, but corn farmers have been more hesitant to sell. Hear more about grain marketing in the latest Managing for Profit, on Brownfield. The post Soybean rally spurs some farmer selling, but corn sales lag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Christina Bohannan, a Democrat who hopes to challenge Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks bid for reelection, says it’s time for a wide-ranging government ethics reform plan that would include term limits, age limits and a ban on members of congress, their immediate families and congressional staff from being lobbyists. Bohannan said an independent, bipartisan agency should […] View Full Story
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