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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s not sure yet if he’ll be included in the select group of lawmakers who will hear an admiral’s classified briefing Thursday on the deadly attack on a Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean Sea by U.S. forces. The boat was suspected of carrying drugs and all on board were killed […] View Full Story
The co-director of Texas A&M’s Ag and Food Policy Center says it’s going to be more challenging for the Trump administration to estimate trade damages for new farmer ad-hoc relief. Bart Fischer says the trade conversation is constantly changing. “The market is reacting to signals right now, China’s buying signals. There’s just still so much […] The post Inside D.C: New farm aid coming; trade signals ‘messy’ appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Minnesota Farmers Union developed resolutions around what members describe as a farm crisis during their annual convention in late November. MFU president Gary Wertish says long-term reforms are necessary to stabilize the ag economy. “We’re still dealing with a 2018 Farm Bill that we keep kicking down the road, so we need to make some […] The post MFU delegates sound alarm on farm economy, demand new farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The bureau chief for land and water resources with the Illinois Department of Agriculture says farmers who planted cover crops have an opportunity to save on their crop insurance premiums. Michelle Curby says the popular “Fall Covers for Spring Savings” program is returning for a sixth year. “To promote additional acres of cover crops that […] The post Pre-enrollment opens Wednesday for Illinois cover crop insurance incentive appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Creighton University index puts Iowa’s manufacturing sector in slightly positive territory, but Creighton economist Ernie Goss says the manufacturing and supply managers surveyed in Iowa and eight other states region indicate tariffs, inflation and slowing business activity continue to put stress on the region’s economy. Goss oversees the monthly survey and calculates a Mid-America […] View Full Story
The status of financial assistance for farmers from the Trump administration remains unclear. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley was asked by Brownfield Tuesday morning what he’s hearing on potential payments. “Not enough. And hearing less than we did a few weeks ago on the $10 to $14 billion that they were planning to do.” The Iowa […] The post Grassley says farmer assistance talks have gone quiet appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the heavy snow we got this weekend bumped up what had been a dry November to put the month near the top of the record books. Glisan says the preliminary statewide average for November snowfall is 8 inches. “If that holds, around that 8 inch mark, it’s about five-and-a-half inches […] View Full Story
A long-time agricultural economist says the full effect of the Trump administration’s use of tariffs won’t be felt for a few years. Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech University, tells Brownfield, “These tariffs aren’t agreements, and I’m being very blunt about it, they’re just temporary subscriptions, and they can be changed on a […] The post Economist says long-term tariff impacts won’t be clear for several years appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A man accused of breaking in and staying in State Auditor Rob Sand’s home while Sand and his family were out of town for Thanksgiving has been charged with burglary. When Sand and his family returned home Sunday, Des Moines Police say the man refused to leave, claimed the house was his and was wearing […] View Full Story
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