December 15, 2025

Wealth of Iowa historical records to be digitized to ease family research

The State Historical Society of Iowa is renewing its partnership with Ancestry.com that will broaden public access to millions of archival documents at no cost to the state’s taxpayers. Tony Jahn, the state archivist and the historical society’s library and archives bureau chief, says it will offer Iowans — and researchers everywhere — unprecedented insights […] View Full Story

Digesting light supply and demand report

The USDA released its December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates last week, and Compeer Financial ag economist Dr. Megan Roberts says there wasn’t much in the way of significant news. But she tells Brownfield corn export figures continue to be encouraging.  The post Digesting light supply and demand report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Indiana Farm Bureau members remain concerned about trade, E-15 moving into 2026

Indiana Farm Bureau members are outlining their top policy concerns as they prepare for the 2026 crop year. District 3 director Jon Sparks says farmers want trade, not aid.  “It’s a short-term fix to a longer-term problem,” he says. “We’ve seen input costs continue to ratchet up. A resolution to some of the geopolitical things […] The post Indiana Farm Bureau members remain concerned about trade, E-15 moving into 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Meskwaki police chief says his son was one of Iowa Guard soldiers killed in Syria

Two Iowa National Guard soldiers were killed in an ambush in Syria on Saturday and the father of one of those soldiers says his 29-year-old son “paid the ultimate sacrifice for all of us.” Meskwaki Nation Police Chief Jeffrey Bunn posted a message on Facebook, confirming he and his wife, Misty, had been notified their […] View Full Story

First case of HPAI detected in Wisconsin dairy herd

Wisconsin has been able to prevent high path avian influenza in its dairy herds, until now. This weekend, Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski confirmed the disease has been found in a Dodge County herd. “A sample from a Wisconsin dairy farm has tested positive for H5N1. That would be the […] The post First case of HPAI detected in Wisconsin dairy herd appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story