Iowa families who put up a live Christmas tree in their houses back on Thanksgiving weekend are likely ready for it to come down now, and instead of hauling it to the curb to go into a landfill, they might consider ways to repurpose it. Chip Murrow, an urban forestry program specialist with the Iowa […] View Full Story
Some farmers in Dickinson County who were enrolled in one of the USDA’s largest commodity support programs for the 2024 crop year believe they were significantly underpaid. Scott Titterington, who farms near Milford, says they’re holding a meeting next week in Spirit Lake. “Just a few of us farmers who have been digging into this […] View Full Story
A farm management analyst in southern Minnesota says the USDA’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program provides a boost for producers. “Without these government payments, farmers of all sizes would have some struggles out there,” says Kent Thiesse. USDA announced the program payment rates on Wednesday. The former extension educator and ag banker says the per-acre payment […] The post Farm analyst breaks down USDA farmer bridge payments for corn and soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were mixed on Friday to start off 2026 at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down 0.0100 to 0.7250. Two sales were recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up 0.0150 to 1.3900. Ten sales were recorded, ranging from 1.3750 to 1.3950. Cheese barrels remained unchanged at 1.4000. No sales were recorded. Butter prices were down 0.0250 to 1.3750. Tweleve sales were recorded ranging from 1.3700 […] The post Cash dairy prices mixed to start 2026 at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A weed science professor at the University of Illinois says the extent of waterhemp resistance to Group 15 residual herbicides is likely more common than previously thought. Aaron Hager tells Brownfield, “Almost half of these samples that we collected from 84 counties across the state would have been advanced to calculate a resistance ratio.” He […] The post Waterhemp resistance to Group 15 herbicides may be more common than expected appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag labor specialist says a lack of long-term labor reform could threaten the stability of the dairy industry. Margaret Jodlowski with Ohio State University says a new H-2A guestworker process could help lower costs for farms in 2026, but the program still has seasonal limitations. “If they are trying to get workers through the […] The post Lack of labor certainty could threaten the stability of the dairy industry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The American Feed Industry Association is asking the Trump administration to protect the U.S. vitamin supply. President and CEO Constance Cullman says AFIA is sounding the alarm on the nation’s overreliance on China for the supply of vitamins and amino acids used in human and animal food. “One of the things we realized during COVID […] The post Feed industry raises concerns over U.S. reliance on China for vitamins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says the wheat market faces some pressures in the early part of 2026. Greg McBride with Allendale says wheat continues to react to rising world supplies. “The big question still remains what will happen with Russia and Ukraine,” he said. “We know the export demand for wheat has been decent. It’s been […] The post World wheat supplies weigh on market outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking, and a survey finds 70-percent of Iowa smokers want to quit, while 50-percent will try to quit in 2026. The odds aren’t great though, as studies show the average smoker has to try seven times before they quit smoking for good. Jackie Cale, […] View Full Story
The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says corn farmers need to keep a close eye on the markets this month. “That’s the seasonal trend in the corn market is to see a little bounce here in Jan & Feb.” Rich Morrison says the USDA’s January supply and demand report is expected to […] The post USDA January report may create selling opportunities for corn farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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