The Iowa House has passed an election bill that will no longer give someone registering to vote on Election Day the option of having a friend, neighbor or relative sign a document to confirm the prospective voter is who they say they are. Representative Adam Zabner, a Democrat from Iowa City, said during the 2024 […] View Full Story
The Iowa Senate has passed bills to strengthen immigration and citizenship checks for voting, for getting an Iowa driver’s license and for working in Iowa schools or in the public sector. Bills that passed unanimously would require all Iowa schools and the state licensing board for educators to verify school staff are legally authorized to […] View Full Story
The EPA is submitting long-awaited renewable volume obligations for 2026 and 2027 to the Office of Management and Budget. EPA assistant administrator for air and radiation Aaron Szabo spoke during the 2026 National Ethanol Conference in Orlando Tuesday and told conference attendees he had breaking news. “The RFS Set 2 Final Rule is going to […] The post Breaking: 2026 and ’27 renewable volume obligations sent to OMB appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The National FFA Foundation is helping strengthen FFA chapters nationwide through Give FFA Day. Kristy Meyer with the National FFA Organization says all donations directly benefit the organization. “When someone donates, they can indicate if they want it to go to their local chapter, to their state, or nationally,” she says. “These donations help fund the programs that we know […] The post 11th annual Give FFA Day is helping local FFA chapter funding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Brazil has harvested about 2 billion bushels of beans so far, while rain in Argentina is mostly benefitting later planted crops. The trade’s waiting to see if China shows up in Thursday’s export sales numbers, out at 8:30 Eastern/7:30 Central. Some reported U.S. soybean sales to […] The post Soybeans, corn find support from short covering, dollar weakness appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Mar. corn $4.30 and 1/2, up 2 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans $11.48 and 1/4, up 8 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal $318.30, up $7.60Mar. soybean oil 60.26, up 23 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.65 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsApr. live cattle $240.27, up $1.17Mar. feeder cattle $366.30, up $1.20Apr. lean hogs $96.20, up 40 […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 25, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were higher, supported by the recent strength in boxed beef as traders continue to wait for direct business to get defined. April live was up $1.17 at $240.27 and June was $1.15 higher at $236.70. March feeders were $1.20 higher at $366.30 and April was up $1.82 […] The post Live and feeder cattle finish firm as boxed beef lends support appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Broiler hatchery numbers saw week-to-week declines but maintained their faster than a year ago paces. The USDA says 254.065 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, falling 321,000 on the week, but rising 2% on the year, even as average hatchability fell below 79%. 194 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, down 1.717 […] The post USDA: broiler hatchery numbers dip on week, rise on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Two Iowa rural electric coops are getting $19 million in loans from the U.S. Ag Department’s Rural Development office. The Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative will receive an $8 million loan to pay for upgrades in its distribution system that includes new lines, line improvements, transformers, meters and poles. The coop serves more than 5,000customers […] View Full Story
The weekly ethanol numbers were mixed. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.113 million barrels per day, down 5,000 on the week, but still generally in-line with most recent weeks, and up 32,000 on the year as producers try to meet demand. The Iowa State University Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says […] The post Ethanol numbers mixed on week, year, but do show some positives appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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