One-person is dead following a house explosion Thursday afternoon in southwest Iowa. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said the explosion at a home south of Greenfield was reported at around 1:15 p.m. When firefighters and rescue personnel arrived on the scene, they located the body of 51-year-old John David Christensen, the sole occupant of the […] View Full Story
Iowa driver’s license exams will only be given in English if a bill that’s cleared the Iowa House becomes law. Representative Josh Meggers, a Republican from Grundy Center, said the bill is about consistency and clarity. “Under existing law, English is the official language of the State of Iowa. Our statute already requires that official […] View Full Story
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply lower on profit taking, watching direct cash cattle trade start to develop. April live was down $3.37 at $236.90 and June was $3.30 lower at $233.40. March feeders were $4.65 lower at $361.65 and April was down $5.27 at $358.75. Cash cattle country has a […] The post Cash hogs lower as buyers step back late in the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the ValleyHUB Food Hub at Kalamazoo Valley Community College serves as a model for the newly announced Good Food for Michigan Project. Director Tim Boring tells Brownfield the initiative aims to increase access to local food for schools, hospitals, and other institutions. “It’s breaking down these barriers so […] The post MDARD highlights Kalamazoo Valley’s ValleyHUB as blueprint for the Good Food for Michigan Project appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Governor Kim Reynold says she’ll keep pushing for an increase in Iowa’s tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products and a new 15% sales tax on vaping products. Her proposed tax hikes were included in a bill that failed in a Senate committee last week. “It’s never ‘dead dead’ until (legislators) go home and those […] View Full Story
Soybeans were mixed, mostly weak after a wide-ranging session. The trade is monitoring weather in South America, which looks mixed, but with a generally favorable pattern for harvest in parts of Brazil. Near-term rain forecasts for Argentina continue to look scattered. The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service attaché in Argentina has 2025/26 production at 48 million […] The post A mixed end to a wide ranging session for soybean futures appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
USDA is expecting food prices to rise an additional three percent this year. Andrew Harig with the Food Industry Association says the weekly cost of groceries since 2020 has gone up by about 40 percent for households. “If you look at that, $120 to $170, that exceeds the rate of inflation over that period,” he […] The post USDA forecasts food prices to rise 3% in 2026 amid shifting consumer tastes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Board of Regents had the first reading today of a proposal that would raise in-state tuition by 3% at the three state universities. Board member Christine Hensley of Des Moines says she was concerned to learn about the increase in the media. “And to have to read about something that’s really significant to the […] View Full Story
Mar. corn $4.33 and 1/4, up 2 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans $11.47 and 3/4, down 1/2 centMar. soybean meal $317.60, down 70 centsMar. soybean oil 61.29, up 103 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.71 and 3/4, up 5 centsApr. live cattle $236.90, down $3.37Mar. feeder cattle $361.65, down $4.65Apr. lean hogs $95.72, down 47 centsMar. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 26, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag attorney says farmers that plan to trade-in equipment this year could face a higher tax bill. Joe Peiffer with Ag and Business Legal Strategies says provisions included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed trade-in values. “For example, the quarter of a million dollars that you received on the trade-in is treated as […] The post Equipment trade-ins could trigger higher tax bills for farmers in 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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