A bipartisan group of House members has approved one of Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s priorities — a bill that would require adults and juveniles arrested for a serious crime in Iowa to submit a DNA sample. Republican Representative Bill Gustoff of Des Moines says the sample would not be a full DNA genome, but […] View Full Story
The Iowa House has passed a bill to bar women and children in Iowa who are in the country illegally from receiving federal food assistance from the Women, Infants and Children program. Representative Austin Harris, a Republican from Moulton, said that’s the policy for food stamps and Medicaid — only U.S. citizens and legal residents […] View Full Story
A spokesman for the DOT says traffic deaths dropped back down after a starting out the New Year up in January. Stuart Anderson told the State Transportation Commission that the lack of winter weather in January led to more cars on the road, and more fatalities. “Last month we talked about January being an unusually […] View Full Story
The president of the National Farmers Union says the organization’s members support engaging in respectful debates to develop strong ag policies, and keep democracy strong. Rob Larew tells Brownfield “we have a culture right now where too often it feels like you’re either with me or against me, and there isn’t a middle ground. We […] The post NFU approves three special orders at convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee on Tuesday examined ways to increase domestic consumption of U.S.-grown agricultural products. During testimony, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said many farmers are currently facing a dire situation. “USDA projects that farm income this year will be down nearly $50 billion below the levels of just a few […] The post Farm leaders urge stronger domestic markets during Senate Ag hearing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Reducing fertilizer costs without sacrificing yield potential is top of mind for many farmers in today’s uncertain ag economy. At the Commodity Classic trade show, Brownfield spoke with Craig Dick, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Phospholutions, who was joined by central Iowa farmer Andy DeVries to discuss how growers are using the company’s […] The post RhizoSorb Helps Growers Cut Phosphate Fertilizer Costs Without Sacrificing Yield, Phospholutions Says at Commodity Classic appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans was higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA made minimal changes to U.S. and world numbers, while CONAB’s next update for Brazil is out Friday. The USDA did trim the crop guess for Argentina a little because of weather issues and made no adjustments to exports for South America or imports by […] The post Soybeans up, corn and wheat down after quiet March WASDE report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were supported by oversold signals and a rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. April live cattle closed $2.22 higher at $232.37 and April feeder cattle closed $3.12 higher at $349.67. Direct cash cattle trade activity was quiet again Tuesday. Bids and asking prices still haven’t […] The post Cattle futures bounce back Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says there could still be movement in U.S. corn and soybean export projections. Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners says USDA’s latest supply and demand report left the numbers unchanged, but there might some changes. “I think U.S. corn exports, just to give an idea, total commitments right now if we take […] The post Export pace could lead to adjustments in USDA corn and soybean outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
May corn $4.52 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans $12.01 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal $314.50, up $1.00May soybean oil 65.62, down 48 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.91, down 12 and 1/4 centsApr. live cattle $232.37, up $2.22Apr. feeder cattle $349.67, up $3.12Apr. lean hogs $96.07, up $1.25Apr. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 10, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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