The Iowa Secretary of State’s staff has reviewed nominating petitions and released the list of candidates who’ve been accepted for the 2026 Primary Elections. Candidates for U.S. Senate and governor must submit at least 3500 signatures from eligible Iowa voters, including at least 100 signatures in 19 different counties. Democrat Julie Stauch short in two […] View Full Story
Soybeans were sharply lower to start the week, and nearby soybean contracts were actually limit down on Monday. The market is concerned that the trade meeting with China could be delayed beyond its late March scheduled date amid the ongoing issues in the Gulf region. While Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent tried to downplay the […] The post Soybean futures down sharply to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The conflict in the Middle East is driving up ag input prices. Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he applied all his phosphate and potassium for 2026 last fall. “Locked in my nitrogen about a day after the war started. I use anhydrous, and at that time it was $905 a ton […] The post War abroad, costs at home: fuel and fertilizer prices rise for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The blizzard that moved through Wisconsin Sunday and Monday dumped enough wet, heavy snow to collapse a farm building. Anthony Knorn with Junion Homestead Farm near Casco, Wisconsin, tells Brownfield that around two feet of snow was too much for the holding area between the main dairy barn and the milking parlor. “A couple of […] The post Heavy snow damages NE Wisconsin dairy farm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The founder of ForgeBee says lab-grown honeybees may be a key to the future of food production. Gene Robinson, who’s also a professor at the University of Illinois, says colony collapse and other factors continue to contribute to the decline in wild honeybee populations. “One-third of our nation’s food supply depends on honeybees.” He says, […] The post Lab grown honeybees could be future of food production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
May corn $4.54, down 13 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.55 and 1/4, down 70 centsMay soybean meal $312.20, down $10.50May soybean oil 63.94, down 350 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.97 and 1/4, down 16 and 1/2 centsApr. live cattle $233.25, up $2.35Apr. feeder cattle $349.85, up $6.75Apr. lean hogs $93.50, up 05 centsApr. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 16, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Healthcare costs continue to be a burden for many farm families. Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary Wertish says premiums are rising. “With the (Affordable Care Act) subsidy getting removed. And healthcare affects everybody, it’s not a partisan issue. And we need to look at that seriously.” He tells Brownfield some states are attempting to create […] The post Wertish: healthcare costs continue to burden farm families appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa DOT has reopened Interstate 80 from Altoona to Coralville and from West Des Moines to Council Bluffs. Interstate 35 from Ames north to the border is back open along with. other highways closed by the blizzard. DOT winter operations director Craig Bargfrede says they closed roads because they didn’t want people trying to […] View Full Story
A climatologist says elevated wildfire risks will likely continue through the week for parts of the Western Corn Belt. Eric Hunt with the University of Nebraska says conditions could slightly improve over the next 24 to 48 hours. “Much warmer temperatures in western Nebraska and spreading into the eastern portions of the state on Wednesday. […] The post Fire weather concerns persist in the Western Corn Belt this week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says the recent spike in fertilizer prices is adding new stress for farmers heading into planting season. Garrett Hawkins tells Brownfield “the reality is 75 percent of the fertilizer we’re going to use this spring is already stateside and in warehouses. Yes, there’s another quarter that has to come […] The post MOFB: fertilizer price spike adds stress for farmers ahead of planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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