A bill that’s cleared the legislature was inspired by an Iowa women getting a divorce who was changing her last name, too. Senator Janet Petersen of Des Moines said the woman had to present her entire divorce decree whenever she attempted to revert to the last name on her birth certificate. “The divorce decree had […] View Full Story
The Iowa Senate has expanded a bill that would make it a crime to lie about academic credentials to get a job. Earlier this month the House voted to set fines and a prison sentence of up to 30 days for Iowans convicted of falsely claiming a degree or academic credentials. Under the Senate’s addition, […] View Full Story
An agricultural banker says most farmers are navigating through today’s economic challenges, but it’s more difficult for some. Chris Schneider from Nicolet National Bank tells Brownfield the effect on operating loans has been consistent. “You know, obviously, operating loans have increased because of input costs going up, but in general, they’ve stayed so-much-per-acre.” Schneider says […] The post Lender: Keep fine-tuning finances appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation at the USDA says the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program sign-up is going well, with more than half a million farmers expected to participate. “Right now, we’re over $8 billion in obligated dollars.” In the latest Inside D.C., Richard Fordyce tells Brownfield farmers are using that money to […] The post Fordyce: farmer bridge sign-up strong as farmers use aid for inputs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The executive director of government relations with GROWMARK says crop protection tools are coming under increasing fire in state legislatures across the country. Chuck Spencer says the agricultural cooperative supports the process of the U.S. EPA. “That registration process is deeply scientific.” He says, “We support that, and the label is the law, and we’re also […] The post Crop protection tools under scrutiny appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were mixed, mostly modestly lower. Contracts were up early as crush demand continues to be strong, soybean oil demand for biodiesel use looks bullish, and crude oil was higher during the session. However, late in the session, some of the bearish factors started to show up in earnest. Brazil’s record harvest is ongoing, Argentina’s […] The post Corn down, with soybeans and wheat mixed ahead of Tuesday’s USDA numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The head of the Michigan Corn Growers Association says Friday’s renewable fuel announcement brings market expansions that farmers desperately needed. Scott Piggott tells Brownfield, “The National Corn Grower Association estimated last year that every corn farmer on average lost 93 cents a bushel.” “You can’t continue to farm when you’re losing that much money,” he stresses. The […] The post Michigan Corn says new RVOs could lift state efforts to expand biofuel markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A pair of ag economists say declining investment in U.S. ag research and development could have an impact on global food security in the future. Vincent Smith with the American Enterprise Institute says he’s concerned agricultural productivity isn’t keeping pace with population growth. “Globally, agriculture and the food industry will not be able to feed […] The post Experts warn that declining U.S. ag research investments could threaten global food security by 2050 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A third-generation blueberry grower says he transitioned to the H-2A guest worker visa program because his harvest crew requested it. Southwest Michigan’s Lance Fritz tells Brownfield, “Our crews that we brought up every year, they came to us kind of complaining that they can’t get the people that we needed.” “They decided they wanted to […] The post H-2A program helps farms survive labor shortages, says third-generation grower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
May corn $4.55 and 3/4, down 6 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.59 and 3/4, up 1/2 centMay soybean meal $314.90, down 40 centsMay soybean oil 68.47, up 106 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.07, up 2 centsApr. live cattle $239.55, up $1.05Apr. feeder cattle $363.30, up $1.85Apr. lean hogs $90.47, down 30 centsApr. Class III milk closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 30, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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