All 65 movies being featured in this week’s Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival have some sort of Iowa connection, which fest director Eric Dean Freese says has been a hallmark of the event since it began. “We recognize and celebrate that there are Iowa-connected people working in the film industry worldwide,” Freese says. “Whether someone […] View Full Story
An Ohio-based agronomist says early-season management could help drive 2026 crop returns. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Matt Hutcheson with Seed Consultants says ground conditions across the Midwest are slowly improving. The post Using early-season crop management to drive higher net returns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A producer group would like to see changes to a dairy risk management program. Sherry Bunting with the American Dairy Coalition tells Brownfield Dairy Margin Coverage program formulas use the all-milk price, but using the mailbox price would provide more accurate data. “The issue is they don’t report it until two months after the all-milk […] The post Dairy group seeks changes to DMC formula appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the Southeast and the Ohio Valley having the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusual warmth. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in the middle and southern Atlantic States. The post Mild weather to accompany an ongoing, seasonally active pattern across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, despite dry weather, some lowland flooding lingers in the states bordering Lake Michigan. For example, the Saginaw River at Saginaw, Michigan, crested early Wednesday 3.05 feet above flood stage—the highest level in that location since February 2018. Cold weather prevails throughout the Midwest, with freeze warnings in effect early Wednesday in […] The post Temps continue in a wide-range across the Heartland; the feel of late-Winter for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin. a Michigan Democrat who’s a former CIA officer, campaigned for Iowa Democrats yesterday as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran turned into a two-week ceasefire. “I served three tours in Iraq,” Slotkin said during an event Tuesday afternoon. “I’ve seen lots of things in lots of war zones in the […] View Full Story
Governor Kim Reynolds says she cannot speak about the investigation of alleged misconduct by two top officials who manage the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System, but she is offering a message to the Iowans who depend upon the state-run pension system. “Absolutely it has no impact on the solvency of the trust fund and all […] View Full Story
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