The regional administrator of the Small Business Administration says a new agency initiative is focused on boosting food production in the United States, particularly meat processing. Brad Zaun, a former member of the Iowa Senate, is the S-B-A’s administrator for Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. “We don’t believe there’s enough competition in the meatpacking industry and […] View Full Story
Beck’s Hybrids now has exclusive rights to sell and develop soybean varieties using SOYLEIC technology from the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council. Missouri Soybean CEO Casey Wasser says it’s a great next step to expand high oleic soybeans. The post Beck’s Hybrids Secures Exclusive Rights to SOYLEIC Soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs says new trade strategies are helping expand market access for America’s farmers and ranchers. Luke Lindbergsays increasing ag exports is critical. “We need to translate that market into real dollars that make it back into farmers’ pocket.” He tells Brownfield the work that USDA has done […] The post U.S. regaining ground in global ag markets, USDA says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, general warmth prevails between weather systems, although chilly conditions are lurking across North Dakota and the upper Great Lakes region. Parts of the upper Midwest, including Wisconsin and southern Minnesota, are bracing for the possibility of severe thunderstorms later Monday. Meanwhile, producers in the southern Corn Belt are proceeding with early-season […] The post Early Summer-like weather for most; an active pattern for parts of the Plains, Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the U.S. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to an area along and near the Canadian border, from northern Montana to Lake Superior. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to parts of the Southeast. The post An active (wet) pattern to continue across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
There’s an elevated risk of strong-to-severe thunderstorms this afternoon, especially across the northern few tiers of Iowa counties, according to meteorologist Mike Fowle at the National Weather Service. “A few of those storms could get into northern Iowa late this afternoon but more likely this evening or into the early overnight hours,” Fowle says. “There’s […] View Full Story
More than 70 volunteers are helping to build a giant wooden troll in western Iowa. The mythical creature is being constructed at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn. Erik Andersen, the museum’s interim executive director, says the troll being crafted by Danish recycle artist Thomas Dambo and his team. In the past 15 […] View Full Story
The state teachers’ union is backing Democrat Rob Sand’s bid to be Iowa’s next governor and three of the Republicans running for governor continue to press for immediate limits on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. A bill that would ban Summit from using eminent domain to seize property along the pipeline route passed the House […] View Full Story
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