There is no Iowa law or constitutional amendment that declares the date on which each legislative session ends, but a couple of things ended today. April 21 was the 100th day of this year’s Iowa legislative session. It was the last day legislators get daily expense money to cover the cost of meals and lodging […] View Full Story
The Iowa House has unanimously voted to send $3 million in state funds to the University of Iowa to support pediatric cancer research and clinical trials. “I’ll be the first to say it: $3 million is not enough to solve pediatric cancer,” said Representative Ryan Weldon of Des Moines said. “It’s not enough to undo […] View Full Story
This is National Work Zone Awareness week and the Iowa DOT is participating with their counterparts across the country. DOT Work Zone Operations Engineer Brian Worrel says the driver behind the wheel is the biggest factor in being safe. “Driver behavior really is the key to safety when you’re approaching these and driving through these […] View Full Story
Eastern Iowa farmer Dave Walton says his planting season should get started by the end of the week. “We had plenty of rain here the last few weeks that’s kept us out. We’re ready to go and I think we’re getting close.” He tells Brownfield he’s feeling better about his soil conditions as the growing […] The post Planting “a few days out” for eastern Iowa farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A central Iowa farmer says planting progress is starting to pick up steam in his area. Morey Hill raises corn and soybeans near Madrid. “Everybody was sure anxious to get going there in mid-April, but the rains kept everybody out of the field including me until just this past week.” He tells Brownfield that corn […] The post Planting pace picking up in central Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The American Sugar Alliance is asking the U.S. Trade Representative to use Section 310 authorities to stop subsidized imports from harming farmers. Rob Johansson tells Brownfield producers have lost more than $2 billion in sales in just the past two seasons because artificially cheap sugar on the global market has made current trade quotas ineffective. […] The post U.S. sugar producers close to collapse as Alliance calls for higher tariffs on imports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on technical selling. June live cattle closed $2.52 lower at $243.55 and August live cattle closed $1.90 lower at $239.70. May feeder cattle closed $2.55 lower at $358.55 and August feeder cattle closed $2.40 lower at $358.95. Direct cash cattle trade activity was relatively […] The post Cattle futures lower heading into midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist at Purdue University says the continued conflict in Iran is causing concerns about rising fertilizer prices. Joana Colussi says input costs have risen more than 30 percent since the end of February. “Once prices go up, it’s very difficult for them to come back down quickly,” she says. “We could see some […] The post Purdue economist: Geopolitical tensions igniting long-term concerns about fertilizer prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans followed bean oil, which followed crude and palm oils, while staying cautiously optimistic about the expected trade talks with China next month. The strength in crude oil and the viability of the negotiations with China rest at least partially in the discussions surrounding the military actions […] The post Technical buying, crude oil help prop up corn, soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
May corn $4.53 and 3/4, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.74 and 1/2, up 8 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $325.30, up 20 centsMay soybean oil 72.14, up 251 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.05, up 8 centsJun. live cattle $243.55, down $2.52May feeder cattle $358.55, down $2.55Jun. lean hogs $103.20, up $1.47May Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 21, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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