Information from the governor’s office says an Iowa native has been confirmed as one of the people killed in the crash Monday of a B-52 bomber at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Thirty-five-year-old Air Force Major Brad Hovey was a native of Algona, and a pilot with the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards. […] View Full Story
A north-central Iowa farmer is finishing up herbicide applications. Caleb Renner of Klemme says fieldwork has progressed rapidly so far. “Planting went really, really well. We got done, I want to say just the beginning of May, which I don’t remember the last time we’ve gotten done that early.” He tells Brownfield there’s less than […] The post North central Iowa farmer reports smooth spring and healthy crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Live and feeder cattle were mixed, adjusting spreads, looking ahead to tomorrow’s cattle on feed report and waiting for direct trade to develop. Direct cash cattle trade activity remains sluggish. A few asking prices have been reported in Texas at $260 and $262. The rest of the trade remains quiet with bids very elusive. Due […] The post Cattle mixed ahead of COF report, hogs see steady cash trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Adams County, Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser says his farm was hit by a tornado the morning of June 11th. “I watched our strong winds out of the west turn to the east,” he said. “And then it got deathly quiet and I ran back to the basement. Within a minute or two we could hear […] The post Tornado damages Corning farm, but farmer grateful no injuries appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans finished the day higher. The USDA announced a sale of 13.7 million bushels of soybeans Wednesday to unknown destinations, the bulk of which is marked for delivery for the 2026-27 marketing year. The big question remains if the buyer is China. Following the recent drop in prices, US soybeans are more attractive to buyers on […] The post Soybeans, corn higher on Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
State Auditor Rob Sand says it appears the State of Iowa spent nearly $260 million this past school year to cover tuition costs for K-12 students who would have attended a private school without the state subsidy. Sand, a Democrat running for governor, and current Republican Governor Kim Reynolds have sparred over access to information […] View Full Story
Jul. corn $4.21, up 7 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.32, up 2 centsJul. soybean meal $304.80, unchangedJul. soybean oil 71.54, down 138 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.12 and 3/4, up 16 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle $248.85, down $.35Aug. feeder cattle $367.42, up $.55Jul. lean hogs $94.65, down 15 centsJul. Class III milk closed at $16.04, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 17, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Documents obtained by The Cedar Rapids Gazette show Governor Reynolds has signed contracts to pay two companies almost $420 million over the next decade to manage the computers and digital data in state government. Reynolds announced last week IT services would be outsourced to Cognizant Government Solutions and Amazon Web Services would manage all computer […] View Full Story
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says the organization remains committed to pursuing estate tax relief for the state’s farmers. Phillip Nelson, who farms in LaSalle County, says efforts to pass the Family Farm Preservation Act came up short this spring in the General Assembly, but… “We’ve got a lot of momentum.” He says, […] The post Illinois Farm Bureau maintaining pursuit of estate tax reform appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The head of R-CALF USA says the supply and demand imbalance is impacting expansion in the cattle herd. CEO Bill Bullard says the current environment in the cattle sector is making any significant growth difficult. “Right now, we have record high beef prices, record high cattle prices, record high imports, and the smallest cattle herd in 75 years,” he says. The Trump administration has floated […] The post R-CALF CEO says supply imbalance is slowing cattle herd expansion efforts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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