Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says birthright citizenship has been exploited for too long and she’s co-sponsoring a bill that would limit U.S. citizenship to children born to a parent who’s a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident whose visa has not expired, “which could do exactly what the president is calling for,” she says. Six […] View Full Story
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s continuing to monitor New World screwworm developments in the southern part of the country. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the pest hasn’t pushed too far north. “They are making a good faith effort to restrict screwworm in cattle to a very limited space,” he said Wednesday morning. Grassley says […] The post Sen. Grassley lauds USDA response to New World screwworm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An agronomist in southwest Minnesota is giving crops high marks. Jacob Foley is with DEKALB/Asgrow. “I’d give this year so far, I’d give it an ‘A’ I think.” He says crop development is ahead of normal. “We’ve had excess heat (and) enough moisture, that’s maybe the one area where things have been maybe a little […] The post SW Minnesota agronomist gives crops an ‘A’ appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says he’s supportive of a farm bill draft that’s been released in the U.S. Senate. Glenn “GT” Thompson from Pennsylvania says it looks different from the House’s farm bill, because Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman needs to secure enough votes. “They may leave some things out […] The post House ag chair Thompson backs Senate farm bill draft, eyes summer pre-conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. There was renewed talk about China buying U.S. beans ahead of Thursday’s export sales report. No new sales to China have been announced yet this week, but unknown destinations did buy new crop U.S. beans Monday. ANEC estimates Brazil’s June soybean exports at 14.05 million tons, […] The post Wheat, soybeans, corn kick off July with more gains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Questions loom over the status of E15 legislation in the U.S. Senate. “Mixed signals is very accurate.” Iowa Farm Bureau president Brent Johnson says he’s heard members of Congress say E15 can’t pass on its own, while others say it can. “So when you look at the makeup of the Senate, I do think we […] The post Politics complicate push for year-round E15, Iowa Farm Bureau president says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says declining farm income trends continue to raise concerns across the farm economy. Scott Irwin, professor and chair of agricultural marketing at the University of Illinois, says the downward movement has occurred in just a few years. “The crop sector is doing poorly and the livestock sector is doing much better,” he […] The post Falling farm income pressuring crop sector appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says it remains to be seen if Iran begins to make purchases of U.S. ag goods. Jim McCormick is with AgMarket.Net and says, “That’s the hard part about it because we’re dealing with a country we haven’t traded with for 30 to 40 years in general very aggressively, so how do you get […] The post Markets await clarity on potential Iran ag purchases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the United States isn’t renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in its current form and will pursue changes. Gregg Doud, the CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation and a former chief ag negotiator, says it’s the next stage in the process, and how the agreement was designed. “What this really does […] The post USMCA enters renegotiation as the U.S. seeks changes, ag groups back updates appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, feeder cattle were mixed watching direct business develop. Feeders had additional pressure from the higher move in corn. August live cattle closed $.60 lower at $241.82 and October live cattle closed $.07 higher at $236.72. August feeder cattle closed $.45 lower at $364.15 and September […] The post Hog futures lower on profit-taking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
