Zach Lahn, the Republican Party’s candidate for governor, says if elected he’d try to steer as much state business to Iowa companies as possible. During taping of the “Iowa Press” episode that airs tonight on Iowa PBS, Lahn was asked about the long term computer services contract Governor Reynolds recently signed with two multinational corporations […] View Full Story
A certified real estate appraiser with Compeer Financial says farmland values remain relatively stable. Ethan Koch, who’s based in west central Illinois, tells Brownfield, “What we’re kind of seeing in our data is a lot of those values peaked in late 2022 and 2023.” He says, “I’ve seen about a 10% retraction from those peak […] The post Stable land values drawing increased investment interest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA slashed new crop rice ending stocks, while increasing the carryout for cotton. Rice ending stocks for the marketing year that starts August 1st were cut by 11.9 million hundredweight to 30.9 million, primarily on reductions to old crop ending stocks and this year’s crop, but with higher imports. The production adjustment followed the […] The post USDA adjusts rice, cotton production projections appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A technical service manager says farmers are seeing increased disease pressure in their corn crops this year. Adam Bryne covers Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan with FMC says tar spot is on everyone’s minds, but producers shouldn’t ignore northern corn leaf blight and grey leaf spot. “Every two to three weeks it can go through a […] The post Weather swings fueling tar spot and other disease concerns across the Midwest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The U.S. EPA has proposed changes to federal diesel emissions regulations that would eliminate vehicle deratements caused by Diesel Exhaust Fluid system failures. T.J. Wilson, deputy director of rural policy for the America First Policy Institute, says the EPA’s rule revision would save American truckers an estimated $12 billion. “It effectively ends deratements for new […] The post EPA proposes end to DEF-related engine deratements appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
As the U.S. corn crop faces increased disease pressure, two farmers in the Western Corn Belt say crop health remains a top priority. South-central Nebraska farmer Mike Bergen says he’s budgeted for two fungicide passes on all of his acres. “Not sure I’m going to need it. If we stay really hot, I’m not sure […] The post Western Corn Belt farmers prepare for rising corn disease pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Tar spot has been confirmed in Wisconsin for the first time this season. University of Wisconsin’s Damon Smith tells Brownfield the disease was found by an ag consultant in Lafayette County. “It is at low incidence and severity right now, so that is good, but indeed a first report,” he shares. “If we look at […] The post Tar spot found in Southwest Wisconsin, growers urged to keep scouting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The University of Iowa’s Reading Research Center is launching a free online resource to help parents of young children stay engaged in learning over the summer. UI Professor Leah Zimmermann, the center’s assistant director, says the Spark Early Literacy Hub is designed to help families grow a child’s reading skills as part of their everyday […] View Full Story
The senior dairy analyst with Terrain says strong U.S. dairy export growth continues to help boost producer profitability. But, Ben Lane says there have been shifts in demand. “We had traditionally exported powders and commodities like non-fat dry milk and whey powders,” he says. “Countries are looking for more of those finished consumer products like […] The post U.S. dairy exports jump 14 percent in May, extending growth streak to eight consecutive months appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. wheat production has been hit hard in 2026 by weather and slow demand, which affected yield and planted area. The USDA now has winter wheat production at 990.475 million bushels, dropping 4% from June and 29% from 2025’s total of 1.402 billion bushels. With harvest ongoing, the yield is expected to be the lowest […] The post USDA cuts U.S. wheat crop guess further appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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