Governor Reynolds has appointed a former Des Moines Police officer to be administrator of the Iowa Lottery. Stephen Waymire retired from the Des Moines Police Department in 2022 and in that same year he was hired to be the Iowa Lottery’s Vice President of Security. Governor Reynolds said Waymire’s four-year tenure at the Iowa Lottery […] View Full Story
The United Soybean Board has named Courtney Knupp as its next CEO. Knupp currently serves as the director of global supply chain at the National Security Council and has nearly two decades of experience in agriculture, trade, public policy and development. She has also held positions with the USDA, National Pork Board, United Soybean Export […] The post United Soybean Board selects new CEO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A timely wheat harvest has some Illinois farmers optimistic about their double crop soybeans. Thomas Perkins, who farms in Effingham County, tells Brownfield, “We’ve got them planted, so they look good. Good emergence going on. It was a little wet going in, but like I said, we just kind of rolled the dice and that […] The post Some Illinois farmers optimistic about double crop soybeans’ potential appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A soybean pathologist says farmers should continue to scout for soybean cyst nematode throughout the season. Horacio Lopez-Nicora with OSU Extension says SCN can cause significant yield reductions without any visible symptoms. “It is a soil-borne pathogen,” he says. “Once it is introduced, it is very unlikely that we will be able to eradicate it. The […] The post Soybean pathologist says SCN can rob yields all year long, don’t wait to scout appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were mixed. Soybeans consolidated after the big gain on Monday, watching demand signals and U.S. weather. The USDA’s national good to excellent rating improved when most analysts had been expecting a decline and development is ahead of average. The recent weather might have had an impact in some areas, but the trade is taking […] The post Wheat, corn get back on higher trends appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president of the National Corn Growers Association says farmers are facing one of the toughest economic years in recent history. “I think we’re all worried,” he says. Ohio farmer Jed Bower says many producers are facing the fourth straight year of losses, and the current price structure isn’t working. “It’s really felt like the […] The post NCGA president says the industry is “worried” as farmers continue to face the fourth straight year of losses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A coordinator with a non-profit that supports small and medium-sized meat processors says layoffs at USDA are creating challenges. Dave Carter is with the Flower Hill Institute. “The folks that are at USDA, the downsizing has really been difficult for them. But the folks that are there are just doing their best right now, they’re […] The post USDA layoffs leave meat processing program facing new hurdles appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Sep. corn $4.52 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans $12.19 and 1/2, down 6 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal $326.70, up $3.20Aug. soybean oil 74.30, down 38 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.78, up 4 centsAug. live cattle $226.67, up 15 centsAug. feeder cattle $349.55, down $2.45Aug. lean hogs $101.50, up 22 centsAug. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 21, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has updated its policy on the Conservation Reserve Program. Justin Robbins, an Iowa cattle producer, says members want CRP that allows managed grazing. “It just seems like around our part of the world, there’s just not a lot of pasture available. And for, you know, if we’re trying to get […] The post NCBA backs expanded managed grazing on CRP acres appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa’s Ag Secretary says more farmers are choosing to plant cover crops to help improve soil conditions and water quality. Mike Naig tells Brownfield the state recently launched an enhanced cover crop cost share program for the Greater Des Moines Watershed. “Raising the cap on the number of acres that folks can enroll in the […] The post Iowa Ag Secretary: Conservation efforts start with more cover crop acres appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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