Relief is on the way for the oppressive heat across the state. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says today is the last super, super hot day. “We’re looking at temperatures this afternoon in the upper 90s with heat index of 105 to 110 plus this afternoon with the humidity,” Hagenhoff says. She says the […] View Full Story
A pair of ag economists say it’s time to start planning for the 2027 crop. Allen Featherstone with Kansas State University says producers should start budgeting for next year’s crop and include government assistance they receive this year, including supplemental aid, ARC and PLC payments. “Whether that be for input prices, marketing plans, you […] The post Start crunching the numbers for 2027 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Corn, sorghum, and soybean export inspections continue to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA says physical shipments of those three commodities during the week ending July 23rd were more than what’s needed to meet projections, with just over a month remaining in 2025/26. Demand for corn has largely […] The post Grains, oilseed export inspections mostly stay on pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Two weeks after putting out an urgent appeal for Iowans to give blood, officials with the American Red Cross say the situation has dramatically worsened and they’re declaring the blood shortage is now at the crisis stage. Josh Murray, spokesman for the agency’s Iowa/Nebraska chapter, says many donors have come forward, but it’s still not […] View Full Story
The CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says Senate Ag Committee leaders are optimistic about marking up a bipartisan farm bill before the August recess. Duane Simpson says U.S. Senators John Boozman from Arkansas and Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota believe they are very close to a bipartisan deal. “The option is there. They […] The post NCFC: Senate Ag leaders close to bipartisan farm bill deal before August recess appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Extreme heat has farmers in Missouri and the western Corn Belt moving grain extra early in the morning, keeping irrigation systems up and running and monitoring cattle for heat stress. Andy Hull farms in Nodaway County, Missouri, where the heat index hit 120 degrees on Sunday. He’s been scooping out grain bins, and delivering the crop […] The post Missouri farmers adjust schedules and irrigation as triple-digit heat stresses crops and cattle appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farm business management instructor says changes to Minnesota’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit should make the program more effective. Kristina McVicker with South Central College tells Brownfield a funding cap has been temporarily removed for 2026 transactions. “If there are some beginning farmers out there that didn’t get in with the first round, so to […] The post Funding cap lifted for Minnesota Beginning Farmer Tax Credit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Republican Brenna Bird says in her first two years as Iowa’s attorney general, she was busy suing the Biden Administration for its environmental and gun rights policies, but with President Trump in the White House, she has another primary target now. “We are pretty busy suing California now for violating the Constitution and trying to […] View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were down Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.68. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 at $1.5950. No sales were reported. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.63. No sales were recorded. Butter was down $0.0375 to $1.47. Seventeen sales were reported ranging from $1.46 to $1.5050. Nonfat dry milk was down $0.0025 to $1.40. Seventeen sales were reported ranging from $1.38 to $1.3975. The post Cash dairy prices were down Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Flood impacts were a key topic during a farmer roundtable in Colfax, Iowa on Friday. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig tells Brownfield flood waters have caused crop damage in several parts of the state this growing season. Jasper County is one of those areas. “Pretty wet actually early on and maybe gave them some challenges […] The post Iowa farmers meet with state, federal officials to discuss flooding during Colfax roundtable appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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