A Sioux City woman is being held without bond on a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a man to death in rural Plymouth County. Court documents say 35-year-old Ashley Ruhland had been staying with Justin Emmick at his acreage. The were outside at a remote corner of the acreage target shooting when she alledgedly […] View Full Story
The pilot of a crop dusting plane escaped without major injuries after his plane crashed near a residence in Kossuth County. The Kossuth County Law Enforcement center received a 911 call just after 4 p.m. Wednesday reporting a plane crashed in rural Algona. The Cessna Model A-18 8-B plane registered to D and K Aviation […] View Full Story
The completion date for the CyTown development between Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum in Ames has moved back. Iowa State University general counsel Mike Norton gave an update to the Board of Regents. “We had suggested that we’d be done fourth quarter ’27, it’s probably slipped into ’28 now. So we’re a little bit […] View Full Story
The CEO of Pivot Bio says the reality of volatile input costs continue to weigh on farmers. Chris Abbott tells Brownfield it’s a different situation than previous years. “When you had the Russia and Ukraine conflict, you had commodity grain price go up at the same time. So you got a little bit of insulation […] The post Pivot Bio CEO: rising input costs continue to pressure farmers ahead of 2027 crop decisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Corteva Agriscience is introducing a new herbicide available to soybean growers in 2027. Corteva technical field agronomist Ron Geis says Enclosa is a novel pre-plant and preemergence herbicide that controls broadleaf and grass weeds. “If giant ragweed is a problem, if bur cucumber is a problem, if you’ve been using post-emerge residuals and those weeds […] The post New soybean herbicide from Corteva expands options for early season weed management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. China bought another 132,000 tons of new crop U.S. soybeans ahead of the open, and last week’s new crop sales were solid at 49 million bushels, primarily to China and unknown destinations. Old crop sales were above average at 11.1 million bushels, with Egypt and Japan leading […] The post Corn closes mixed in a largely technical session appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An agronomist says mistakes made during planting are evident. Michael Fosdick covers eastern Iowa for Pioneer and says some growers faced short planting windows and less than ideal conditions this spring. “There was a lot of work to get done, and there’s times when the envelope has to get pushed.” Speaking to Brownfield at the […] The post Agronomist says July reveals the ‘sins of planting’ appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
One person is dead after a boating accident on Clear Lake this morning. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a call was received at about 8:30 A.M. about two boats that collided in the area known locally as the little lake near Ventura. The victim is a male who was operating a fishing boat. […] View Full Story
Sep. corn $4.45 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans $11.77 and 1/4, down 3/4 centAug. soybean meal $314.10, down $1.20Aug. soybean oil 68.35, down 82 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.63 and 1/2, up 2 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle $231.22, up $3.32Aug. feeder cattle $346.47, up $2.20Aug. lean hogs $98.42, down $2.25Aug. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 30, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Some Missouri farmers say the corn is on track for an earlier than usual harvest this fall. Southwest Missouri farmer Brad Arnold tells Brownfield the corn on his farm is already in full dent and drying down. “Usually we’re at least testing the corn around September 1, but this year it wouldn’t surprise me if […] The post Missouri corn developing ahead of average, raising early harvest expectations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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