Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, the Iowa Republican Party’s candidate for the U.S. Senate, used her speech at the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox yesterday to question her Democratic opponent’s voting record in the Iowa House and his fundraising. “It’s a pity, but do you know where Josh Turek is tonight? He is actually in Nantucket with […] View Full Story
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn on the Iowa State Fairgrounds Monday afternoon to honor Iowa veterans and make the case for a 40% increase in military spending. Hegseth was originally scheduled to headline the annual “Operation Top Gun” fundraiser for Iowa’s third district congressman in March, but the event […] View Full Story
The Iowa Natural Resource Commission approved a new rule on the use of trail cameras at their meeting last week. The DNR’s Chris Ensminger says the new rule prohibits the use of trail cameras in game management areas, except where the department permits them. Ensminger says they held a public hearing on the change at […] View Full Story
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reports an an outbreak of at least 12 measles cases in southern Iowa. The Department says there is evidence of person-to-person spread of measles and they are working with local public health agencies and affected families and community leaders to identify illnesses, share information, and ensure access […] View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed, adjusting spreads. October live cattle closed $.10 lower at $218.77 and December live cattle closed $.02 higher at $218.40. September feeder cattle closed $1.60 lower at $332.95 and October feeder cattle closed $.07 lower at $325.35. Direct cash cattle trade activity was quiet, typical […] The post Cattle, hog futures mixed to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southern Minnesota farmer says he’s optimistic about harvest later this fall. Lawrence Sukalski grows corn and soybeans near Fairmont. “Of course August makes the soybeans, but the corn really looks excellent.” He tells Brownfield the weather has been timely. “We’ve been up and down. Dry and wet. Everything looks really good. We’ve been lucky. […] The post 66% of Minnesota corn, 67% of soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An Iowa-based agronomist says it’s been an impressive growing season in his coverage area. Greg Sheperd with Beck’s says crops in southeast Iowa look phenomenal. “It was a little bit cooler there through April and especially May. Got a little bit dried out and then into June we got some more heat and gained some […] The post 78% of Iowa corn, soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were sharply higher on fund and technical buying. Domestic demand continues to be solid, with the July NOPA member crush up on the month and year. The crush was smaller than expected at 216.647 million tons, that’s still 2.307 million above June and 20.948 million larger than July 2025. Soybean oil stocks fell 9% […] The post Soybeans up domestic demand, some weather concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A dairy market analyst says tighter milk supplies could have an impact on the industry’s ability to produce dairy products moving forward. Sarah Jungman with AgMarket.net says the summer heat is making it more difficult to maintain production levels. “When the weather starts to heat up, and cow comfort makes it difficult for these cows to maintain […] The post Tighter milk supplies raise concerns for future dairy production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Several farm families that have been around since Missouri became a state are being recognized as Founding Farms at the Missouri State Fair. Andy Clay, the vice-president of Missouri Farm Bureau, is a seventh-generation farmer in Moniteau County. “We were originally settled in 1816,” he says. “At the MOFB building this fair, we have on […] The post Missouri Founding Farms recognized for generations of family ownership appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
