Sioux City is the latest Iowa community to appoint an interim police chief to replace a department leader. This summer the interim police chiefs in Fairfield, Le Mars and Davenport were elevated to the job permanently. Mount Pleasant’s police chief retires next month and the city council has just hired a successor who’s serving on […] View Full Story
USApples is forecasting a smaller crop this year following a once-in-a-generation freeze that hit the Eastern U.S. Vice President, Insights & Analytics Chris Gerlach tells Brownfield a three-day freeze stretching from the Great Lakes to North Carolina reduced total production by about seven percent. “Not only will the total crop size be down, but they […] The post U.S. apple growers face smaller crop, trade challenges with Canada appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
University of Missouri Extension says a new soybean pest has been confirmed in Missouri. The soybean tentiform leafminer was first confirmed in Cooper County in early August and another case was confirmed in Macon County on August 19. It’s a pest that’s been confirmed in northern states, like Minnesota, since 2021. It’s a small white […] The post New soybean pest confirmed in Missouri, MU Extension urges scouting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Broiler hatchery numbers were mixed on the week while maintaining a faster than last year trend. The USDA says 251.518 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, an increase of 1.521 million from a week ago following a moderation in weather in some areas, and 1% above a year ago due to a higher number […] The post Big weekly swings for broiler sets, placements appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Construction is underway on what’s expected to be the world’s largest low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana. CF Industries CEO Chris Bohn said the new $3.7 billion Blue Point Project will provide reliable domestic nitrogen fertilizer supplies for American farmers, exportable products, and it’s only the beginning. “Blue Point is built with the shared infrastructure to […] The post Blue Point ammonia plant groundbreaking marks step toward more U.S. fertilizer supply appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says soybean sales to China remain an important part of the U.S. export outlook. Luke Lindberg says China met its 12 million metric ton commitment that was made last fall. “Right now they’ve procured about 6 million metric tons for the next marketing year we’re […] The post Lindberg discusses trade outlook with China appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The CEO of Growth Energy says additional work is needed before the 45Z clean fuel tax credit can be fully implemented. Emily Skor tells Brownfield, “What we need is for that tax credit to allow us to factor in the innovations and improvements that take place on the farm.” She says the next step is […] The post Skor says 45Z process continues following USDA action appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Technology to avoid tragedy. Mark McLaren, founder of ShockAvoid, says incidents of farm equipment, especially sprayers, contacting power lines can be deadly. “Somewhere around 120 to 140 people annually across the U.S. either die or are badly injured due to contact with high power electric lines,” he says. He tells Brownfield the ShockAvoid system uses […] The post Sensor system helps equipment operators avoid power lines appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
There are times when it seems like agriculture just can’t catch a break. This is one of those times. Parts of the Corn Belt have been too wet, with some acreage destroyed by flooding, while other areas are dealing with drought and heat stress. The 2026 growing season has been another reminder that there is […] The post How many more hits can farmers and ranchers take? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. ethanol stocks moved to a multi-month high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply of 25.206 million barrels was the largest since early May, up 85,000 on the week and 2.657 million on the year, as increased rates of production push the domestic reserve higher. Ethanol production averaged 1.112 million […] The post Ethanol stocks up as production rises appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
