Democrat Josh Turek says if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate, he’ll vote to increase funding for cancer research and for Medicaid, the government funded insurance program that many cancer patients rely upon. “If I only got one thing done in the U.S. Senate, I would love to arrive at a public option so every […] View Full Story
The corn product manager with Renk Seed says he expects stress to limit corn yields in some areas this season. Karl Bobholz says most of the Midwest saw nearly a month of warmer than ideal overnight temperatures this summer. “A lot of especially warm nights, about 28 days above 70 degrees.” He says, “And really […] The post Corn harvest expected to show impacts of mid-season stress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The seniors who’ve just started their final year at a public or private high school in Iowa are the first graduating class required to pass a civics test in order to get their diploma. Governor Kim Reynolds, who proposed the requirement in 2025, said civics education prepares students to be responsible citizens. “We all realize how […] View Full Story
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is highlighting efforts to improve water quality and support biofuels as his term comes to an end. Walz attended the first day of the Minnesota State Fair and tells Brownfield the state’s water quality certification program continues to grow. “We can not only, feed, fuel, and clothe the world, we can […] The post Walz points to water quality, sustainable aviation fuel as key legacies appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The branch manager at Posey County Coop says it could be a record-breaking harvest for some farmers in southwest Indiana. Bryce Martin says this year’s crop got off to a strong start early in the season. “It was one of the best springs that I’ve ever seen as far as crops getting put in the […] The post Harvest begins in southern Indiana with strong yield expectations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The national touring Broadway production of “Wicked” is returning to Iowa for a three-week run for the first time in more than a decade and it’s a homecoming for the man who’s in charge of it all. Company manager Steve Quinn is a Des Moines native who grew up in Cedar Rapids and is a […] View Full Story
Dry bean harvest is starting in western Minnesota, and the chief of procurement at Bonanza Bean says the hot growing season has reduced the size of the crop. “We have good quality, we just don’t have a big quantity,” Andy Hacker tells Brownfield. He says there was a lot of heat in July, which brought […] The post Heat stress challenges some of the Minnesota dry bean crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The recent runup in commodity prices is providing opportunity for farmers to mitigate some risk. Tim Persinger who farms in southwest Indiana says three months ago he wasn’t this chipper. “It’s coming around where hopefully everybody can make a little bit of money,” he says. “That’s we all got to make money or we’ll all […] The post Rising grain prices provide risk management opportunities for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Last week was a big week for new crop U.S. soybean export demand. The USDA says those soybean sales during the week ending August 20th topped 90 million bushels, nearly all of that to either China or unknown destinations. Global demand for new crop beans has surged over the past several weeks thanks to more […] The post New crop soybean exports soar, new crop corn sales solid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says some Northern Plains farmers are starting to back off from making aggressive crop sales ahead of harvest. “We’re a little more worried about where production’s going to fall and whether we’ll have production to meet the sales that are already done,” says Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag Risk Management. The Fargo, North […] The post Drought concerns prompt Northern Plains farmers to slow some crop sales appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
