Democrat Rob Sand says if he’s elected governor, he’ll pursue initiatives to speed up the permit process for home builders and to help first-time homebuyers. The Iowa Finance Authority awards $2500 grants to eligible first time homebuyers to cover downpayment and closing costs, but the money comes in the form of a second mortage — […] View Full Story
The executive director with Renewable Fuels Nebraska says the push to improve carbon emissions could help expand markets for ethanol. Dawn Caldwell says carbon capture and sequestration projects in parts of the Midwest help produce low-carbon ethanol. “As we meet with folks with Japan for instance and even the EU is becoming more interested as […] The post Carbon capture could expand ethanol market access appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Diary exhibits at this year’s Nebraska State Fair are connecting younger consumers to the ag industry. Tracy Behnken with Midwest Dairy says Nebraska’s Largest Classroom is one of the marquee attractions. “We have dairy farmers, staff and ambassadors that engage with the students, the teachers and paras. They give them the basics of what the […] The post Connecting dairy to consumers at the Nebraska State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
New crop corn and soybean meal sales were up on the week. The USDA says those new crop corn and bean meal sales during the week ending August 27th both saw solid week-to-week improvements thanks to good global demand for livestock feed usage. New crop soybean sales were below the previous week, but still strong […] The post Feed demand fuels 26/27 corn, soybean meal export sales appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A field agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids says research into corn root architecture is leading to more efficient fertilizer placement. “We have three different root architectures that we categorize hybrids in, vertical, horizontal, and balanced.” Drew Beckman says knowing a hybrid’s root type is key to proper management. “Where that nitrogen is applied in relation to […] The post Root architecture key to corn fertilizer efficiency appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
John Deere is showcasing in-cab upgrades at this week’s Farm Progress Show. Deere go to market manager for large tractors and tillage Carlton Self says there are new features that refine comfort and functionality. “This is kind of the latest evolution of that command-arm technology, and that new drive strategy (and) some of the new […] The post Deere touts cab comforts at Farm Progress Show appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and the four Iowans who serve in the U.S. House are among 53 Republicans in congress who’ve signed onto a letter to President Trump, warning that American farmers and ranchers face “significant headwinds.” The letter says internvention in the cattle market “threatens to pick winners and losers” and undermines “the long-term […] View Full Story
Public school districts across Iowa face budget challenges from rising costs and falling enrollments. Creston Community Schools in rural southwest Iowa serves 1,300 students, but Superintendent Deron Stender says they’ve lost 50 to 60 students a year for almost a decade. Stender says the state supplemental aid that pays for their programs hasn’t kept pace […] View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across portions of the interior Northwest and Great Basin. The South will have the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusually hot weather. Meanwhile, near-normal rainfall across much of the South, East, and lower Midwest should contrast with wetter-than-normal […] The post Late-season heat wave to continue for much of the Heartland; a pattern shift brings moisture to the West appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa’s in the midst of what may be the year’s final heat wave of 90-plus-degree days, so it could be refreshing for some of us to think about the promise of the cooler weather that’s still a few months away. Tim Goodwin is senior editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac which just released its 2027 […] View Full Story
