U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson is back in Iowa after a quick trip to Dallas for the first-ever Republican Party convention in the middle of a president’s term. “I had a bunch of meetings and saw a bunch of our supporters, Iowans down there who are ready to cheer on our midterm convention,” Hinson said, […] View Full Story
The chairwoman of the Nebraska Sorghum Board says adding sorghum to a crop rotation could help improve an operation’s bottom line. Tracy Zink, a farmer from McCook, says the crop performs well in regions that are susceptible to drought. “Those are the acres you want to be looking at crop that can hang on that […] The post Sorghum offers drought tolerance, feed value and weed management benefits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An agricultural researcher says the profitability gap between sustainable and traditional cropping systems is evening out after four years into a project. Brook Wilke with MSU’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research tells Brownfield, “There’s a caveat there that it varies by crop.” “We’re pushing the envelope on some of these crops and innovations to the systems that we […] The post MSU says sustainable cropping systems are gaining economic advantages in long-term study appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says there are several factors that could impact the number planted to wheat this fall. Jim McCormich with AgMarket.Net says ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has partially led to a runnup in prices recently. “They’re now attacking infrastructure. They’re trying to take out commodity boats. That is essentially cutting the export […] The post Wheat prices encourage planting, but input costs remain a wildcard appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
U.S. ethanol production trickled lower over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.099 million barrels per day, down slightly on both the week and the year, at least partially due to high temperatures hampering efficiency, while still accounting for a big portion of domestic corn usage. Demand signals were mostly […] The post Ethanol production weakens as stocks rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Organizers of a planned weekend rally in northwest Iowa are calling on people to support immigrants and refugees. The Rally for Human Dignity is scheduled for Saturday morning in Sioux Center. The event is being organized by Maria Magdalena Reformed Church, where Jason Lief is co-pastor. He says immigrants in the community are still worried […] View Full Story
The University of Iowa and Iowa State University report small drops in fall enrollment, while the University of Northern Iowa saw an increase. UNI’s reports fall enrollment is up 162 students to 9,366, which is the Cedar Falls school’s largest overall population since 2020. ISU reports a drop of 333 students to 30,772. The UI […] View Full Story
An Indiana-based hunger relief organization is working to close the protein gap for food insecure families. Daniel Leckie, CEO of Hatch, says the nonprofit recently launched its Coalition to Close the Protein Gap. “We work with the largest egg producers here in the state of Indiana,” he says. “We work with the largest meat companies, […] The post Indiana-based nonprofit tackles food insecurity by increasing access to protein appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Farmers are waiting for federal changes to Diesel Emission Fluid system regulations to take effect. EPA Region 7 administrator Jim Macy says the public comment period on proposed rulemaking ended last month. “Once that rule is finalized then absolutely you’ll be able to do all of this that was forecasted in the proposed regulatory reform […] The post EPA expects final changes to diesel emissions rules this fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0025 to $0.76. One sale was reported at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.01 to $1.46. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.4475 to $1.46. Cheese barrels were down $0.07 to $1.4625. Ten sales were reported ranging from $1.46 to $1.49. Butter was down $0.01to […] The post Nonfat dry milk surges, cheese barrels slide Thursday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
