Dubuque is home to one of the largest populations of people from the Marshall Islands in the midwest and they are preparing for a day of cultural celebrations Saturday. Maitha Jolet helps organize the celebration in Dubuque for what’s called Manit day. “We are kind of losing our Manit right now, and that is why […] View Full Story
The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum is hosting its first ever “World War Two Living History” event this weekend at Camp Dodge in Johnston. Museum curator Mike Vogt says they would normally have a soldier from the era come in and talk as the feature event, but that isn’t feasible. “World War II veterans are […] View Full Story
The director of USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub says farmers will need patience this fall as repeated rainfall continues to cause harvest delays. Dennis Todey tells Brownfield, “What has happened now is going to affect us from a soils and harvest perspective for several weeks, if not a couple months at this point.” He says a […] The post Climatologist says wet weather could delay harvest weeks, possibly months appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A U.S. Senator is hearing skepticism from farmers about a possible export ban on diesel. Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith visited a farm in southwest Minnesota Friday. “The price of diesel is upper most on everyone’s mind. And there was a lot of skepticism I would say amongst this group of farmers about whether some sort […] The post Diesel, fertilizer prices weigh on Minnesota farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher with boxed beef up at midday, waiting on direct business to develop. October live cattle closed $.20 lower at $218.87 and December live cattle closed $1.05 higher at $222.15. October feeder cattle closed $3.17 higher at $334.92 and November feeder cattle closed $3.90 […] The post Cattle futures mostly higher to finish the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were mixed, mostly weak, but ended the week in solidly positive territory. Aside from the trade truce extension, there very little immediate news for commodities from the meeting with China, which put some early pressure on prices. There’s talk that actual details could be coming early next week. China has already picked up about […] The post Soybeans, corn end session mixed, both up on the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An extension forage specialist is concerned about how silage will be impacted by a wet fall in parts of the Corn Belt. Shelby Gruss is with Iowa State University. “This may seem backwards, but the longer we wait by the time we’re able to harvest most likely it’s going to be drier coming out of […] The post Wet fall may lead to drier corn silage at harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn $5.28 and 1/4, up 3/4 centNov. soybeans $13.19, up 1 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal $373.90, down $2.20Oct. soybean oil 67.26, up 33 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $7.03 and 1/4, down 3 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle $218.87, down 20 centsOct. feeder cattle $334.92, up $3.17Oct. lean hogs $78.22, down 97 centsOct. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 25, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dry conditions remain in northwest Iowa, but they have continued to shrink in the September rains. The area of moderate drought has gone from almost seven percent down to around two percent in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. The majority of the moderate drought is in Woodbury and Monona counties, with very small amounts […] View Full Story
An ag meteorologist says an active weather pattern could bring some long overdue drought relief to parts of the U.S. wheat belt. Matt Makens says regions west of Interstate 35 are improving. “We’re starting to see thunderstorms creeping into that region – in the panhandles and getting wetter. If the wheat is not in the […] The post Rainfall improving conditions for wheat growers west of I-35 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
