Two of the candidates running in Iowa’s second congressional district disagreed on tariffs and how to fix Social Security during a debate last night on Iowa PBS. Republican Joe Mitchell said President Trump has changed the GOP’s perspective on trade. “We had, I think, the wrong philosophy for a long time in the Republican Party about […] View Full Story
Rock Valley began demolishing the first home in the buyout program today for the flooding that hit there in June 2024. Mayor Kevin Van Otterloo says it’s another step in what has been a long recovery as they have been waiting 839 days. Van Otterloo says city staff have worked extensively to reach this point. […] View Full Story
Southwest Iowa farmer Pat Sheldon says some soybeans are showing discoloration as harvest gets underway, but the damage appears limited to seed coats. “It hasn’t impacted the quality of the seed as of yet,” he says. “It just needs to quit raining until we get it all picked.” Schaaf says the discoloration hasn’t resulted in […] The post Soybean discoloration reported in southwest Iowa as harvest delays continue appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An extension agronomist says rice yields are disappointing as harvest wraps up in Arkansas. Jarrod Hardke with the University of Arkansas tells Brownfield heat and drought affected crop yield. “I’ve got the average yield at 167 bushels per acre, slightly down from the target, but not by much from an overall state average yield.” In […] The post Arkansas rice harvest disappoints, raising concerns for 2027 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Recent analysis of local food system programs shows how targeted investments and supporting infrastructure can strengthen opportunities for farmers. Jude Barry is the associate director for the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems. “Significant dollars have been invested in local food systems more recently to the point that we have been able to […] The post Center for Regional Food Systems digs into local food impacts for farmers and communities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The trade is expecting good harvest progress ahead of a return to rainy conditions in some areas. Portions of the Eastern Midwest could see that rain as soon as this weekend, while sections of the Upper Midwest might get precipitation next week. Areas have seen quality […] The post Corn, soybeans see more profit taking, harvest pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were lower on the signs of slowing beef demand and follow through selling ahead of this week’s direct trade. December live was down $.22 at $223.55 and February was $.70 lower at $225.85. November feeders were $.92 lower at $334.87 and January was down $1.97 at $328.42. Direct […] The post Feeder cattle, lean hog futures close lower Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says he’s expecting modest changes to corn and soybean yield estimates in USDA’s October supply and demand report. Sam Hudson with Cornbelt Marketing says the corn yield is expected to move lower, while the soybean yield could be steady to slightly higher. “There’s some quality and color issues out there. The limiting […] The post Analyst expects modest yield changes in October USDA report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says 2025 farm program payments being issued this month are the largest since the programs were established in the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Service Agency’s Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs are providing $13.8 billion in gross payments. That’s before payment limits and a mandatory 5.7 percent reduction. Reference price […] The post USDA Farm Program Payments Reach Record $13.8 Billion appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A market analyst says harvest lows are in and farmers should be looking to reward any rallies prices as harvest progresses. Dan Basse with Ag Resource Company says grain prices hit their annual lows in late June, with another downturn following USDA’s Quarterly Grain Stocks report in September. “We now believe the market is going […] The post Basse: Harvest lows are in for grain markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
