The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the sexual abuse conviction of a Woodbury County man who claimed video of the act was a deep fake. The woman involved had been drinking with Max Amyda at a house and fell asleep. She got up the next day and didn’t know anything had happened until a friend […] View Full Story
USDA’s sorghum crop estimate is up on the month, but sharply below a year ago. Production is now seen at 291.075 million bushels, rising 3% from September on a higher yield guess, now at 55.7 bushels per acre on harvested area of 5.225 million acres but that’s 33% below 2025 due to considerably lower yield […] The post USDA increases sorghum yield guess appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in central Minnesota could be on the verge of a record crop. Brownton corn and soybean grower Ryan Mackenthun says bean yields range from the mid 60’s to nearly 80 bushels per acre. “I was a little skeptical to say record here a week ago, but I think they’re going to be. I’m […] The post Record yields in sight for central Minnesota farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Livestock economist James Mitchell at the University of Arkansas says President Trump’s expanded beef import plan hasn’t provided noticeable price relief for consumers and has pressured cattle prices. “All of this mattered a lot to producers, regardless of how much of that beef was imported,” he says. In August, President Trump announced a plan to […] The post Expanded beef imports fail to lower retail prices, pressure cattle producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Missouri is expanding its temporary dyed diesel exemption to all motorists and extending higher ag hauling weight limits through December 31. Governor Mike Kehoe signed a new executive order Friday, following federal action aimed at lowering transportation costs. The executive order temporarily suspends penalties for qualifying vehicles using the fuel on Missouri highways. Read the […] The post Missouri expands dyed diesel exemption to all motorists, extends ag hauling limits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A week ago, heavy rains caused delays for many Iowa farmers who were eager to get to work on the harvest but the soil was too soggy. Now, the weather’s warm and dry and the combines are rolling, but field fires are becoming the big concern. Firefighter Wes Baddeley, with the Gruver Fire Department in […] View Full Story
The USDA has increased expectations for this year’s upland cotton crop, while cutting the outlook for rice. The 2026 upland cotton crop is now pegged at 13.059 million bales, rising 250,000 from September but falling 433,000 from 2025, both due to yield differences. The 2026 yield is seen at 781 pounds per acre, compared to […] The post USDA upland cotton estimate higher, rice lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Early soybean yields are not what southeast Minnesota farmer Dan Glessing was expecting. “So far, beans have been disappointing to say the least.” The Waverly grower tells Brownfield others in the area are having better results. “Some of the neighbors have had good results, but I have a field that’s further north and it didn’t […] The post Small soybeans, poor pod fill challenge southeast Minnesota farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Every county ballot requesting millage renewals for Michigan State University Extension was approved in recent elections. MSU Extension Director Quenten Tyler tells Brownfield, “Those millages underscore the value of what we do.” “It shows how Michigan taxpayers invest in us, and also, we invest in them. A very important component of that is our outreach […] The post Voter support for MSU Extension underscores importance of services, 4-H appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
With sunny skies and unseasonably high temperatures in the 70s and 80s in the forecast, it might be the ideal time to hop in the car and head out for the Choose Iowa Fall Crawl, underway statewide today and tomorrow. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says there are about 125 local farms and small businesses […] View Full Story
