CHS confident in crop input availability
The CEO of the nation’s largest agricultural cooperative is confident in crop input availability for 2025. Jay Debertin with CHS says supply conditions look very strong. “We are sourcing well […]
Post-election farm labor concerns
An Ohio State University assistant professor says the future is uncertain for the farm labor market in the U.S. Margaret Jodlowski says the number of H-2A workers has steadily increased […]
Animal rights ballot measures fail
Commentary. Activist-driven ballot measures were shot down by voters in Colorado and California on November 5th. In Denver, citizens rejected Ordinance 309 which would have banned processing plants in the […]
Central America’s trade agreement expected to spur more dairy trade
The U.S. Dairy Export Council Chairman says he’s excited for tariff-free dairy trade into Central America in the coming years. Alex Peterson tells Brownfield dairy products are experiencing significant demand […]
AAA expects Thanksgiving travel to break record in Iowa and the country
Roadways and airports have been crowded during the holiday periods all through this year and it looks like that is not going to ease up next week for Thanksgiving. AAA […]
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Midwest Honor Flight
Drone cover crop seeding success
Many farmers say they’re finding success utilizing drones to get their fall cover crops seeded. Jeremy Neff, who farms in southern Illinois, says choosing drone seeding for the first time […]
Brownfield Team recognized at NAFB Convention
Brownfield Ag News and Learfield Ag had a successful National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention in Kansas City, Missouri November 12-15, 2024. Here are some convention highlights: Leadership: · […]
Commissioning for the next USS Iowa is set for early spring
The U.S. Navy submarine that’s named after the state of Iowa is back at port in Connecticut after its first test drives — and test dives — in the Atlantic […]
Kidnapping and crash leaves three dead, three hurt after three-state chase
Authorities in Iowa and two neighboring states are still sorting out the details of a violent, deadly crash that shut down Interstate-29 in northwest Missouri on Sunday. It all began […]
