Iowa Farm Bureau expert sees some avenues for turning around the farm economy
A recent Iowa Farm Bureau report shows the Iowa ag economy has seen a down trend from 2023 into 2024 that lead to farm incomes dropping by nearly 25%. IFB’s […]
Congresswoman Hinson supports ‘DACA fix,’ hopes ICE removals target criminals
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says congress may provide a reprieve for so-called DACA recipients — people who were brought into the country illegally when they were children, but Hinson says […]
Two Indiana soybean farmers to lead Soy Transportation Coalition board in 2025
Two members of the Indiana Soybean Alliance Board of Directors have been elected to leadership positions within the Soy Transporation Coalition for 2025. Greensburg, Indiana farmer Mike Koehne will serve as Chairman […]
Finding the Next Steps for Missouri Soybean
Nathan White, a Norborne, MO farmer and board member of the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, says that he is grateful for the soybean checkoff, as it helps keep an eye […]
Lack of farm bill top of mind
The lack of a new five-year farm bill is causing concern amongst farmers and landowners. David Iserman, who farms in north-central Illinois and serves as LaSalle County Farm Bureau President, […]
No lame duck farm bill
It seems time has run out on getting a farm bill done during the lame duck session of Congress. Democratic and Republican farm bill negotiators have reportedly started formal talks […]
A range of temperatures across the Heartland; weather generally seasonal
Across the Corn Belt, a weak cold front is resulting in widespread cloudiness and patchy precipitation, with any snow largely limited to the upper Great Lakes region. With most Midwestern […]
A Weed Control Plan for Success
Corteva Agriscience Enlist Field Specialist Andy Carriger says farmers should take a program approach to managing weeds in 2025. He tells Brownfield that starting clean, using preemergence herbicides, and effectively […]
Indiana native recipient of NAFB Foundation scholarship
Marnie Schwartzkopf, daughter of Jeff and Mary Schwartzkopf of Hope, Indiana is the recipient of the Cyndi Young Scholarship, sponsored by Brownfield Ag News and presented by the National Association […]
A much colder, Winterlike feel across the Heartland; largely dry, though, for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures west of the Rockies, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Plains to the […]
