H-2A reform keeping steam into 2025
An American Farm Bureau board member for the Midwest Region says he’s encouraged to see the organization elevating labor as a top priority. Michigan Farm Bureau President Ben LaCross tells Brownfield specialty […]
Supreme Court upholds convictions in tractor attack on Decatur County Sheriff
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the charges against a Decatur County man who rammed the sheriff’s patrol vehicle with a tractor. Gerry Greenland was convicted of attempted murder and […]
UI could lose millions in research grant money under Trump Administration proposal
The University of Iowa could lose $33.4 million in federal funding for research if budget cuts proposed for the National Institutes of Health go into effect. Representative Adam Zabner, a […]
Additional Attorneys General join John Deere suit
Three more states are suing Deere & Company arguing the company restricts farmers’ ability to repair equipment and unfairly inflates costs. Attorneys General from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona now join […]
Grassley says collaborating with new US Ag Secretary on Farm Bill a top priority
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says now that Brooke Rollins has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the nation’s Secretary of Agriculture, developing a new Farm Bill can […]
Avian influenza found in wild Wisconsin birds
Avian influenza has been found in some wild birds in Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources officials confirm finding the H5N1 virus in a wild merganser duck in Milwaukee County. DNR […]
HPAI confirmed at Indiana commercial turkey operation
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected at a commercial turkey operation in Washington County, Indiana. According to the Indiana Board of Animal Health, this is the ninth detection […]
Looking ahead to 2025 corn and soybean acres
An ag economist says there could be an acreage shift in 2025. Matt Erickson, ag economic and policy advisor with Farm Credit Services of America, says one area he monitors […]
Minor to moderate flooding risk expected across the Mississippi Delta
An active weather pattern has led to some increases in water levels along the Mississippi River. National Weather Service meteorologist Mary Lamm tells Brownfield the risk for flooding in the […]
HPAI infects more than 26,000 turkeys in Iowa flock
A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the disease was detected within a commercial turkey […]
