The Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee says changes to the nutrition program are needed as farm bill negotiations continue. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar tells Brownfield there are SNAP shifts in the One Big Beautiful Bill related to state responsibility for benefit costs that need to be undone. “The entire Midwest was totally […]
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Four state FFA officers were educating the public about U.S. agriculture during this year’s National Ag Day celebration. Iowa FFA State
An economist with Creighton University says farm and ranchland prices are strengthening. Ernie Goss tells Brownfield it could give some producers
A southeast Indiana farmer says the start of spring fieldwork is just around the corner. Roger Wenning says while much of the
A large fire at a northern Iowa egg farm has caused injuries to a local firefighter. A spokesperson with Hawkeye Pride
An agricultural economist with the National Corn Growers Association says constraints to fertilizer supplies caused by the Middle East conflict are
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.69. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0375 at $1.5825. Seven sales were recorded, ranging from
An ag economist says uncertainty around fertilizer cost and availability is putting the most pressure on small and mid-sized farms. Jayson
One of the largest egg farms in the United States caught fire Thursday night in north-central Iowa. The Hancock County Sheriff’s
Farmers in South Dakota who were impacted by the mid-March winter storms are encouraged to quickly report losses to the USDA
