Michigan Farm Bureau applauds progress on farmland preservation reforms
Michigan Farm Bureau is celebrating legislative wins at this year’s state annual meeting. State Legislative Counsel Rebecca Park tells Brownfield reinterpretations of the state’s Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program […]
Northwest Iowa farmland sells for $32k per acre
A farm real estate specialist says a farm in northwest Iowa recently sold for a record $32,000 per acre. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says the 35-acre Sioux […]
Ag Secretary Rollins: bridge payment for farmers coming next week
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says details of a bridge payment for farmers will be announced with President Trump sometime next week. During the President’s cabinet meeting on Tuesday, she said […]
Convintro Herbicide Could Help Farmers Fight Resistant Weeds
Bayer Crop Science is introducing a new herbicide to help corn and soybean farmers fight tough, resistant weeds. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ryan Tierney, Bayer’s broad-acre herbicides […]
Farmers National: ag land values “down 3% to up 3%” in 2025
Farmland values have been mostly steady this year. Cole Nickerson with Farmers National Company says there is some localized volatility. “Kind of depending on where you go, but as a […]
A mid-winter, “look & feel” dominates virtually all of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, cold, dry weather is in place, except for scattered snow showers in the Great Lakes States. Wednesday’s high temperatures should range from 10°F in the Red […]
Cover crops improve soil health, water quality for Iowa farmer
A southwest Iowa farmer says he continues to see positive results from his implementation of cover crops. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton in Montgomery County. He tells Brownfield that cover […]
A wide-range of temps to cover much of the Heartland; a seasonally active pattern for many
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the western half of the U.S., while colder-than-normal conditions will cover most areas from the […]
Cattle futures sharply higher ahead of direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up on oversold signals, ahead of the week’s direct business. February live cattle closed $4.87 higher at $220.80 and April […]
Iowa State educator says farmers leaning toward more corn in 2026
An extension educator suggests farmers in his area are leaning toward more corn in 2026. Dennis Johnson with Iowa State University is based in north-central Iowa. “I just did some […]