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Allendale survey shows lower 2026 corn, soybean yields
2026 corn and soybean production could end up being highly regional. Rich Nelson, chief strategist for Allendale Inc., tells Brownfield the results of their annual yield survey generally show the
Applications open for Organic Certification Cost Share Program
The organic grain mentorship coordinator with The Land Connection says a long-awaited financial assistance opportunity is now open for organic producers. Kaite Bishop says the USDA is accepting applications for the
Republican lawmakers push Trump for long-term cattle market stability
A group of Republican lawmakers has asked President Trump to implement policies that expand market access and create certainty for cattle producers. But, Congressman Adrian Smith tells Brownfield, the recent
Preparation for Iowa’s dove season impacted by the weather
Iowa’s mourning dove season is underway and DNR biologist Todd Bogenschutz says getting the food plots planted to draw the birds in was not easy. “It’s been a challenging year
Advocate for the homeless fears Sioux City effort will bring harassment
Sioux City residents are being encouraged to report homeless encampments through a new online reporting portal. City officials say as they remove encampments, a Homeless Assistance Response Team will try
Mexico suspends U.S. sheep and lamb variety meat imports following scrapie detection
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says Mexico’s trade restrictions following a recent scrapie detection has limited market access for U.S. sheep and lamb producers. Courtney Heller, director of technical and
Butter leads cash dairy prices higher as CME strengthens Thursday
Cash dairy prices were mostly up Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.01 to $0.75. One sale was reported at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 to $1.4775. Four sales
Soybean exports, crop quality top of mind for Iowa Soybean Association at FPS
In this Farm Progress Show interview, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett meets with Grant Kimberley and Brent Swart from the Iowa Soybean Association about the state of US soybean exports and the
‘Perfect Sundays’ explores farmer suicide, family and healing on dairy farm
Farmer suicide and mental health are the focus of a new six-part limited television series. Sam Goldberg is the creator and producer of Perfect Sundays. “Perfect Sundays is about a
Naig announces record cover crop cost-share signup
At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig met with reporters to announce a new record cover crop cost-share signup, nearly tripling cover crop acres in the
