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Hinson calls House passage of E15 bill a major victory for agriculture

U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the bipartisan E15 bill that passed out of the House on Wednesday is a monumental moment for agriculture. "We know this is such a challenging time for our ag economy, and we should be using every single tool available ...
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Randy Feenstra calls E15 vote a “huge deal” for farmers

The chair of the Rural Domestic Energy Council in the U.S. House is celebrating House passage of nationwide year-round E15 legislation. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield. "I'm just so excited, I'm so excited for the farming community. We've been working at this for ...
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New headquarters announced for “New Corteva” and Vylor

Corteva Agriscience has announced the headquarters for its two new business units. Indianapolis will be home to "New Corteva," its future crop protection company, and Johnston, Iowa will become the headquarters for Vylor, its new seed and genetics company. "New Corteva" will center ...
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Illinois farmer welcomes warm up as planting continues

A central Illinois farmer says this week's warm up is welcome. Katie Brown, who raises corn, soybeans, and hogs in Christian County, tells Brownfield... "We had a really good start. I think everybody was really excited. Dirt was working really nice. We put a ...
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Input costs taking bigger toll than grain prices, Iowa farmer says

A crop insurance agent who farms in southeast Iowa suggests commodity prices are not what's sinking farmer profitability. Logan Lyon tells Brownfield USDA's projected spring prices of $4.62 for corn and $11.09 for soybeans resemble their respective 10-year averages. "So when we talk about ...
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Iowa agronomist warns soil crusts acting like “concrete layer”

Crop emergence is being hindered by soil crusting in northern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says some heavy rains fells the last week of April. "So those highly-tilled soils, there's not a lot of residue left (and) there's not any soil ...
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Agronomist: Still time

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says it's still not time to panic about planting progress. Ryan Gentle, who covers the western half of Illinois, says the recent stretch of cool, wet weather slowed down many farmers, but this week's expected warm up should ...
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SE Iowa farmer takes slower approach as cool spring conditions persist

Prolonged coolness and ill-timed rain slowed the planting pace of southeast Iowa farmer Logan Lyon. "It's been a gradual spring, so we've taken a little bit more time planting than our farm has historically." He tells Brownfield. "It was hard to get really excited ...
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Fertilizer price spikes bring concerns and audibles for Illinois farmers

A pair of Illinois farmers say rising fertilizer costs are impacting their operations. Ken Franklin, who farms in Christian County, says he had most of his fertilizer purchased before the conflict in the Middle East sent prices surging, however... "It's on a small scale, ...
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Illinois farmers ready for warmup to pick up planting pace

A northern Illinois farmer says planting progress is a mixed bag in his area. David Isermann, who grows corn, soybeans, and cattle in LaSalle County, says the cool, wet start of May has slowed things down. "It's pretty varied, and of course, LaSalle County ...
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Illinois food system receives funding boost

The bureau chief of marketing, promotion, and grants with the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) says the state's specialty crop industry is receiving a boost. Jackie Sambursky says more than $796,000 will be awarded over the next three years to expand access to locally ...
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Iowa pork officials confident following rare pseudorabies detection

A pork industry official suggests the industry was well prepared following the first detection of pseudorabies in a domestic commercial swine herd in more than 20 years. Iowa Pork Producers Association CEO Pat McGonegle tells Brownfield the cases in Iowa and Texas came as ...
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