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Grassley sees year-end spending package as most likely nationwide E15 vehicle

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield the best chance for passing nationwide year-round E15 legislation is in a year-end spending package. “We’re hearing rumors the petroleum industry would appreciate, like the biofuels industry would, if we had ethanol, E15, year-round nationwide.” The Iowa Republican ...
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Digital tools offering machinery repair flexibility

Farmers looking to take modern machinery repairs into their own hands now have more digital tools at their disposal. Denver Caldwell, vice president of aftermarket and customer support with John Deere, says the launch of Operations Center PRO Service gives farmers the ability to ...
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Wet growing season in Iowa

Farmers in northeast Iowa have been dealing with persistent moisture for months. Chris Grebner with MBS Farms near Nashua says conditions allowed for fieldwork to begin early this spring. “Had a couple good days and then we had an extended stretch of cold, wet ...
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Good harvest expected in northern Illinois

A northern Illinois farmer expects a good corn harvest. Scott Brenner raises row crops, alfalfa, and 1100 dairy cows in Carroll and Stephenson Counties. “June was extremely dry and the crops looked really rough,” he says. “We had a very wet July and into ...
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IFAA continues mission to provide funds for ag youth

The president of the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement says their organization is committed raising funds for ag youth. Matt Heiller tells Brownfield IFAA rewards the hard work of grand champion and reserve grand champion livestock projects at the Iowa State Fair. “Every day ...
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Jury still out on “Green Lightning”

A pair of agronomists with Beck’s Hybrids say the jury is still out on the new “Green Lightning” technology. Chad Kalaher, who covers northeastern Illinois, says all the company’s Practical Farm Research sites are testing the system for the first time in 2025. “It ...
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Second quarter land values spurred by development demand

A policy advisor with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says farmland values surprisingly rose 3% in the second quarter of 2025 from a year earlier. David Oppedahl tells Brownfield, “With the financial conditions looking a little weaker for agriculture, you would maybe anticipate ...
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Current ag climate calls for farm bill

A northern Illinois farmer says he has numerous concerns about the state of the ag industry. Scott Brenner, who raises 1100 dairy cows and row crops in Carroll and Stephenson County, tells Brownfield, “Labor is always a concern.”  He says, “Input costs are always ...
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Rep. Sorensen touts on-farm energy production

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says Congress needs to do more to support on-farm energy production. Northern Illinois farmer Scott Brenner’s 1100 head dairy farm currently features the only methane digester in the state of Illinois. “We’re breaking down the carbon ...
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Illinois farmer expecting average crop, says more rain is needed

A southern Illinois farmer says crop conditions have been steady throughout the growing season. “We’re not going to have that bumper crop we’re talking about, but I think we’re going to have an average crop,” said Kenneth Hartman Jr. Hartman, who farms in Monroe ...
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New Iowa Corn president sees ethanol potential in India

The newly elected president of Iowa Corn says India could be a rising market for U.S. biofuels. Mark Mueller tells Brownfield ethanol could help provide India some environmental benefits. “India doesn’t use ethanol for fuel, but they use it for industrial purposes including cooking ...
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Grassley says China has some “leverage” in U.S. trade negotiations

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says China has a lot of leverage in trade negotiations with the U.S. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the Chinese are dependent on imports for food and food products like soybeans. “Because they’re never going to be able to produce ...
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