A farmer in southwestern Iowa says field conditions are favorable heading into spring. Ray Gaesser tells Brownfield, “We could use a little more (precipitation),...
A southwest Iowa cow-calf producer says feed costs have been favorable to start the year. Jeff Jorgenson tells Brownfield the lower costs have provided...
John Deere has announced another round of layoffs at its Ottumwa, Iowa plant. In a statement to Brownfield, the company says approximately 75 production...
The world’s largest pork supplier, Smithfield Foods, has filed for its initial public offering in the U.S. The company submitted its registration statement to...
U.S. ethanol production saw a week-to-week decline to kick off 2025. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.102 million barrels per day,...
A farm management specialist at the University of Illinois says the average farmer will likely see negative 2024 returns even with the economic assistance...
Conditions in much of Michigan were mixed during December. The USDA says statewide precipitation was above average, but most of that happened after Christmas,...
Drought conditions have improved in much of Kentucky. The USDA says that after two straight months of above normal precipitation, just the southeastern corner...
