Iowa State student recipient of Cyndi Young Scholarship

Chloe Zittergruen, agricultural communications major at Iowa State University is the recipient of the 2025 Cyndi Young Scholarship, sponsored by Brownfield Ag News and presented by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Foundation. As Iowa State FFA president, Chloe leads and inspires student members across the state while advocating for the future of agriculture.…Continue Reading

Custom Harvesters face squeeze from low prices, H-2A visa costs

A custom harvester says tight margins are having a ripple effect throughout the economy.      Mychal Neumiller with U.S Custom Harvesters Inc says lower commodity prices are limiting what crews can charge. “Farmers maybe can’t afford to pay it. We have to find a fine balance where we can still make money and farmers can…Continue Reading

2025 Season Highlights Importance of Timing and Prevention in Weed Control

Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Ron Geis, says the 2025 growing season reinforced two key principles for effective weed control: timing is everything and prevention is often less expensive than a cure. He tells Brownfield early season rain kept many farmers out of the field, setting the stage for heavy weed pressure. Learn more about…Continue Reading

Ohio Bee Survey could help guide conservation strategies for farmers

Researchers at Ohio State University say a new pollinator survey could help the state’s ag industry increase its conservation efforts. Karen Goodell says the survey provides key insights into how pollinators support crop production and what measures are needed to help protect them. “Those are things we won’t be able to grow and produce commercially without adequate pollinators,”…Continue Reading

A snowy end to fall fieldwork in north Iowa

The season’s first snowstorm has ended fall fieldwork in north-central Iowa. Worth County Extension education specialist Dennis Johnson says harvest went smoothly. “The thing that happens then because of that is we can get a lot of tillage done, and that definitely happened this year. Had a little rain spell just after harvest, but it…Continue Reading

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