Eminent domain bill passes South Dakota Senate

A bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines in South Dakota is making its way to Governor Larry Rhoden’s desk. House Bill 1052 would add a new section to existing right-of-way carrier law preventing the use of eminent domain for pipelines carrying carbon oxide. Senator and farmer Mark Lapka says the bill creates…… Continue Reading

For Helena it is about the people

Patrick Ewan, General Manager of Helena Products Group told Brownfield there is no getting around it, times are tough in the ag industry and Helena wants to be there for farmers. That could mean providing solid agronomy, being a source of information for farmers, and just being there to support them. Cyndi Young talked with…… Continue Reading

Cattle futures mostly higher, awaiting direct business

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle were up and feeders were mostly modestly higher, oversold and waiting for direct business to get underway. The import tariffs on Canada and Mexico could lead to a tighter domestic supply of cattle. April live was $2.40 higher at $194.65 and June up $1.97 at $190.07. April feeders were up…… Continue Reading

Iowa Ag Secretary expects market disruption from retaliatory tariffs

Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture warns farmers to brace for the impact of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. ag exports. Mike Naig tells Brownfield Canada has already retaliated and Mexico is expected to. “Factually, we expect that there will be or we should expect a disruption. Time will tell how much of a disruption, of course. We…… Continue Reading

New weed control tools from BASF

Surtain corn herbicide from BASF is commercially available to growers in the United States in 2025. Josh Putnam, Technical Marketing Manager for U.S. Corn Herbicides told Brownfield that weed resistance continues to spread and farmers have fewer tools to control weeds than they did twenty or thirty years ago. Surtain herbicide, according to Putnam, opens…… Continue Reading

Is 2025 the year a new farm bill gets done?

Pictured: Darin Johnson (left) with the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association interviews with Brownfield’s Brent Barnett at the 2025 Commodity Classic (Photo by Jill Makovec/Brownfield) Farm groups continue to call on lawmakers to finish the farm bill this year. Darin Johnson, president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, says a new farm bill is long overdue…… Continue Reading

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