Month: January 2026

U.S. egg production ended 2025 on a solid note. The USDA says 9.125 billion eggs were produced in December of last year, a little bit above December 2024, with a better average rate of lay [Read More…]

The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced an upcoming review of a Bayer Roundup case. The court will hear the “Durnell” product-liability case, which Bayer says should address the split in authority among federal circuit courts [Read More…]

The associate director of the Midwestern Regional Climate Center says drought conditions are likely to persist in parts of the Corn Belt.  Melissa Widhalm says moderate to extreme drought has developed due to the lack of [Read More…]

The CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America says revisions to a bipartisan bill advancing year-round E15 would benefit other renewable fuels. Donnell Rehagen told reporters at the Clean Fuels Conference proposed changes to the Nationwide [Read More…]

The return on nitrogen is shrinking as prices rise. University of Minnesota Extension educator Brad Carlson says current nitrogen prices are around 60 cents per pound. “Local delivery at the ethanol plant near me was [Read More…]

Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council chair Gail Donkers says she’s thankful she dug into where her checkoff dollars were going, as it led to her current position with the Council. She tells Brownfield there’s [Read More…]

The biofuels industry is awaiting the U.S. EPA’s final rule for blending requirements for 2026 and 2027. The U.S. EPA has proposed setting 2026 biomass-based diesel blending requirements at 5.6 billion gallons and 2027 volumes [Read More…]

The recent USDA supply and demand report showed record corn and soybean production, which surprised some and frustrated others because the numbers were not what many expected.  Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield markets reacted [Read More…]