Month: June 2026

Iowa’s top ag official says the state has successfully eradicated pseudorabies. Secretary Mike Naig with the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship tells Brownfield there was a strong, coordinated response to the late April detection [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were down Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0100 to $0.6775. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 to $1.4575.  One sale was recorded at $1.4575.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.42. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0450 to $1.5550. Thirty sales were recorded ranging [Read More…]

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says the stormy weather pattern for much of the Corn Belt is setting the stage for tar spot issues in corn. Robby Meeker, who covers the eastern half of [Read More…]

A meteorologist with Aura Commodities says the rainy spring and early summer have alleviated drought concerns for much of the Corn Belt. However, Xander Lowry tells Brownfield some areas haven’t fully recovered. “The theme we’ll [Read More…]

The CEO of Kansas Wheat says on-going drought and freeze damage have significantly impacted this year’s crop.    Justin Gilpin says harvest is slightly ahead of schedule and, so far, the crop is highly variable. [Read More…]

A climatologist at the Midwestern Regional Climate Center says another round of severe weather is expected to impact producers across parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. Jacob Dolinger says models are currently predicting multiple threats.  [Read More…]

The USDA is rolling out a pilot program designed to modernize acreage reporting and improve its efficiency for ag producers. Undersecretary Richard Fordyce says counties in 11 states are using the technology to report data [Read More…]

An ag economist says he doesn’t expect any improvements to the ag economy in the near term. In this episode of Managing for Profit, David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights explains how tariff reductions and [Read More…]