Ag News

The director of state policy for Ohio Farm Bureau says members are concerned the rise in data centers across the state could impact the ag industry. Evan Callicot says legislative solutions are needed as land use pressures continue. [Read More…]

The Renewable Fuels Association wants to ensure ethanol is part of any discussions about reducing global marine shipping emissions. RFA vice president of government affairs Ed Hubbard says the International Maritime Association continues to develop [Read More…]

High fuel prices are adding to the cost pressures facing famers during the 2026 crop year. South-central Iowa farmer Steve Kuiper tells Brownfield… “That’s a bludgeoning we get every time we fill a semi, this [Read More…]

A southeastern Illinois farmer says wheat harvest is likely only a few weeks away. Don Guinnip, who farms in Clark County, tells Brownfield… “The wheat looks great.”  He says, “I’ve never seen my wheat head [Read More…]

Tyson Foods has announced an upcoming leadership change. The company says Jeff Schomburger will become president and CEO effective October 4th. He succeeds Donnie King who has spent 43 years with Tyson. Schomburger has been [Read More…]

What does the research say about adding quality roasted high-oleic soybeans to the dairy ration? Dr. Adam Lock, Professor from Michigan State University, explains what they are seeing for increases in milk yield and milk [Read More…]

Building a stronger future for the cattle industry. The chair the National Cattlemen’s Beef Associations Young Cattlemen’s Conference and Montana rancher Leoma Donsbach says YCC provides an opportunity to help move the sector forward by [Read More…]

The USDA is allowing landowners to adjust base acres, and a farm management analyst says that could provide more support for farmers. Kent Thiesse tells Brownfield “There are protections there if if we have lower [Read More…]

The USDA has launched an initiative to support a rebuild of the U.S. cotton industry. The Great American Cotton Plan focuses on increasing demand for U.S. raised cotton and boosting the U.S. cotton industry. “You [Read More…]

An apiculture educator says many in the beekeeping community are worried about the closure of the USDA Beltsville Agriculture Research Center in Maryland. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “They run a diagnostic service [Read More…]

The Federal Trade Commission is launching a formal investigation into possible anti-competitive behavior in the U.S. fertilizer industry. Bradley Schad, CEO of the Missouri Corn Growers Association, says unfair practices have caused farmers to pay [Read More…]

June is poised to be a busy month for a farmer in southeastern Minnesota. Brennen Toquam grows corn and soybeans near Blooming Prairie and says he plans to side-dress corn later this month. “Via Y-drop, [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Contracts were around support levels, waiting for any signs of new crop demand from China. The USDA’s delayed weekly U.S. export sales numbers are out Friday [Read More…]

Jul. corn $4.55 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.94 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $334.10, up $3.50Jul. soybean oil 76.70, up 144 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.24, up 1 [Read More…]

Researchers are finding value and a potential market for something dairy processors previously had little use for. Gulustan Ozturk is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub.  She says when the dairy [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol stocks swelled over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply was the largest in almost a month at 24.968 million barrels, rising 93,000 on the week and 687,000 [Read More…]

An Iowa farmer wants consumers to understand nationwide year-round E15 is not a mandate. Cordt Holub says if Congress passes E15 legislation there will be more options at the pump. “If you go to the [Read More…]

A crop insurance agent says base acre changes for the 2026 crop year could help strengthen the farm safety net. Jason Williamson with Ohio-based Williamson Crop Insurance says some farmers will have expanded access to [Read More…]

A Chief Science Officer with the state of Michigan says she hopes collaboration across the Great Lakes region can strengthen local supply chains and the agricultural economy. Laura Johnson with the Department of Agriculture and [Read More…]

Jul. corn $4.52 and 1/2, down 5 centsJul. soybeans $11.85 and 1/4, down 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal $330.60, up $2.00Jul. soybean oil 75.26, up 90 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.22 and 1/2, down 13 centsJun. live [Read More…]