January 23, 2025

Two Ohio farmers are taking a hard look at where they can cut costs ahead of the upcoming growing season. Northeast Ohio farmer Owen Niese says one of the biggest costs for his farm is fertilizer. “My total input costs are about half of what they are,” he says. “Due to the increased fertilizer costs, […] The post Where are farmers cutting expenses? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Governor Walz has introduced his 2025 infrastructure plan. Walz says his bonding bill expands on last year’s significant work and makes strategic investments to keep Minnesotans safe and healthy. “Heavily focused on maintaining what we have, it matters both in terms of usefulness but it also matters in how our bond rating is viewed.” The […] The post Walz announces 2025 infrastructure plan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pictured: Brownfield’s Brent Barnett (left) interviews southeast Iowa farmer Matt Gent at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines A southeast Iowa hog farmer says advancements in on-farm technology have helped producers manage bitter cold temperatures. Matt Gent has a farrow-to-finish operation near Wellman in Washington County, and says his herd has a comfortable […] The post Keeping hogs comfortable during cold spells appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pictured: Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board, at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Some members of the pork industry say they’re closely monitoring highly pathogenic avian influenza developments. Dr. Brett Kaysen with the National Pork Board tells Brownfield H5N1 is a concern for pork producers across […] The post National Pork Board leaders discuss H5N1 preparedness appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production was up modestly over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.099 million barrels per day, up 4,000 on the week as plants try to meet expected demand and 281,000 on the year, when production was restricted by a burst of winter weather in the Midwest. Ethanol stocks […] The post Ethanol production creeps higher, stocks rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

More and more states are looking to support the sustainable aviation fuel market. Delta Airlines vice president of government affairs Jeff Davidman says Minnesota is one of several states are incentivizing the production of sustainable aviation fuel. “Illinois, Washington, and Nebraska have all passed SAF tax credits as well in the last two years.” He […] The post States stepping up to help sustainable aviation fuel take flight appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher except for butter Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.70.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0450 at $1.82. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.80 to $1.82.  Cheese barrels were up $0.01 at $1.82.  Two sales were recorded at that price.  […] The post Most cash dairy prices steady to higher Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Uncertainty in the industry has many biofuels plants on hold. Nathan Burk, senior vice president of fats, oils, and greases with StoneX, tells Brownfield, “The majority of our clients that we work with specifically in biodiesel, we’ve seen completely shutter after December 31st with the lapse of the dollar just because the margins went into […] The post Many biodiesel plants have paused production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story