March 6, 2025

A northern Michigan farmer says he’s concerned about crop protection pricing and availability in 2025.  Scott Miller says he’s already planning to lower input usage and can’t risk further reductions. “We fertilize every acre. We put on just enough for the crop that we’re growing,” he says. “We’re really not in a position to cut […] The post Michigan farmer: We can’t cut back on inputs anymore appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol exports started 2025 on a strong note. The Renewable Fuels Association says 198.1 million gallons of ethanol were exported in January, a nine-month high and an increase of 2% from December. Canada claimed the top spot for the 46th consecutive month and movement to India was a four-year high, with the European Union, […] The post Good start to 2025 for ethanol exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The United Soybean Board recently released a Return on Investment study about the benefits of the checkoff program. USB’s treasurer, Matt Guest, talks about the checkoff and where his farm is headed in 2025. See the full interview with Brownfield during Commodity Classic 2025 in Denver, Colorado. The post USB says the checkoff has significant return on investment appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center says drought conditions in the Corn Belt have recovered somewhat over the winter. Brian Fuchs points to eastern states like Indiana and Ohio. “Over the short term, they’ve done pretty well, but there are still some lingering longer term drought signals that are lying in wait,” he shares. He […] The post Midwest drought subsiding slightly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Minnesota-based Channel Technical Agronomist Todd Vagts talked to Brownfield at Commodity Classic about new trait technologies and the upcoming 2025 growing season. Hear the full interview from Denver, Colorado below. The post Planning ahead for the upcoming growing season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield caught up with Jamie Zbinden, technical sales representative for Azotic Technologies, to talk about their new product formulations. Learn more about how Entiva allows farmers to maintain their nitrogen levels and increase yield. Hear the full interview from this year’s Commodity Classic below. The post Increase nitrogen and yield with Envita appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Export sales for a few key commodities saw improvements during the week ending February 27th. The USDA says corn, wheat, pork, soybean products, and cotton sales all saw week-to-week increases, reflecting solid demand from some of the usual big buyers. Mexico topped the list for pork and wheat and Japan led the way for corn. […] The post Corn, wheat, pork export sales above a week ago appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Michigan FFA Association continues to expand agricultural education programs across the state. President Hunter Bognar tells Brownfield, “We’re really accepting so many new things in agriculture with the constant changes and improvements on technology.” “We’ve just become more of an inclusive, inviting organization to really try and push that new future era of agriculture,” […] The post Michigan FFA Association charters 6 new programs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The top ag official in Iowa is encouraged following a recent trade mission to Central America. Ag Secretary Mike Naig says Costa Rica and Guatemala are two strong export markets for the U.S. “Both growing economies (with) growing populations. Guatemala, the largest economy in Central America, is really an important player in the region from […] The post Iowa Ag Secretary encouraged by Central America trade mission appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story