March 11, 2025

An ag economist says it’s been a rough start to the week for the U.S. soybean oil market. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says, “China placed a 100% tariff on Canadian canola oil, canola meal, and canola. That caused their markets to really crash. Canola oil competes with U.S. soybean oil. There was concern that […] The post Soybean oil market struggling this week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A commercial duck breeding facility in Jay County, Indiana, is the latest poultry operation to test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. This is the 23rd positive case of HPAI since the start of the year. According to the Indiana Board of Animal Health, more than 3,300 birds will be depopulated to help control the spread […] The post HPAI confirmed in Jay County duck facility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Anytime you turn on the news, the word “tariff” is likely to be used. But let’s consider how tariffs can impact consumers. University of Illinois assistant professor Maria Kalaitzandonakes says the recent Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey found most respondents found that consumers are expecting food price increases. AUDIO: Healthy Living on tariffs The post Consumer concerns about tariffs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo of biodiesel pump by Brent Barnett/Brownfield A number of biodiesel plants remain idled across Iowa and a U.S. Senator says he’s concerned about the pause in production. “The Biden administration screwed the whole industry and forced these shutdowns,” Chuck Grassley said Tuesday morning. The Iowa Republican says the plants stopped production after the blenders […] The post Grassley concerned about ongoing biodiesel plant shutdowns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers say they need a strong conservation program. Longtime Minnesota farmer Edwin Jostock says the weather is changing. “We’ve always had a cloudburst every now and then, but now we can get two or three cloud bursts a summer, and it just takes the farmers soil that are not doing good conservation practices,” he says. […] The post Farmers call for strong conservation programs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The head of Clean Fuels Alliance America says establishing market certainty is crucial to the future development of sustainable aviation fuels. Donnell Rehagen says the industry is still in its infancy. “This is really where that industry needs some strong signals of longevity and expectations from the government,” he says.  He tells Brownfield the lack […] The post SAF needs certainty for the market to fully develop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As a peninsula state, Michigan commodities have many transportation options. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll meet a logistics manager who focuses on rail transit. Kyle Hnatiuk with the Adrian & Blissfield Railroad Company and Zeeland Farm Services discusses Michigan railroads and how they move products for farmers. The post Moving Michigan Soybeans with Rail appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The partnership between the Missouri Association of Meat Processors and the Missouri Beef Industry Council is an opportunity to promote beef products and the state’s beef industry. In this episode, Niki Cloud talks about the association and how it works in concert with the Missouri Beef Industry Council. The post Promoting Local Meat Processors appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story