March 17, 2025

Brownfield’s Jared White attends US Rep Nikki Budzinski Ag Roundtable The post US Rep Nikki Budzinski Ag Roundtable appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Registrations for more than 300 U.S. pork harvesting and cold storage facilities have been renewed and are again eligible to export to China. National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys says the move creates certainty for U.S. pork producers who now have maintained access to the 1.4-billion-person Chinese market.  In recent months, the USDA and […] The post All U.S. pork facilities reinstated to export to China appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A recent report finds specialty growers rely on biologicals to improve crop quality. Stratovation Group Founder and CEO Cameron Camfield tells Brownfield the nationwide survey measured perceptions of biologicals in terms of their use and value. “That top metric was quality every time, as opposed to just yield or ROI,” he says. He says 65 […] The post Specialty grower survey gives insights into biological use appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says he’s monitoring the total number of cattle on feed in the USDA report this week. Charley Martinez is with the University of Tennessee. “We started the year thinking about record production in the first quarter,” he says.  “So to see what’s in the supply and then also what can we expect […] The post Ag economist previews upcoming Cattle on Feed report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension educator says recent on-farm research trials found target spay applications can reduce herbicide use and costs in most scenarios. Ohio State University Extension’s Amanda Douridas in Madison County tells Brownfield she compared the economics of broadcast applications to John Deere’s See and Spray. “Fifty-one percent of those acres on average were not applied […] The post Target spray ideal for localized control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some ag economists have expressed concern that continued expansion of Brazil’s corn production could create challenges for U.S. corn producers. Ohio State ag economist Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield the U.S. is running into capacity constraints. “We have to rely on our yields to be able to physically export,” he says. “Whereas Brazil, at the same time […] The post Expansion in Brazil’s corn production could leave lasting challenges for U.S. producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A USDA official says the current trade deficit is problematic for the U.S. ag economy.  Acting deputy secretary of trade and foreign affairs Jason Hafemeister says the U.S. continues to import more products than it exports. “If we don’t export products, it backs up here at home, hangs over the market, lowers the farmers price,” he […] The post The future of U.S. ag exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story