March 17, 2025

Brownfield’s Erin Anderson attends the Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast in Indianapolis, IN. The post Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were steady to lower Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.45.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese block prices were down $0.0475 at $1.6450.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0650 at $1.6250.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6250 to $1.64.  […] The post Cash dairy prices steady to lower Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says the USDA projects 2025 farm incomes to be higher than recent years. However, in a Science for Success webinar, Paul Mitchell says there’s a caveat to that. “We got this big jump in net farm income coming, but there’s not big changes.”  […] The post 2025 farm incomes expected to be propped up by aid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says corn and soybean export inspections as of the week ending March 13th remain ahead of the respective paces need to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand […] The post Corn, wheat export inspections up on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Georgia state legislature has passed a bill protecting farmers’ continued access to crop protection tools.  The bill had strong, bipartisan support in both chambers and is now headed to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law. Modern Ag Alliance Executive Director Elizabeth Burns-Thompson says the Georgia state legislature signaled to lawmakers nationwide that they […] The post Georgia state legislature passes bill protecting access to crop protection tools appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri Soybean Farmers emphasize the importance of in-person visits to foreign markets to build relationships and highlight soybean quality and origin. Matt Amick, Market Development Director, stresses the significance of cultivating advantageous markets like Mexico and Panama. The post Soybean Relationships appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Missouri Soybeans Director Matt Amick discusses a trade mission to Mexico and Panama, highlighting the importance of these markets for Missouri soybeans. They met with key companies in Mexico, including a crusher interested in high oleic soybeans and North America’s largest crusher. In Panama, they engaged with feed millers and […] The post Spotlight on Soybeans Podcast Ep. 18 | Exploring International Markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southern Illinois farmer says the recent stretch of warm weather has many farmers in his area busy. Granvil Travis, a row crop farmer in Massac County, tells Brownfield, “We’ve been spreading a lot of fertilizer.”  He says, “We still got a handful of guys that put on anhydrous here pre-plant, so they’re all running […] The post Warm spell kicks spring into high gear appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dan Emmert, Regional Agronomy Lead for Advanced Agrilytics in Southern Indiana and Kentucky tells Brownfield he helps growers understand which products are going to work where and why those products are going to work, helping them maximize productivity and efficiency without wasting money. During a time when commodity prices are low and inputs remain high, […] The post Advanced Agrilytics takes holistic approach appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story