March 28, 2025

A northwestern Illinois farmer says preparations are well underway for the spring planting season.  Jon Rosenstiel, who raises row crops and cattle in Stephenson County, tells Brownfield, “We have fertilizer to put on, and we got some nitrogen to get on, and we got a few oats that we’ll need to sow.”  He says, “All […] The post Northern Illinois farmer prepping for planting season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Financial challenges are a concern as farmers embark on another growing season. Ag Ventures Alliance CEO Spencer Stensrude says many members are looking at very thin margins in 2025. “I think farmers across the country in pretty much every crop are struggling with profitability, costs remain very high. Prices, uh, we’re hopeful about prices.” Speaking […] The post Finances weigh on farmers embarking on growing season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of Stine Seed Company is confident there are adequate seed supplies for planting. Myron Stine tells Brownfield early spring conditions look good. “We feel like we’re getting product shipped in a timely fashion to make sure our customers get what they want.” He says farmers know getting crops off to a good start […] The post Stine CEO confident in spring seed supply appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says costs have contributed to the slow expansion of the cattle herd. Kansas State University’s Glynn Tonsor tells Brownfield, “Our costs of running a cow are going up.”  “That’s been the case for several years,” he says.  “That actually slows down what you can pay or what you should pay. And of […] The post Economist says there are headwinds slowing expansion of the cattle herd appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo provided by the Indiana Soybean Alliance. A group of food science seniors at Purdue University developed a soy-based snack that took top prize at the inaugural food innovation student soybean competition.  Sara Thomason says the idea is based off of an egg roll. “We used spices like ginger, black pepper, garlic, and we even included […] The post Soy-based egg roll wins top food prize in Soybean Innovation Competition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Arkansas livestock producer says his forage levels held up through the winter. Jared Phillips, who raises sheep in Washington County, tells Brownfield, “We were a little worried part of the year where we had a real bad drought here in Arkansas, but we came through okay.”  He says, “We had plenty of hay […] The post NW Arkansas farmer says forage levels good despite drought appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices remained mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.50.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 at $1.6350.  Twenty sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6075 to $1.6450.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.6350.  Eight sales were recorded, ranging from $1.62 to $1.6350.  Butter was […] The post Dairy prices mixed, buyers active Friday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A commercial elevator with business in Canada says grain movement has been heavier than normal to get ahead of next week’s potential tariffs. Adam Geers is the Vice President of Operations at Michigan Agricultural Commodities. “Right now we’re working with these end users that say hey, can we work to move this product one or […] The post MAC preparing for tariff impacts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story