April 7, 2025

A southeast Indiana farmer says he expects his planting season to begin within the next few weeks. Roger Wenning farms in Decatur County. “There’s a lot of work to do,” he says. “Things are slow yet. We’ve still got manure to haul and fertilizer to spread. We’re just moving slow as usual.” He tells Brownfield […] The post Southeast Indiana farmer getting ready for 2025 planting season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Southeast Nebraska farmer says planting season is right around the corner. Randy Uhrmacher grows corn and soybeans near Hastings, and says he hopes to get started early next week. “Looking at the weather, (it’s still) a little bit chilly and hoping for a little rain. I’ve got to finish some odd and ends stuff. […] The post Nebraska farmer hopes to get planting underway soon appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Winter wheat conditions are a mixed bag in the largest producing state in the U.S. Western Kansas farmer Clay Schemm says his winter wheat crop is starting to green up. “It’s getting after it. The one thing that we are dealing with a little bit on it is wanting to make sure that we don’t […] The post Kansas farmer says winter wheat emergence in good shape appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwestern Ohio farmer says he’s still preparing for his spring planting season. Eric Tipton farms in Fayette County. “We just hooked the planners up today,” he says. “We’ve had them through the shop and everything, but now we’re actually hooking them up and being serious about the next stretch of weather. We’re still kind of […] The post Ohio farmer still prepping for spring planting season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The cattle industry has been slow to expand, but growth in some parts of the country could be on the horizon. Tony Hancock, manager with the Missouri Department of Agriculture, says there hasn’t been talk of widespread heifer retention in his state.  “But I’ve seen better demand for replacements this week than I have in […] The post Watching for signs of expansion in the cattle herd appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Bayer has filed a petition with the US Supreme Court to dismiss cases against its herbicide, Roundup. The company says there have been conflicting rulings in recent cases, which is why Supreme Court intervention is needed. Bayer says previous verdicts have overlooked federal law and ignored EPA regulations. This is the third time Bayer has petitioned the […] The post Bayer petitions Supreme Court to dismiss Roundup cases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Potash and phosphorus are gaining support in the nation’s Capital to be listed as critical minerals and expedite production in the U.S. The Fertilizer Institute’s President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch tells Brownfield, “The President’s executive order, which included potash but did not include phosphate, was just to identify projects for streamlining permitting.” A bipartisan, bicameral […] The post Lawmakers push for potash and phosphorus protections appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Purdue Ag Week Task Force says this year’s event reached a record number of students across campus. Marnie Schwartzkopf says it’s important for consumers to be knowledgeable about agriculture. “Our goal is to really just empower the Purdue community to learn about their food system, learn about the ag industry, and […] The post Purdue Ag Week reaches consumers during 2025 event appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm real estate specialist says he’s seeing high cash rental rates in Iowa. Jim Rothermich with Iowa Appraisal tells Brownfield, “I just picked one up not too long ago $587 an acre for a five-year term. That’s the highest one I’ve gotten so far.” He says the cash rent market has been strong this […] The post High cash rents in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin’s weather has kept most farmers out of the fields.  The recent cool temperatures along with wind, rain, and snow have left fields far from ideal, impacting the ability to apply manure, fertilizer, or do spring field work, even in southern Wisconsin. Janesville area farmer and Wisconsin Soybean Association President Doug Rebout hasn’t been in […] The post Most of Wisconsin not planting yet appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story