April 15, 2025

Supporters of year-round E15 are looking forward to more certainty this summer driving season. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says EPA is allowing several states to sell fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol between June and September. “We at least know that in seven states you’re going to see year-round E15 this summer, those […] The post More certainty for E15 this summer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The marketing manager with Loveland Products says biofungicides are a promising next step in protecting U.S. row crops. Jake Walker says the products offer biological broad-spectrum disease control utilizing the plant’s built-in defenses. “These are tools that are already being leveraged in these multiple application cycles for crops like almonds, or potatoes, or veg crops.”  […] The post Biofungicides bring added protection to row crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

It’s an early start to planting for a farmer in southwest Minnesota. Bryan Biegler of Lake Wilson says the weather has been cooperative. “Besides the wind, that seems to be awfully windy around here this month. But it’s been a nice spring, we finally got started planting (Monday). Probably one of the earliest starts we’ve […] The post Minnesota farmer gets early start to planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmland values have weakened in one of the most productive areas of the Corn Belt.  Compeer Financial certified appraiser Rob Brines covers McLean, Woodford, and Marshall counties in central Illinois and says prices are off the highs of 2022 and 2023. “Over the course of ’24 that has softened a little bit, I think $17 […] The post Farmland values soften in central Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A South-Central Nebraska farmer says this is one of the windiest springs in his 20-year farming career. Michael Bergen tells Brownfield, “I’ve heard of pivot panels that blew up. Things that driving by at 50 mile an hour you might not see, but once you get out there and try to move those systems for […] The post Nebraska farmer says it’s been a windy spring in the Great Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A leader with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says a tuition assistance program is already helping address the state’s shortage of large animal veterinarians. Tiffany Heng-Moss, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, says more students applied in the second year of the Elite 11 Veterinary Program. “We have students that are asking […] The post Nebraska’s Elite 11 program for vet students gaining momentum appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Carah Hart will cover the Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Phase One Grand Opening and Phase Two Groundbreaking The post Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Phase One Grand Opening and Phase Two Groundbreaking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Carah Hart will cover the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory Groundbreaking The post The Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory Groundbreaking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Central Iowa farmer Corey Hillebo says this spring is off to a great start. “We had a lot of anhydrous and strips to make for strip-till, and the end of March gave us some great windows to get that done timely. And great conditions and allowed us to start planting in a timely fashion as […] The post Iowa farmer says planting off to a great start appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story