May 1, 2025

A southwestern Wisconsin dairy farmer says this morning’s rain arrived at a good time.  Mike Yager tells Brownfield he’s done planting all of his new alfalfa and grasses. “As of right now (Thursday morning), we’ve got a nice rain. It started earlier this morning and it looks like it’s done now. It’s starting to get […] The post Dairy farmer welcomes rain on new alfalfa seeding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

March’s domestic soybean crush numbers were strong. The USDA says 207 million bushels of beans were crushed, rising 17 million from the previous month and 3 million from a year ago as producers tried to meet soybean product demand expectations. Soybean meal and oil stocks were ended March 2025 below the March 2024 levels. Corn […] The post March soybean crush numbers strong, corn grind mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo provided by the National FFA Organization. The National FFA Secretary says his time as an Ohio FFA member helped prepare him for his role at the national level. Southwest Ohio native Luke Jennings says the organization has given him a broader understanding of the ag industry.  “Doing things like agriscience research and participating in a lot […] The post National FFA Secretary credits Ohio FFA for preparing him for next steps appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Newly released Michigan 4-H license plates will be able to increase investments in youth programming. Michigan 4-H Foundation Director Abbey Miller tells Brownfield, “Any driver can go to their local Secretary of State’s office and purchase the plate, and those funds will go back to support Michigan 4-H across the state.” She says funds will […] The post Michigan 4-H Foundation excited for new funding opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed a bill into law that will provide ground water protections for the state’s farmers and landowners. Indiana Farm Bureau president Randy Kron says water rights was a top priority during this year’s legislative session. “Some big water user could come in and suck all the water out quickly and there […] The post Senate Bill 28 signed into law, provides water protections for Indiana farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo: Staff at Brazen Head Pub in West Bend, winner of 2025 Wisconsin Beef Council Best Burger Contest (Photo supplied by Wisconsin Beef Council) A new Wisconsin’s best hamburger has been selected.  Kaitlyn Kessler with the Wisconsin Beef Council tells Brownfield the second year of their contest had some very tough competition. “And the winner […] The post Best Hamburger contest kicks off Wisconsin Beef Month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Senator says there could be some more trading opportunities with Taiwan and the Philippines. Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts says he recently met with leaders from both countries. “There’s a lot of interest in signing new trade deals,” he said. “For example, the Taiwanese vice president expressed an interest in buying more of our soybeans […] The post Sen. Ricketts holds trade discussions with Taiwan, Philippines appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Representative from Iowa says President Trump’s emergency waiver allowing E15 sales this summer was the right move. Republican Ashley Hinson says had recently led a letter to the administration asking for the waiver. “Thank you to the Trump administration for following through on the commitment to our Iowa farmers and producers by allowing […] The post Hinson lauds Trump’s E15 waiver appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of fertilizer with Stone X Group says some farmers are having a hard time finding UAN. “This is the perfect storm we’ve been scared of for years and years and years.” Josh Linville tells Brownfield… “For the last 30 days, nobody’s been able to find April tons in large quantity, aside from […] The post North American UAN & urea market facing “perfect storm” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story