May 2, 2025

Experts say corn stunt disease carrying corn leafhoppers have already been found in Texas this year. Ivair Valmorbida, extension entomologist at the University of Missouri, says there appears to be no signs of the pests so far in the Corn Belt. “Especially by the Rio Grande Valley, it’s one of the locations where corn leaf […] The post Corn leafhopper detected in Texas, Corn Belt on alert appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A university researcher says the impact of losing USDA agricultural research would be enormous for U.S. farmers and global food production. Dave Douches has been a plant breeder for nearly four decades and has conducted international research for nearly as long at Michigan State University, most recently as a USAID project lead. “They terminated over […] The post Ag researcher raises concern about USDA funding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As the Trump administration continues to negotiate trade deals, it could be several months or years before they are completed.  Jay Rempe with Rolling Prairie Economics says that creates uncertainty and added volatility. “We’re already seeing that, I think, show up and not only in the ag economy or some of the ag economy numbers […] The post The impact on the ag economy until new trade agreements are enacted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were all higher for a second straight day Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0175 at $0.52. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0050 at $1.76.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.76 to $1.7650.  Cheese barrels were up $0.02 at $1.7550.  Two sales were […] The post Cash dairy prices higher again Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of fertilizer with Stone X says farmers need to keep an eye on the phosphate market. Josh Linville says China, the world’s largest phosphate exporter, has dramatically decreased exports in 2025. “Q1 is typically a low export period as they focus on their own spring demands, but this year is well below […] The post Chinese phosphate exports down appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Minnesota Biofuels Association is refuting a recent newspaper article critical of ethanol. Executive director Brian Werner tells Brownfield a Minneapolis Star Tribune story featuring the state’s largest oil refiner Flint Hills claimed consumers could pay more at the pump this summer because of a patchwork federal approach to E15. “And the headline said “Gas […] The post Minnesota Biofuels Association refutes claim E15 could drive summer gas prices higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will attend the Minnesota Cattlemen Summer Beef Tour The post Minnesota Cattlemen Summer Beef Tour appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story