May 2, 2025

An agronomist with Bayer says planting progress in his area has been impressive. “I would say planting progress is near record pace.” Lance Tarochione, who covers west central Illinois, says many farmers have taken full opportunity of good early season planting conditions. “We’ve missed a lot of rains when they were forecasted that have enabled […] The post Impressive planting pace in west central Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. Left: Mary Helber, Right: Jaden Holdren. Members of the Zane Trace FFA chapter are exploring careers in ag during this week’s Ohio FFA State Convention. Mary Helber says the organization’s Career Development Events (CDE) and Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) are a way for members to learn more about the ag […] The post FFA allows members to explore careers in ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension forage systems specialist says now is a good time for producers to evaluate their grazing management strategies.   Daren Redfearn with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says planning ahead could help avoid overgrazing. “When we do have limited moisture, there are some leaves available to the plant that have energy for leaf growth. If […] The post May is an ideal time to evaluate grazing management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Trump administration now refers to sustainable aviation fuel as synthetic aviation fuel. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper suggests the terminology change probably doesn’t mean that much. “I don’t know that it matters all that much what you call it. I think the aviation fuel market is global in scope, so whatever you call […] The post SAF dubbed “synthetic” aviation fuel by Trump administration appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Nebraska farmer is concerned about moisture as he wraps up planting. Grady Johnson grows corn and soybeans near Holdrege. “We’ve been dry (and) fortunate to have center pivot irrigation to help get some moisture in the ground before planting. Luckily we’ve caught some good timely rains here, but we should be wrapped up […] The post Moisture concerns as Nebraska farmer wraps up planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Senator from Nebraska says farm bill work could get pushed back until after the summer. Republican Pete Ricketts tells Brownfield the current focus is on the reconciliation process. “The timing is probably going to be – budget reconciliation in the best-case scenario would get done in July but it may roll over into […] The post Sen. Ricketts discusses farm bill outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says some corn and soybean planting has slowed across the state. “There have been some delays now or some folks and planters that have been sitting,” he said. “That’s because we’ve seen some widespread rain and some pretty significant rain in some places.” He tells Brownfield it’s both a good […] The post Planting progress slows in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm real estate specialist says the farmland market has been picking up steam in Iowa. Jim Rothermich with Iowa Appraisal says auction volume jumped significantly in April. “I keep track of all the land auctions in Iowa and it was the second highest since I started keeping track in 2018.” He tells Brownfield volatility […] The post Land auction volumes soar in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Nebraska state senator says a bill recently passed by lawmakers could help ag producers better manage water resources. Tom Brandt, a farmer from Plymouth, says the bill will consolidate two state agencies in an effort to improve access and efficiency for services. For example, he says, “If I’m going to be talking to them […] The post Nebraska lawmakers pass bill creating new water agency appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story