May 7, 2025

Cash dairy prices were higher except butter Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0250 at $0.55. One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0350 at $1.82.  Seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.7850 to $1.83.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0075 at $1.80.  Five sales were recorded, […] The post Cash dairy prices higher except butter Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soil crusting is a concern for farmers in north Iowa who planted corn ahead of Easter weekend. Josh Hitzhusen of rural Rockwell says it’s too early to tell if emergence is uneven. “We don’t know if the corn is going to leaf out underground or if it’s going to come through. Just from Monday to […] The post Soil crust an issue as corn emerges across north Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension economist expects net farm income to improve this year. Pauline Van Nurden with the University of Minnesota says USDA’s Economic Research Service projects a 26 percent improvement compared to 2024. “And that’s for all types of farms across the United States, so within that crop farms are still expected to see a challenging […] The post Net farm income expected to improve in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says additional disaster relief is coming from the USDA by the end of May. “That was a little more complicated than the emergency relief payments, but we’re close and in a matter of days, by the end of this month, the money will be moving as well.” In December, Congress approved […] The post Additional disaster aid coming soon appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Secretary of Agriculture says it’s a new day for trade negotiations in America. USDA’s Brooke Rollins says members of the Trump administration have been working around the clock to finalize new trade deals. “What normally would take 2 years to reach a trade agreement, we’re doing in the course of 30, 60, and 90 […] The post Navigating trade negotiations under the Trump administration appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story