June 10, 2025

The market news manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says the current strength in the cull cow market provides opportunities for producers. Tony Hancock says, “You got some of those cows that you’ve kept around. The value of those is incredible. Yes, you’re going to pay a fair amount for some replacement younger heifers, […] The post The cull cattle market is providing producers with opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says farmers are going to have less access to conservation expertise due to insufficient state funding. Eliot Clay says for the second straight year, the state’s 97 local SWCD’s will receive only $4.5 million. “We’re basically where we were at back in […] The post Conservation funding concerns in Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

(Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Iowa’s ag secretary says he’s optimistic trade tensions could be easing. Mike Naig says some farmers and ranchers have been concerned about the use of tariffs as a negotiation tool. “I’m willing to give the (Trump) administration an opportunity to get to a better place,” he said. “I think there’s very […] The post Naig optimistic about future of U.S. ag trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says as the U.S. and United Kingdom build on their trade framework, barriers to ag trade need to be addressed. Zippy Duvall says the UK is influenced by the European Union’s rules and regulations. “The EU is their biggest trading partner and they have to pretty much […] The post Overcoming ag trade barriers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A number of biodiesel plants remain idled across Iowa. Eastern Iowa farmer Dave Walton serves on the board of directors for the Iowa Soybean Association and American Soybean Association. He tells Brownfield the industry is seeking tax policy that provides incentive for production. “They lost the blenders tax credit January 1st,” Walton said. “We’re still […] The post Clock ticking for idled biodiesel plants appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

ADM is doubling rail and barge capacity at its St. Louis grain facility. “Being able to provide another outlet for grain gives us a competitive advantage and will only help the producers in the area.” Travis Sayers, a regional manager for ADM, says the barge expansion was completed earlier this year. “We have two docks […] The post ADM expands its STL grain facility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Critical biofuels policies remain under review by the Trump administration, and some ethanol groups are concerned time is running out.  Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says the EPA Administrator has expressed the final rule for the Renewable Fuels Standard will be in place by November 1 to allow time for […] The post Ethanol groups still waiting for RFS rule to become public appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s director of water quality says conservation research is helping farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin improve nutrient management.  Jordan Hoewischer says research from the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms has helped the industry identify solutions that help improve water quality.  “It’s just incremental bits that are coming off of a […] The post The power of conservation research appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story