June 12, 2025

The USDA expects tighter old and new crop domestic cotton supplies. The old crop cotton carryout was cut 400,000 bales to 4.4 million on an increase for exports, with new crop down 900,000 to 4.3 million on those lower beginning stocks and a reduced production guess due to excessive moisture and delayed planting in some […] The post Cotton ending stocks down, rice mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. A northeast Ohio farmer says a recent South American trade mission was an opportunity to grow demand for Ohio wheat.  Owen Niese hosted the program on his farm and says face to face interactions helps develop trade relationships between the two countries.  “It adds a layer of trust,” he says. “It […] The post South American wheat millers visit Ohio for U.S. Wheat Associates industry tour appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A plant disease researcher says conditions are right for early corn tar spot infections. Dr. Damon Smith with the University of Wisconsin says, “A couple of my colleagues have already reported tar spot in their states. Kansas, and then Indiana.” Smith tells Brownfield the Indiana case is on some young corn no-till planted after corn […] The post Yes, tar spot already appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A young farmer says adding an agritourism venture has been a gateway to ownership. Abby Vittore tells Brownfield, “There are tons of young farmers that still carry a full-time job outside of their farm because they can’t make ends meet.” Her family’s fifth-generation crop farm in southeast Michigan opened a corn maze and other fall […] The post Catering to consumers keeps Carpenter Farms in the family appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the American Soybean Association says the farm program provisions included in the U.S. Senate Ag Committee’s recently released budget reconciliation bill are similar to the U.S. House. Steve Censky tells Brownfield there are substantial increases in reference prices and also “crop insurance, conservation funding by bringing some of the Inflation Reduction Act […] The post Senate Ag Committee’s budget reconciliation bill similar to House version appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the American Soybean Association says the farm program provisions included in the U.S. Senate Ag Committee’s recently released budget reconciliation bill are similar to the U.S. House. Stephen Censky tells Brownfield there are substantial increases in reference prices and also “crop insurance, conservation funding by bringing some of the Inflation Reduction Act […] The post A closer look at the Senate Ag Committee’s budget reconciliation bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

History was made at the 97th annual Illinois FFA Convention. The Illinois FFA state officer team has expanded.  Page Sierens, of the Annawan FFA Chapter, is the first Illinois FFA state sentinel. “It’s completely amazing.”  She says, “It’s a surreal feeling to know that our membership is growing and this need has been met for […] The post Illinois FFA expands officer team appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension ag economist says a wetter than usual spring has affected planted corn and soybean acres in the United States. Ben Brown with the University of Missouri says the Northern Plains likely has more corn. “North and South Dakota, western Minnesota and pockets of western Iowa where it’s been dry where I think we’ll […] The post Corn acres will adjust, soybean acres unclear appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story