June 16, 2025

The USDA expects improved milk prices to be supported by strong demand as supplies grow. In its latest supply and demand report, the department says increased milk production per cow and cow inventories are expected to increase supplies through 2026. USDA expects prices this year for cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, and whey to increase […] The post USDA forecasts higher milk supplies and prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A sales representative with Sullivan Auctioneers says the used equipment market has been slow this month. Tim Meyer tells Brownfield prices have remained steady. “Equipment prices of really, really late model equipment is probably the bargain right now if the farmer really wants to spend the money,” he said. “But it’s hard to justify anything […] The post Assessing the used equipment market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s concerned about dry conditions in his area. Lance Lillibridge tells Brownfield, “We’re extremely dry here. We need rain and we need sunshine. This haziness is not helping us whatsoever.” He says it’s had an impact on crop conditions. “Things look okay,” he said. “I’m not going to say it’s […] The post Dryness adding up in eastern Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says production cost increases could be contributing to tighter margins for farmers. Michael Langemeier with Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture says the 2.5% drop in inflation over the past year hasn’t helped farmers with increasing input prices. “There does tend to be more volatility in input prices than there is in general inflation. […] The post Ag economist says inflation could be contributing to tighter margins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Jared White attends AgriNext 2025 The post AgriNext 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in west-central Missouri says he was pleasantly surprised to see the U.S. EPA propose a blending increase for bio-mass based diesel in 2026. “It was a great way to start the weekend.” Garrett Riekhof says more biofuels creates demand for crops. “Most all renewable fuels use corn and soybeans grown in Missouri to […] The post MO farmer says RVO proposal a pleasant surprise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says corn and soybean export inspections as of the week ending June 12th remain ahead of the respective paces needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum, while 2025/26 got underway June 1st for wheat. The USDA’s next round of […] The post Wheat, sorghum export inspections above a week ago appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story