June 17, 2025

A dairy farmer in southern Missouri says lower grain prices make a difference in the bottom line of his family’s dairy business.  “Right now, grain is fairly ok, but in some years, grain is the same price as milk so you’re not making anything.” Kaleb Rodgers tells Brownfield feed is the dairy’s biggest expense. “When we […] The post Lower feed prices benefit MO dairy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says just because cash cattle prices are moving higher, it doesn’t mean the market is without risk. Mississippi State University Extension ag economist Josh Maples says market fundamentals support higher cattle prices. “We certainly haven’t gotten the data to suggest that we’re turning the supply by any big meaningful way,” he says. […] The post Ag economist says cash cattle market continues to push higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Minnesota Farm Bureau is concerned about the commodity and nutrition titles being moved from the farm bill. Dan Glessing says what lawmakers are doing with reconciliation is unprecedented. “And concerns for if there was another trifecta on the other side, there’s no doubt that there would be some attempts to come and […] The post Minnesota Farm Bureau president has farm bill concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Bipartisan legislation to streamline methane digester permitting is heading to Michigan’s Senate following approval by House lawmakers last week. Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee Chair Sue Shink tells Brownfield her constituents have concerns. “I think it’s important that we keep a lot of local control, and that there is that ability to say, we’re […] The post Digester legislation moves to Michigan’s Senate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Tar spot has been confirmed in a central Iowa corn field. Iowa State University Extension plant pathologist Dr. Alison Robertson says the detection in Poweshiek County is not surprising because the crop disease has been observed in June the past three years. North central Iowa farmer April Hemmes tells Brownfield tar spot is a problem […] The post Tar spot detected in central Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop specialist says there are several diseases that farmers should be monitoring. Jared Miller with FMC Corporation says rapid growth syndrome has been spotted in different parts of the Corn Belt. “We’re seeing that a lot in corn right now. Some guys think that’s a chemical issue, but that corn has been kind of […] The post Farmers should monitor for a variety of diseases, pests appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of U.S. Custom Harvesters says weather has created harvest challenges. Paul Paplow’s custom harvesting operation spans nine states. “We started out early with a lot of our work getting zeroed out down in Texas with the early drought,” he says. “After the stuff was zeroed out, it started raining and it’s been raining […] The post U.S. Custom Harvesters facing harvest challenges  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The House and Senate Reconciliation packages differ on a tax deduction important to farmers. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says while the House proposal raises the Section 199A deduction for qualified business income to 23 percent, the Senate would make the deduction permanent but remain at 20 percent. “Well remember, the 23 percent was sunsetting. And […] The post House and Senate reconciliation bills differ on 199A deduction appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story