June 18, 2025

Incentives for schools to purchase Michigan-grown foods are at risk as state lawmakers work toward passing the budget for next year. Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee Chair Sue Shink tells Brownfield a lot of projects are under review as uncertainty in Congress has put more than 40 percent of the state’s budget in jeopardy. […] The post Michigan-grown foods in schools could see less support from state appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An assistant professor of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois says a new study shows the global food system faces growing risks from climate change, even as farmers seek to adapt. Andrew Hultgren, lead study author, tells Brownfield, “Adaptation is really important.”  He says, “It mitigates about 34% of losses from climate […] The post Climate change cuts global crop yields, even when farmers adapt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A budget proposal from the U.S. Senate Ag Committee that funds some farm bill programs is going through the next step in reconciliation this week. Robbie Minnich with the National Cotton Council explains the Byrd bath process. “The Senate parlimentarian goes through and looks at it provision by provision to make sure it doesn’t violate […] The post Senate Ag Committee’s budget proposal gets a Byrd bath appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Leaders from agriculture and food industry groups are calling on the Trump administration to support immigration policies that protect skilled workers. During a call with reporters Tuesday, Executive Director of Dairy Producers of New Mexico Beverly Idsinga described a farm’s I-9 audit earlier this month that resulted in the removal of more than half of […] The post Immigration enforcement contradictions raise concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chief economist for the Renewable Fuels Association says the ethanol industry is firing on all cylinders. Scott Richman tells Brownfield, “We’ve had the administration come along and provide waivers allowing year-round sales of E15. And then on the export front, by far record exports this year. Last year they were about 10% over the […] The post Ethanol industry riding upswing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ethanol production backed off a little bit last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.109 million barrels per day, 11,000 lower than the previous week’s all-time high, but 52,000 higher than a year ago. That hold over year ago levels was partially due to a combination of demand expectations and good returns. […] The post Ethanol production recedes from record levels appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says the U.S. Senate is taking a different approach to Sustainable Aviation Fuel tax credits in its budget proposal compared to the U.S. House and neither are perfect. “This thing is a long way from being done and there’s still a lot of differences to iron out.” Geoff […] The post Ag industry mixed on U.S. Senate’s approach to SAF tax credits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer from eastern Iowa says he’s concerned about the impact tariffs could have on future generations of farmers and ranchers. Matthew Willimack is a sixth-generation farmer from DeWitt and tells Brownfield the tariff disputes have created uncertainty for the industry, especially for young and beginning farmers. “Can we withstand this? Yes. How long? That’s […] The post The impact of tariffs on young, beginning farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has approved a $55 million investment for two new stalling barns at the Missouri State Fair. Kehoe tells Brownfield “Governor Parson and legislators started that before I came. We want to finish that work now and make this a world-class fairground. Agriculture is who we are in Missouri and we need […] The post Governor Kehoe approves funds for MO State Fair projects appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story