June 25, 2025

Indiana residents will spend more this year on their 4th of July celebrations. Indiana Farm Bureau chief economist Todd Davis tells Brownfield the cost of a 10-person barbecue is up 5 percent from last year. “Our consumers that were throughout Indiana have found that our market basket was pretty close with what was at the national survey,” […] The post July 4th celebration prices increase in Indiana  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeast Minnesota farmer is not reducing fertilizer use despite tight margins. Rob Tate of Cannon Falls says his fertility plan is the same as other years. “We try to side-dress a fair amount of nitrogen on our corn, just economically I think there’s a better return to the side-dressing. And of course, from an […] The post Minnesota farmer sees economic and environmental benefits to side-dressing corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A weed scientist with University of Missouri Extension says kochia has been confirmed in northwest Missouri soybean fields. Kevin Bradley tells Brownfield it’s not common. “In my 23 years of being at MU, I’ve seen kochia maybe once on a railroad track in northwest Missouri, never in a corn or soybean field.” But kochia can […] The post Kochia confirmed in Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A coordinator for the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network says widespread rains have brought numerous challenges for growers depending on their region. Dennis Pennington tells Brownfield farmer members across Kentucky and Missouri are reporting quality issues as they harvest. “With the frequent rainfall, they are starting to see falling number problems because they’re getting pre-harvest […] The post Moisture issues affecting wheat across the Eastern Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. red meat and poultry supplies at the end of May were down on the year. The USDA says red meat in cold storage on May 31st totaled 878.731 million pounds, 4% below last year, with beef 1% lower at 407.786 million and pork falling 7% to 450.983 million pounds on a combination of a […] The post Red meat, poultry in cold storage below year ago levels appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. poultry production dipped during May. The USDA says 4.432 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome last month, 2% less than a year ago, including a 1% decline in chicken to 4.032 billion pounds and a 13% drop for turkey at 388.314 million pounds. The year-to-year decreases were due to slower processing paces for […] The post Poultry production declines during May appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

There have been fewer new cases of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in the past 30 days.  USDA officials report no new cases in the Midwest or eastern U.S., with all new infections in the western U.S.  There were six new poultry flocks affected with three commercial flocks and three backyard flocks, with most […] The post Fewer new H5N1 cases as spring migration slows appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Areas of southwestern Iowa have received heavy rainfall this week. Ringgold County farmer Tim Creveling tells Brownfield rain totals exceeded eight inches in some fields. “I’ve got a five-inch rain gauge,” he said. “I dumped it at 7:30 and it was running over. Then I dumped it again this morning and it had another two […] The post Eight-inch rain in southwestern Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The American Farm Bureau Federation says the Department of Labor’s decision not to enforce the Farmworker Protection Act is good news for farmers and ranchers. Government Affairs Director John Walt Boatwright tells Brownfield the suspension is especially welcome news for producers who use H-2A labor because of the unanswered legal questions before the courts. “There’s […] The post AFBF applauds Farmworker Protection Act suspension appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Commentary. During the last election cycle, we all heard a lot of talk about foreign ownership of American farmland. It wasn’t just campaign chatter—foreign investors really do own a sizable amount of U.S. agricultural land, and they’ve held onto it for years. Questions and concerns about foreign countries owning U.S. land did not start recently […] The post Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland: What’s Really Going On? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story