June 26, 2025

There’s more cheese and butter in cold storage. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports butter stocks at the end of May were up 7% from last month, but down 5% from a year ago.  Natural cheese stocks were up 1% from April, but down 2% on the year.  Most of the stored cheese is in […] The post Dairy cold storage stocks up from April, down on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions says more will be known in the next month about how recent storms have affected U.S. crop production. “We’ll be able to gather information from satellites to see if there are any holes that have been punched into the Corn Belt by the bad weather.” He says there have […] The post Severe weather impact to U.S. crop unclear appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An Indiana dairy farmer says implementing an anaerobic digester on his operation has helped improve energy efficiency and sustainability. Ryan Rogers, row crop producer and co-owner of Homestead Dairy, says the digester has dual benefits. “It’s giving you a product which is the methane gas,” he says. “The readily available nutrients that are more available on your […] The post Anaerobic digester helps Indiana dairy farm boost sustainability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says red crown rot pressure is building across the Midwest and farmers should be ready to scout for the disease this summer. Blake Miller with Syngenta says the fungus was first discovered in Illinois and has likely spread to other states. He says it mimics sudden death syndrome. “In a central Indiana, Illinois, […] The post Be on the lookout this season for red crown rot appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist encourages farmers to consider a proactive approach to fungicide use. Darrin Holder with Winfield United says there’s a growing database that shows a favorable return on investment. “I tell people all the time, the day you lock in your hybrid for the following year, if you have access to this type of data, […] The post Proactive approach to fungicide appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee has concerns about proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Amy Klobuchar says the One Big Beautiful Bill would raise grocery costs for many families. “Take food away from millions of families (and) fund tax breaks for the wealthy, all for that purpose.” The Democratic Senator […] The post Klobuchar joins governors in expressing SNAP cut concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Meat Export Federation says recent trade cooperation between the U.S. and China has led to a boost for U.S. pork producers. USMEF’s Joe Schuele tells Brownfield that 23 pork processing plants have been granted access to export to China. “This comes as welcome news,” he said. “There’s a lot of obstacles and headwinds […] The post 23 US pork plants approved to export to China appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.5775.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.61. Seventeen sales were recorded on both Wednesday and Thursday, with Thursday’s trades ranging from $1.5975 to $1.6125.  Cheese barrels were up $0.01 at $1.6375. One sale was […] The post Cash dairy prices steady to higher Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Iowa farmer says the amount of rain his farm received this week was a pleasant surprise. Steve Kuiper raises corn and soybeans in Marion County. He tells Brownfield some parts of the county had more than four inches of rain through Tuesday morning. “We’ve got enough growth out there now that hard rains […] The post South-central Iowa rains beneficial to crop, livestock producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story