July 8, 2025

A northwest Ohio farmer says his soybean crop is starting to bounce back after a rough start to the growing season. “I am very pleased with how things look,” he says. “If we can keep getting rain, we’re going to have a pretty decent crop.” Justin Gravatt says warmer temperatures have helped, but he is getting concerned about the […] The post Rain is needed soon appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says farmland sales have slowed despite some softening in prices. Creighton University’s Ernie Goss says ag land values sank below growth neutral for the 13th time in the last 14 months in the latest Rural Mainstreet Index. “Farmland prices were down, but not as much as farm income is down.” The RMI […] The post Goss: Land prices decline, sales also slow appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the U.S. House Ag Committee says he’s optimistic a markup of Farm Bill 2.0 could happen by mid-September. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson says session delays and getting input from new committee members make it challenging to get anything done before the August recess.  “But then, I would ask our members to be prepared […] The post Thompson: September a goal for Farm Bill 2.0 markup appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wind and rain have made it difficult for a southeast Minnesota farmer to finish post-emergence herbicide applications. Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie says spraying has been a struggle. “Just seems like the wind blows or it’s too wet, just right on that edge. And when the storms come, (it’s) two inches of rain in about […] The post Wind and rain make in-season fieldwork difficult appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension ag economist says the grain markets responded briefly to news a 25 percent tariff could go into effect in August for two big buyers of U.S. corn. Ben Brown is with the University of Missouri. “I think the expectation was there was progress being made in a trade agreement with Japan. The fact […] The post Grain markets briefly respond to tariff boost appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says his crops appear to be thriving despite a lack of moisture. “You’re starting to see some cracks in the ground. You know, you’re kind of on the edge right now.” Doug Schroeder, who farms in Champaign and McLean Counties, says the rain his fields have received has been timely and […] The post Despite lack of rain; crops look good appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of Farmers for Free Trade says many farmers are on the edge financially and need real deals from the Trump administration, not promises. Brian Kuehl tells Brownfield the cost of uncertainty over the past six months has negatively impacted farm budgets. “Driving up input costs and driving down commodity prices are really squeezing farmers, and right […] The post Farmers say let’s get the deals done appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Follow along with Helena On the Road as we talk with farmers across the Midwest about how to get the most out of every acre and how Helena uses data to drive decisions in the field. In the first episode of On the Road with FieldLink, Brownfield’s Carah Hart spends the day riding along with […] The post Helena On the Road appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story