July 16, 2025

U.S. ethanol production saw a modest week-to-week bump. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.087million barrels per day, up 2,000 on the week, but down 19,000 on the year. Demand signals were mixed, mostly negative. The Renewable Fuels Association says stocks hit a more than six month low at 23.635 million barrels, falling […] The post Ethanol production rises slightly on week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A common forage crop can help bring problem weeds under control.  University of Wisconsin research biologist Mark Renz tells Brownfield herbicide-resistant weeds like waterhemp and ragweed have been controlled for years by dairy and organic farms by planting and harvesting alfalfa. “We’re harvesting it every 28 to 35 days. That’s not enough time for them […] The post Alfalfa can help control problem resistant weeds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some farmers say they’re turning to new precision agriculture technology to reduce input costs and improve bottom lines. Southwest Nebraska farmer Roric Paulman says each of his farms generates about 1 terabyte of data and AI programs will play a big role in the future in understanding information. “We believe we’ll be able to start […] The post Farmers weigh ROI decisions for new ag technology appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association says cattle producers are keeping a close eye on what’s happening with New World screwworm in Mexico. “We’re a good ways from the border, but we still want to make sure producers are prepared to deal with it.” Jeff Reed says he got an update in a roundtable […] The post MO cattle producer: USDA doing what it can to keep New World screwworm out appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

New federal legislation would make it easier for farmers to access mental health care services. The Farmers First Act introduced by Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Iowa Republican Joni Ernst would increase support for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), a program the two senators successfully included in the 2018 Farm Bill. The […] The post Legislation would expand access to mental health care appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Missouri Corn Growers Association says he’s optimistic the relationship between the United States, Canada and Mexico can stay on good terms while trade and tariffs are being discussed. “If we end up losing those markets, it will end up being deteremental to Missouri farms and farms in the U.S., in general.” […] The post Corn farmer wants U.S. on good terms with trade neighbors appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The push for year-round E-15 continues. Chris Cherry, president of the Indiana Corn Growers Association, says a federal fix for nationwide E-15 remains a top priority. “We’re going to get it there,” he says. “We’ve been really close, and we thought we had it across the line two or three different times. That’s going to […] The post The push for year-round E-15 continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The future remains unknown for a full, five-year farm bill. Alan Dunn, vice president of the Indiana Corn Growers Association, says provisions not included in the reconciliation package could be a part of a slimmed down version of the farm bill. “The skinny farm bill will contain the titles that were not the commodity title,” he […] The post Farm bill future unknown appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story