July 17, 2025

Advancements in spraying technology are bringing changes to soybean traits. Katy Martin-Rainey, professor of soybean genetics at Purdue, says current soybean varieties don’t hold up well against most pre-emergent herbicides, but that needs to change. “See and Spray technology is something that everyone is quite excited about because we have a lower herbicide application overall […] The post See & Spray impacting soybean traits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag real estate specialist says there’s a tremendous amount of uncertainty that could impact farmland values. Paul Schadegg is with Farmers National Company. “I’m not sure that I’ve ever experienced a time where we’ve been dealing with more geopolitical and policy and administration events, and unrest overall across the world. And that certainly causes […] The post Uncertainties a concern for farmland values appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

It’s unclear what impact the USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan might have on hog producers who contract with Smithfield Foods. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins tells Brownfield the Trump administration will consider all options assessing foreign owned ag land, including land owned by ag companies like Smithfield Foods, a subsidiary of WH Group Limited. “The […] The post TBD: USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan impact on hog farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau says he’d like to see Congress create a solution for the nation’s ag labor crisis. Mark McHargue says that could eliminate any confusion surrounding the administration’s policy on amnesty for farmworkers. “I think we have to know where our workers are coming from. We have to know their […] The post NEFB says Congress needs to take up ag labor crisis appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

President Trump has named Julie Callahan as the nominee for the chief ag negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Callahan is currently the assistant USTR for ag affairs and commodity policy and ag groups are responding positively to the news. U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Dan Halstrom says at a critical time […] The post Trump names Chief Ag Negotiator nominee appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The first steps to renovate Michigan State University’s Livestock Pavilion were unveiled this week during the Michigan Livestock Expo. Michigan Farm Bureau President Ben LaCross tells Brownfield the facility has been renamed the Farm Bureau Pavilion as part of a gift agreement with the university. “A lot of our farmers use the pavilions for expos […] The post Farm Bureau Pavilion unveiled during Michigan Livestock Expo appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Food and Drug Administration wants to eliminate what they call 58 obsolete and unnecessary food standards of identity, including 18 dairy products. Clay Detlefsen with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield the FDA wants to get rid of three categories within the standards of identity rules: Products no longer on the market, foods […] The post FDA to eliminate 18 “obsolete” dairy standards of identity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story