July 18, 2025

An extension agronomist says there are some pollination concerns across parts of the Corn Belt. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says several Midwestern states have some reported cases of what she calls “tassel wrapping” in corn. “The flag leaf on the corn plant is remaining tied up tightly around the tassels,” she said. “Even […] The post Learning about tassel wrapping in real time, agronomist says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will not allow additional specialty sugar imports into the U.S. during the next fiscal year. The Foreign Agricultural Service this week announced the annual tariff-rate quotas—or TRQs—for imports of specialty sugars like organic or brown sugar were scaled back to meet minimum trade commitments under the WTO Uruguay Round […] The post USDA limits specialty sugar imports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the farm equipment market is struggling. Ernie Goss with Creighton University says the latest Rural Mainstreet Index revealed higher input costs, tight credit conditions, and low farm commodity prices are having a negative impact on equipment purchases. “That spills over into the broader economy,” he said. “For example, you’ve got agricultural […] The post Economist concerned about struggling farm equipment market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist at Purdue University says export demand could help stabilize the market for farmers continuing to face economic uncertainty. Michael Langemeier says corn exports remain strong.  “Part of that’s due to low corn prices,” he says. “When prices are low, other countries want to buy our corn and certainly, given the fact that we […] The post Strong export demand could impact corn market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The new executive director of the Indiana Barn Foundation says she hopes to expand the organization’s mission and membership. Christine Page says the nonprofit helps preserve historical barns across the state. “It reflects our history,” she says. “It reflects our present too, because a lot of these barns are still being used and are on […] The post New Indiana Barn Foundation executive director focused on membership growth  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were steady to lower except for cheese Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0150 at $0.5575.  Five sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5575 to $0.5625.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 at $1.6425. Fourteen sales were recorded, ranging from $1.64 to $1.6425.  Cheese barrels were up $0.01 at […] The post Cash dairy prices end the week mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybean gall midge larvae have been found in southeast Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension entomologist Bob Koch says the detection in Dakota County indicates the pest is spreading eastward. “There have been detections over the years across much of southwest Minnesota and almost into the Twin Cities Metro area, with a detection from sweet clover […] The post Soybean gall midge detected in southeast Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story