July 25, 2025

The USDA’s long-awaited return of the mid-year Cattle Inventory report indicates widespread herd expansion still isn’t happening. As of July 1, all cattle and calves in the U.S. are 1 percent below the same period in 2023, but have increased since the start of 2025. The number of heifers weighing 500 pounds and heavier is 2 percent below […] The post All cattle and calves down 1% from 2023 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A dairy cooperative is applauding the recently-announced trade framework between the U.S. and Indonesia. Karen Gefvert with Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative tells Brownfield a trade deal with Indonesia would likely expand dairy exports to that country. “That’s our seventh-largest market and so to see some of the provisions that are included in the framework with […] The post Recent Indonesia trade announcement good for dairy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Talks are underway between two major U.S. class one railroads for a possible merger. In a statement, Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern say “The companies are engaged in advanced discussions regarding a potential business combination.”  The railroads also say, “There can be no assurances as to whether an agreement for a transaction will be […] The post Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern confirm merger discussions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Purdue University Extension soybean agronomist says fall-applied sulfur is proving beneficial for soybeans. Shaun Casteel says tank mixing sulfur solutions into fall fertilizer applications saves farmers a trip across the field. “We’re averaging 8 to 10 bushels with our early planted, or timely planting, on soybeans with sulfur in-season.”  He says, “The fall application […] The post Fall-applied sulfur benefitting soybeans and bottom lines appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A feed commodity dealer says a good forage season will help keep dairy farmers well positioned this year. Clint Cherney with Harvey Commodities tells Brownfield, “They have the highest amount of forage they’ve had in probably the last 10 years on farm, excellent hay crops, excellent corn silage, and a lot of high moisture corn on […] The post More dairy consolidation coming? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of government affairs at The Fertilizer Institute says recently introduced legislation would help keep the U.S. a global leader in crop innovation.  Ed Thomas says the Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025 would provide label consistency for crop protection products. “It gives us a federal definition of what a plant biostimulant is, so […] The post New legislation would help keep the U.S. a global leader in crop innovation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Member states of the European Union say a retaliation plan is in place if trade negotiations fall apart with the U.S. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says the EU took a similar stance during President Trump’s first term. “Because what we saw the EU do back then was they picked their targets for […] The post EU threatens trade retaliation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday and buyers are back after what seems like a one week vacation at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0150 at $0.54.  Six sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5225 to $0.54.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0050 at $1.64. Eight sales were recorded Friday, totalling only nine sales […] The post Buyers return as cash dairy prices close week mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Results from a recent crop tour indicate another bumper U.S. spring wheat crop. Dave Green with the Wheat Quality Council says scouts sampled more than 300 fields across the Dakotas and Minnesota. “The crop is big, it’s much above average for sure. They’ve had two record crops in a row (and) we’re in kind of […] The post Spring wheat tour yields impressive results appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story