July 29, 2025

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican covers the UNL Extension Field Day. The post UNL Extension Field Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Indiana’s Director of Agriculture says funding cuts have been challenging for the state’s Indiana Grown program. Don Lamb tells Brownfield that the division had about 15 percent of its budget cut.  “That means some of that program that Indiana Grown has been able to do is not being funded the way it was before,” he […] The post ISDA says it remains committed to Indiana Grown program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The lead economist for grains and oilseeds with CoBank says access to labor remains one of the largest uncertainties facing agriculture. Tanner Ehmke says recent immigration crackdowns are creating an even tighter labor situation. “So much of the labor supply is declining.”  He says, “If you look at the numbers of border crossings, they’ve almost […] The post Immigration crackdowns tightening ag labor situation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is becoming less optimistic a new farm bill gets done in 2025. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield lawmakers will be focused on nominations ahead of the August recess, then there are week-long breaks on the legislative calendar in September and October. “Then you have a week off the same week that […] The post Grassley predicts new farm bill in early 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A livestock economist says the lending environment continues to be a challenge for cattle producers wanting to grow their herd. It’s been a decade since the U.S. cattle herd expanded, and University of Kentucky’s Kenny Burdine tells Brownfield, “We were doing so in an interest rate environment, not necessarily half what current rates are, but […] The post Economists say the lending environment is a factor in any potential herd expansion appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm family is contemplating next steps after severe storms ripped through west-central Minnesota Monday night. Tiffany Kobberman farms with her husband near Hancock and says the devastation is widespread. “We received more than four minutes of hail, which really stripped a lot of it. So most of our corn is just stalks, the soybeans […] The post Minnesota farm family picking up pieces following overnight storm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to acquire Norfolk Southern Railroad, creating the first U.S. transcontinental rail system. The two railroads expect to file their application with the Surface Transportation Board within six months.  They will have to describe how the combined rail network will provide safer, faster, and more reliable service and increased […] The post Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern announce deal appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story