August 15, 2025

An agricultural law attorney says selling the farm without proper planning can have huge tax implications. Will McKinley with Menn Law Firm tells Brownfield when there’s no family member or employee to take over, aging farmers often seek buyers, but he says that can be costly to the farmer. “There’s definitely tax issues if we’re […] The post Tax, legal hurdles complicate selling the farm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers outlined some of their top concerns at the Iowa State Fair on Friday. North-central Iowa farmer Stu Swanson, the outgoing president of Iowa Corn, says managing the price of fertilizer has been difficult. “I think all farmers are in the same boat looking at margins and heading into 2026 with negative returns,” Swanson said. […] The post Margins, trade uncertainty, weather top of mind for Iowa farmers at state fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A global equipment manufacturer says there are several factors impacting the current farm machinery market.    Eric Raby, senior vice president for the Americas with CLAAS says they’re seeing a lesser impact from tariffs and more from a sluggish farm economy. “Because of the market being a little bit depressed than what it has been. […] The post Several factors influencing farm machinery market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota says ag trade should be fair.  Dusty Johnson tells Brownfield the Trump administration is trying to level the playing field by addressing non-tariff trade barriers. “Mexico doesn’t treat U.S. corn fairly and Canada doesn’t treat U.S. dairy fairly. Across the entire globe we have those problems.” Johnson says China […] The post Johnson: farmers will wait for fair trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A former trade ambassador says the United States should be working to reverse its nearly $50 billion ag trade deficit. Kip Tom, an Indiana farmer, says a lack of new trade deals and new trade barriers has contributed to its increase. “The EU continues to try and export their own food and ag policies around the world. […] The post New policy brief highlights ways to reverse ag trade deficit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story