August 18, 2025

Cash dairy prices were mostly higher Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.6050.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0550 at $1.83.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.78 to $1.84.  Cheese barrels were up $0.03 at $1.81.  Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.79 to $1.81.  Butter […] The post Cash dairy prices mostly higher to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As the 2025 corn crop matures, Brevant Seeds retail sales agronomist Lewis Kuppler says some common diseases are showing up.  He tells Brownfield that pressure could impact seed selection for next season.  The post Checking in on Corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says corn and soybean export inspections as of the week ending August 14th are ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing year began September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum, while 2025/26 kicked off June 1st for wheat. The USDA’s next round of supply and […] The post Wheat, soybean export inspections above last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of communications for Indiana Pork says the Hoosier Hogs to Homes program recently donated its one-millionth pound of ground pork to food pantries across the state. Jeanette Merritt says the longstanding partnership with Feeding Indiana’s Hungry is a way for producers give back to their local communities. “People donate into our program,” she […] The post Hungry Hogs to Homes donates one-millionth pound of ground pork to local food pantries  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the National FFA Organization says continued membership growth is helping expand opportunities for high school students. Scott Stump says chapter in all 50 states are seeing a steady rise, with the largest jumps in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Florida. “State leaders are doing a tremendous job,” he says. “Our local teachers are doing […] The post National FFA Organization grows membership, expands student opportunities  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A western Wisconsin farmer has planted about one thousand hazelnut bushes. Joe Bragger runs a dairy and crop farm near Waumandee in the hills of Buffalo County, and uses multiple conservation practices around the farm.  He says the hazelnut industry in Wisconsin is very small but hazelnuts have real potential as a crop and as […] The post Hazelnuts as a crop and conservation tool appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An insurance agent says the farm’s coverage needs to be reviewed regularly. Jason Munson with Rural Mutual Insurance tells Brownfield it’s easy to forget to add new assets and remove items farmers no longer have. “You know, it’s not so much a single item, it’s the fact that inventory can change so often on a […] The post Review insurance coverage regularly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A field agronomist with Burrus Seed says concerns regarding tip back in the 2025 corn crop are increasing. Dana Harder, who covers Missouri and west central Illinois, says poor grain fill and aborted kernels result from stress on the plant, especially around pollination. “These elevated night-time temperatures are kinda throttling back some of these ears.”  […] The post Tip back could knock top off yield projections appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, active weather continues across the upper Midwest, where weekend thunderstorms resulted in scattered wind and hail damage.  Meanwhile, a sharp north-to-south temperature gradient exists across the Midwest, with Monday’s high temperatures expected to range from 70°F in the vicinity of Lake Superior to near 95°F in the middle Mississippi Valley.  Amid […] The post An active Summer pattern for much of the Heartland; heat centered on much of the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

CLAAS has unveiled a new series of forage harvesters designed to increase efficiency and capacity for farmers and ranchers. Matt Jaynes, product manager for self-propelled forage harvesters, says the machine significantly increases chop flow. “The dairies and feedlots keep growing in size and acres. They need to get the crop out faster especially in the […] The post CLAAS launches state-of-the-art forage harvester appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story