August 20, 2025

An agricultural meteorologist says a shifting weather pattern will be a welcome sight for most farmers. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield the corn belt should see less moisture and some cooler temperatures for a while. Soulje says the cooler pattern should not be a problem for plant maturity. “If we weren’t ahead of the game with […] The post Shifting weather pattern a welcome change appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The newly elected president of Iowa Corn says India could be a rising market for U.S. biofuels. Mark Mueller tells Brownfield ethanol could help provide India some environmental benefits. “India doesn’t use ethanol for fuel, but they use it for industrial purposes including cooking fuel. Right now a lot of meals in India, most of […] The post New Iowa Corn president sees ethanol potential in India appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says China has a lot of leverage in trade negotiations with the U.S. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the Chinese are dependent on imports for food and food products like soybeans. “Because they’re never going to be able to produce enough to support their people, now that’s a positive for the […] The post Grassley says China has some “leverage” in U.S. trade negotiations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. rice stocks are rising. The USDA says that on August 1st, the domestic supply of un-milled rice was 44.615 million hundredweight, 35% larger than this time last year, with milled rice at 6.483 million hundredweight, a jump of 34% from a year ago. That steep supply increase is at least partially due to a […] The post U.S. rice supply larger than last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, dry weather has returned in the wake of a cold front’s passage, although some corn and soybeans east of the Mississippi River are still benefiting from recent topsoil moisture improvements.  Midwestern temperatures remain mostly favorable for summer crops, with Wednesday’s maxima forecast to range from near 75°F in the vicinity of […] The post Cooler air on-the-move; an active summer pattern continues across the southern States appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the National Corn Growers Association says Brazil’s 18% tariff on U.S. ethanol imports is unreasonable. Kenneth Hartman Jr. tells Brownfield Brazil was once a top market for U.S. ethanol producers. “That (tariff) basically was a freefall of us selling ethanol into the Brazilian market. We’re just frustrated with this because obviously we’ve […] The post NCGA says Brazil’s ethanol tariff burdens U.S. commerce appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story