August 28, 2025

The executive director of Renewable Fuels Nebraska says recent policy decisions impacting biofuels from the Trump administration could expand markets for farmers. Dawn Caldwell says increasing blending requirements for ethanol under the Renewable Fuels Standard was a good start. “We’re on a positive trajectory and that couldn’t be better for our corn farmers, and I’ll […] The post Ethanol group says a summer of policy changes points towards more markets for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the debt load for farm operations is growing at an alarming rate. Greg Ibendahl with Kansas State University says the trend has been happening for nearly three decades. “It’s kind of being hidden by the fact that land values have kind of outpaced that. So, you don’t really see it so […] The post Debt load growing for farm operations at unsustainable rate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag attorney says land use continues to be a challenge for producers wanting to implement renewable energy projects. Todd Janzen with Janzen Schroeder Ag Law says wind and solar growth has outpaced state laws in many rural communities. “There are county zoning ordinances that were passed before a lot of these renewable energy technologies were mainstream,” he […] The post Renewable energy challenges appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Widespread concern about the farm economy continues. Kentucky farmer and American Soybean Association president Caleb Ragland says the commodity price picture isn’t great for farmers. “As a whole, producers are going to have to really tighten their belts and analyze every item in their budget.” He says that also includes the cost of inputs. “There […] The post Farmers are preparing for another year of tight margins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s reporting another solid week of new crop export numbers for soybeans and corn. Those solid sales during the week ending August 21st were led by unknown destinations and Mexico, but the lack of new crop soybean demand from China due to tariff tensions continues to be a glaring hole in what has otherwise […] The post New crop corn, soybean export sales solid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story