September 11, 2025

An extension agronomist says crop diseases continue to expand across Iowa. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says corn has been greatly impacted. “The big thing that came in with all of the rainfall and storms we had was of course southern rust. It really just was running rampant through quite a bit of the […] The post Southern rust rampant across parts of Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says July shipments moved the second-largest volume in any given month since August 2022. U.S. dairy exports gained seven percent in volume year over year, while values jumped 20 percent to $834.5 million. Cheese exports rose 29 percent with Central America, the Caribbean, South Korea, and Japan driving demand. The category […] The post Well-priced U.S. dairy exports in July attract demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Analysts expect the USDA to cut yield Friday due to the dry finish to the season in some areas. The big question is whether or not the USDA will also cut exports because of the lack of new crop demand from China due to tariff tensions. […] The post Grains rise on short covering as markets brace for USDA yield revisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) is partnering with Feeding America to help fight hunger in rural communities. Linda Nageotte, president and CEO of Feeding America, says there are over 47 million people in the U.S. who are experiencing food insecurity. “People living in rural communities often have difficulties accessing groceries from stores or […] The post NAFB partnering with Feeding America to help fight hunger in rural communities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Modern Ag Alliance says the second report from the MAHA Commission focused on nutrition, but uncertainty remains about the future of crop protection tools. Elizabeth Burns-Thompson says the concerns of America’s farmers and ranchers were heard. “There was a recognition that the US has the gold standard when it comes to review and scientific due […] The post MAHA report prioritizes nutrition, concerns remain about crop protection availability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The senior director of agricultural services with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) says expanding the use of precision agriculture brings numerous benefits to a farming operation. Austin Gellings says a wide range of advancements are bringing added efficiencies to modern farms. “Things like auto guidance, variable rate application, section control, precision irrigation, amongst other […] The post Precision ag bringing many benefits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

China bought U.S. pork last week. The USDA says Beijing purchased nearly half of the total for pork, but overall U.S. sales during the week ending September 4th were below average following reductions by several other key customers. That move to buy U.S. pork could be connected to China raising tariffs on pork imports from […] The post China steps in for pork, skips soybeans again appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story