September 17, 2025

The executive vice president of the Agricultural Council of Arkansas says he’s encouraged USDA is working with Congress to evaluate whether economic aid is needed for farmers and ranchers. Andrew Grobmyer tells Brownfield “I’m hopeful some additional policies will emerge soon that will ease some of the concerns farmers have right now.” Ag Secretary Brooke […] The post The possibility of more economic aid is encouraging appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Unsafe nitrate levels were found during free well water tests at Farmfest in southwest Minnesota last month. Margaret Wagner with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture says more than 100 private wells were tested over the three-day event. “Within that, six of those private well samples exceeded the federal health standard of 10 milligrams per liter, […] The post Free well testing at Farmfest reveals hidden nitrate risks in drinking water appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says some farmers are starting to think about next year as harvest gets closer to the finish line in the Mississippi Delta. “Plan, plan, plan,” says Stephen Leininger with Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC. He says every input matters with thin margins. “We’re taking a hard look at fertilizer and how we best manage that. […] The post Every input matters when margins are thin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in central South Dakota says heavy rains could complicate fall harvest. Reno Brueggeman tells Brownfield “it would take some tow ropes, I have a feeling, because we have some low spots that already have water in them. If we get that much more rain, it will cause more damage to a crop that […] The post Heavy rains could complicate fall harvest in parts of South Dakota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says a recent trip to Washington, D.C., could pave the way for more pork exports. Jennifer Tirey says conversations during last week’s Fall Legislative Action Conference around expanded access to Thailand were promising. “Currently, we export a very small amount of products to Thailand because of […] The post Illinois pork producers eyeing expanded access to Thailand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southwest Nebraska says his crops narrowly missed a massive storm system that brought torrential rain and large hail this week. “We got some hard rain and some gentle, but nothing like what I’ve seen up there.”   Tyler Ruf says Tuesday’s severe weather had baseball size hail that occurred for more than […] The post Torrential rain, large hail decimate some crops in southwest Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new report indicates farms of all sizes could capitalize on anaerobic digestion. Brad Matuska with Minnesota’s Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) says while the technology is well established, there remains a lot of misunderstanding. “Anaerobic digesters are taking all kinds of organic materials and decomposing them in the absence of oxygen, which produces biogas. […] The post Report encourages broader adoption of anaerobic digesters across agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the ongoing drought across much of the eastern Corn Belt is impacting river transportation. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “Our biggest asset when it comes to agriculture in the Midwest, which is the Mississippi River, is now for the sixth year in a row below its low […] The post Ongoing drought impacting river levels appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story