September 24, 2025

U.S. ethanol production last week fell to its lowest level since early May. That’s at least partially due to seasonal maintenance as facilities prepare to process the newly harvested 2025 corn crop. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production averaged 1.024 million barrels per day, down 31,000 on the week, but up 30,000 on […] The post U.S. ethanol production dips as plants prep for new corn crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is concerned about the ag economy. “Well, there’s no doubt farmers are hurting. Input costs are up, prices are down.” Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig says with a large crop on the horizon, market access is critical. “Business is absolutely gone, it’s moved from the United States […] The post Rep. Angie Craig warns of crisis in ag economy: “farmers are hurting” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwestern Wisconsin farmer and custom harvester says harvesting corn silage starts this week. Andy Bensend farms between Dallas and Prairie Farm. He tells Brownfield, “The guys on the lighter soils down around Durand, they’ve been at corn silage for a little while but we’re always a week or ten days behind them, and so […] The post Northern Wisconsin counties getting started on corn silage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The senior vice president for the American Coalition for Ethanol suggests there’s not a lot of opposition to year-round nationwide E15. Ron Lamberty says the only group publicly against permanent E15 legislation is the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association. “AFPM, sort of the smaller, a little more radical refiners group. API, I don’t know […] The post E15 expansion faces minimal resistance, but legal path still unclear appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new report from the National Grain and Feed Association shows the industry contributes more than $401 billion annually to the U.S. economy. President and CEO Mike Seyfert says the 2025 Harvest Economy highlights its economic role at a state and national level. “That includes country elevators, export elevators, feed mills, crush plants, biofuel ethanol plants, integrated […] The post New NGFA report highlights $401 billion impact on rural economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A western Kansas farmer says winter wheat planting conditions have been ideal.    Clay Schemm tells Brownfield, “I’m planting into moisture. I’m having to go two inches deep to get some of it now. At the start of planting, I had to go about an 1 and ¾ inches to get some of it and […] The post Kansas farmer says winter wheat planting is off to a great start appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A global equipment manufacturer says it’s transitioning some production of combines for Canada out of the U.S. due to the impact of tariffs. In a statement to Brownfield, CLAAS says its moving production of the 2026 Lexion 8000 series to Germany due to an increase in costs and trade uncertainty. The company says the change […] The post CLAAS moving some combine production back to Germany due to tariff costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story