September 29, 2025

A U.S. Senator says efforts to secure permanent, year-round sales of E15 before the end of the year could face an uphill battle. Iowa Republican Joni Ernst tells Brownfield, “We do get some resistance still from some of the democratic members that are on the Eastern Seaboard.” She says there has been some bipartisan support […] The post Ernst says E15 continues to face some pushback appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says farmers are facing numerous headwinds as harvest progresses. Jerry Costello says low commodity prices and high input costs are financially squeezing producers. “The first three months of this year, there were more farm bankruptcies than all of last year.”  He says, “Farm bankruptcies right now are […] The post Drought, Debt, and Distribution: Illinois farmers struggle through 2025 harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s latest hogs and pig report estimates the smallest breeding herd in more than a decade. Ever.Ag Chief Livestock Economist Lee Schulz says producers continue to pull back sows in production as productivity improves. “We have fewer sows today than we did a year ago,” he says. “If you consider anything like a similar […] The post USDA reports smallest U.S. hog breeding herd since 2014 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Minnesota farmer who recently hosted the Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee says trade was a focus during the visit. Joel Schreurs welcomed Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar to his Lincoln County farm last week. “The biggest thing that we talked about was the lack of trade into China, and specifically the beans that […] The post Trade with China tops agenda as Sen. Klobuchar visits Minnesota soybean farm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s optimistic the U.S. EPA can provide more clarity to farmers as it revises the definition of “Waters of the United States.” Garrett Hawkins says the revised WOTUS rule is going through an interagency review. “Bright lines need to be drawn to provide certainty and clarity for farmers […] The post MO Farm Bureau president urges clarity in revised WOTUS rule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

World Dairy Expo® officially begins Tuesday September 30th but the cattle show ring has been busy all weekend. Four hundred and fifty-six competitors were on the colored shavings Saturday for the Youth Showmanship Contest , and youth from New York and Wisconsin topped the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions. Winning the Junior Division out of […] The post World Dairy Expo youth showmanship winners announced appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri Soybeans has partnered with Mizzou Athletics to promote SOYLEIC oil at the concession stands this fall. Director of Licensing and Commercialization Bryan Stobaugh has more details. The post SOYLEIC comes to Faurot Field at Mizzou appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA is fully prepared in case the U.S. government shuts down this week. “I believe, sincerely, the incredible and important programs especially that help our farmers, those will continue and they shouldn’t be affected by the shutdown, but we’re still working on the details.” Rollins made those comments to […] The post Rollins: USDA is prepared for shutdown appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story