September 30, 2025

Two Minnesota farmers fear yield is being lost as soybeans dry rapidly in the field.  Harmon Wilts farms in the west-central part of the state and says warm and windy conditions have dropped moisture levels into the single digits. “These beans are dry, they’re ready to come out of the field. And we’re losing a […] The post Minnesota farmers see bushels disappear as soybeans dry in the field appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says corn and soybean ending stocks at the end of the last marketing year were below a year ago. Corn was reported at 1.532 billion bushels, above pre-report expectations after a modest upward revision to the 2024 crop and with slower fourth quarter usage, but still 13% under this time last year. On […] The post USDA reports lower corn and soybean stocks despite slight 2024 crop increases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa was one of several states hit hard by crop diseases during a wet growing season. Ag Secretary Mike Naig tells Brownfield southern rust was widespread. “Is it unprecedented? I would say it was a significant (year), I think it’s going to register as one of the historic ones in terms of disease impact. But […] The post Southern rust plagues Iowa crops, harvest will reveal full impact appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

POET is expanding its footprint into the Delta region. The company says it has acquired Green Plains Obion, which will now be known as POET BioProcessing – Obion. The facility is located in northwestern Tennessee. In a statement, the company said the biofuels plant has an annual production capacity of 120 million gallons of bioethanol […] The post POET expands into Tennessee with Green Plains Obion acquisition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A livestock economist says it’s taken more than a year and a half for pig farmers to get back to breakeven levels. Ever.Ag’s Lee Schulz says producers are still healing financially and forecast to earn up to $36 per head for lean hogs this year. “We got down to losses of about $200 per head […] The post Pork industry nears profitability after historic losses, but inflationary pressures remain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The mission of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board is to strategically invest Illinois corn checkoff dollars to grow demand, create new markets, and foster understanding of corn farmers and the corn industry. In this Managing for Profit, Chairman Tim Thompson explains some of the latest ways the organization is reaching that goal. The post Profitability a Priority appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story