October 9, 2025

An agronomist covering southeast Nebraska says soybean yields have been the highlight of the harvest season so far. Trey Stephens with Beck’s Hybrids says the crop had near perfect growing conditions. “I had a feeling that soybeans were going to be good with all of the August rains. Everyone in the territory that has been […] The post Southeast Nebraska farmers seeing standout soybean harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Despite some recent moisture, drought conditions are expanding in the Midwest. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought intensifying in southwest Missouri, northeast into central and northern Illinois, northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. Moderate drought is also expanding from northern Minnesota to northwest Wisconsin. In southwest Missouri, cattle producer Josh Worthington tells Brownfield some livestock […] The post Midwest drought expands despite recent rainfall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A western Iowa corn farmer says a congressional solution for permanent, year-round sales of E15 would give producers more demand for their crop. Kevin Ross, who’s also a past president of the National Corn Growers Association, says there’s optimism that federal E15 legislation can get done now that California is allowing the blend to be […] The post Push for permanent E15 sales gains momentum as California joins in appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A former ag secretary at the USDA says he’s concerned the continued tariffs will cause long-term damage to trading relationships and demand for U.S. agriculture Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield “if you lose a customer to a Brazil, Argentina or some other country, how do you get that customer back once the retaliatory tariffs have been […] The post Vilsack warns continued tariffs could cause lasting damage to U.S. ag trade relationships appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Ohio specialty crop grower says warm and dry weather has led to an earlier than usual apple harvest across parts of the state.  Geauga County farmer Bill Patterson tells Brownfield, “From an apple standpoint, the drought came in late enough that it’s not affecting us significantly. We’re very concerned about next year’s crop […] The post Late season drought speeds up Ohio apple harvest, raises concerns for 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says more details on farmer assistance from the Trump administration isn’t likely until the U.S. government reopens. “The president has committed, if we need a bridge, he has talked about that to get us from the Biden years to the new Trump era. That’s what we’re working on every day. We […] The post Rollins: no aid until government shutdown ends appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of strategic outreach for Indiana Pork says the organization is focused on building a strong talent pipeline for students wanting to get involved in the industry. Chad Martin says a new partnership with Junior Achievement Jobspark is connecting middle schoolers to various career opportunities.  “We provide insights into what it may look like working […] The post Indiana Pork working to build student pipeline with Jobspark partnership appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in south-central Nebraska says record input costs are the biggest challenge facing producers. “That’s a bigger problem than commodity prices, in my opinion.” Ranch Uhrmahcer says corn and soybean prices are comparable to last year, but expenses have skyrocketed. “Fertilizer keeps going up. Your seed costs keep going up. Repairs are always going […] The post Nebraska farmer says inputs, not crop prices are the issue appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dry conditions and disease pressure are expected to increase soybean cyst nematode populations going into 2026. BASF seed treatment product manager Jeremiah Mullock says areas of late season drought are favorable for SCN reproduction. “And so we’ll see areas where that nematode population is probably higher than we would’ve expected. Conversely, we’ve also seen areas […] The post Dry weather and disease could drive Soybean Cyst Nematode surge in 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story