October 13, 2025

The chief commodities economist with StoneX Group says U.S. agriculture continues to get caught in the crossfires of a national security dispute between two geopolitical powers. Arlan Suderman tells Brownfield “I’ve been warning for years we need to find other markets to replace China, because this day will eventually come. The day has come.” A […] The post Ag caught in crossfire of escalating U.S.-China trade war appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Weeds were tough to manage this season in west-central Minnesota. Swift County farmer Harmon Wilts says they prioritized in-season nitrogen when conditions were finally dry enough to get back in the field after planting. “Everybody focused on getting the nitrogen side-dressed, and we thought we could spray later. And there wasn’t a window to spray […] The post Weed pressure hits yields in west-central Minnesota after spray delays appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-lower Monday except butter at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6350.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.67.  Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.64 to $1.67.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.71.  No sales were recorded.  Butter prices were up $0.0150 […] The post Cash dairy prices open week steady to lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jeff Bode says it’s important for farmers to have clean fields through harvest. He tells Brownfield late weed escapes signal problems from the current growing season that could continue the following year. Watch more at https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/enlistmfp/ To learn more about Corteva, click here to visit their website. The post Clean Fields, Clean Seed Beds: Fall Weed Control Insights appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Volatility in the fertilizer market is making it difficult for farmers to know when to lock in prices for 2026. Jay Debertin, the CEO of the nation’s largest agricultural cooperative CHS, tells Brownfield it might be good to spread out the risk. “For example, ‘well I’ll wait for all my fertilizer for spring.’ Or on […] The post Fertilizer market fluctuations make 2026 planning a challenge for growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Purdue Extension field crop pathologist says farmers should be on the lookout for ear mold during harvest. Darcy Telenko says mycotoxins can still develop in dry conditions. “Husk those ears back and see if there’s a fungal infection,” she says. “You’ll see that there’s mycelium growing over the surface and depending on the fungus, […] The post Purdue researchers studying ear mold and mycotoxin risk in Indiana corn fields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn harvest has wrapped up for central Kansas farmer Paul Penner. “There have been some surprises and disappointments because depending on the rainfall that occurred during the growing season. For instance, we had 11 inches of rain in one week’s time and that did impact yields on certain fields. Other than that, we had some […] The post Harvest is wrapping up in central Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A seed specialist says farmers should take advantage of the good weather to harvest good quality soybeans. Jeff Renk with Renk Seed tells Brownfield many farmers were combining in September, and there are usually twelve good harvest days in October for soybeans but the weather becomes challenging the later it gets. “We’re starting to sneak […] The post Seed specialist says now’s the time to harvest soybeans while the weather holds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story