October 22, 2025

Past recipients of the World Food Prize are calling for bold action on food security. “Progress against hunger has come to a standstill,” said 2010 World Food Prize winner David Beckmann. Speaking to reporters at the 2025 Borlaug International Dialogue in Des Moines, Beckmann said severe hunger has dramatically increased globally. “Partly because violent conflict […] The post Laureates say progress against global hunger has stalled appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive vice president of the Illinois Beef Association (IBA) says the organization has concerns about the Trump administration’s efforts to lower beef prices.  “We’re strongly opposed to the federal government getting involved in manipulating markets to deflate cattle prices.” Josh St. Peters tells Brownfield, “Especially in a situation where it clearly is going to […] The post Illinois cattle producers say Argentinian beef imports threaten markets and herd health appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Increasing milk supplies are pressuring dairy prices. Compeer Financial ag economist Megan Roberts says there’s more inventory year-over-year. “So as we look at the most recent September USDA milk production, report, we’re seeing a 3.3 percent increase in milk production during August 2025.” She tells Brownfield demand for dairy products is strong. “But it’s been […] The post Milk production up more than 3% in August, pushing dairy prices down appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm policy specialist says the potential for ad hoc payments to become problematic is massive.   Jonathan Coppess leads the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois. “It’s just a lot of, really strange kind of, uncertainty,” he says. He tells Brownfield farmer payments don’t solve market issues. “If payments are working against the […] The post Farm policy expert warns ad hoc payments could destabilize ag markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

DEKALB corn traits are built on strong genetics and proven performance to deliver consistent results year after year. In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Jim McDermott says the brand continues to provide trait packages that help farmers manage disease pressure, pests, and weather stress to protect yield. The post DEKALB Corn Traits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Missouri farmer says soybean growers are advancing soil health and sustainability through innovation and stewardship. Meagan Kaiser, who’s also a past chair of the United Soybean Board, says it’s critical to implement practices that reduce erosion and manage nutrient levels. “The nutrition that we provide in our soil, making sure that is then in […] The post Missouri farmer says soybeans are key to sustainable food systems appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says a lot is riding on the upcoming trade talks between the U.S. and China. Don Roose with U.S. Commodities says the trade tariffs have made U.S. soybeans too expensive for China. “If we didn’t have these 34 percent tariffs on soybeans today, we’d be cheaper than Brazil by about 80 cents.” […] The post Analyst: high stakes for U.S. soybeans as trade deal talks loom with China appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story