October 28, 2025

The CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation says more needs to be done to address the global hunger crisis. Tom Vilsack, who’s also a former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and served as governor of Iowa, says world leaders need to prioritize emergency food aid. “A doubling of emergency assistance and relief,” he said. “Because […] The post Tom Vilsack says innovation and relief funding key to tackling global hunger appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some members of the ag industry say the rapid consolidation of crop input companies raises concerns about competition and transparency. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, American Soybean Association President and Kentucky farmer Caleb Ragland told lawmakers prices have skyrocketed since 2020 while commodity prices have fallen. “In just 5 years, seed prices […] The post Senate committee hears concerns over rising costs tied to ag industry consolidation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

It was a tough start to the week for many livestock sale barns around the country. Jackie Moore, who owns Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri, one of the largest livestock auction facilities in the country, says, “In my opinion, it was a little top-heavy and kind of wanted to correct itself anyway.” He says prior […] The post Livestock markets start the week lower as cattle futures drop and optimism cools appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require additional labeling for cultivated protein.  State Senator Romaine Quinn says Senate Bill 560 would place labeling requirements on food products that contain cultured animal cells or tissue.  “I think consumers truly want to support their local farm economies and you can only do that if you […] The post Wisconsin bill would require labeling lab grown protein appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of phosphate fertilizer producer Itafos says farmers are likely to continue to face elevated costs. David Delaney says it’s an issue of global supply and demand. “It’s really a lack of new global capacity, and then declining ore reserves in Florida, and then China, which only has about 30 years of reserves, has […] The post Global phosphate supply constraints expected to keep prices elevated appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

NPPD, in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is creating career opportunities for the state’s youth that help support farmers and ranchers. Listen to this Managing for Profit to see how they are transforming communities through education, innovation, and profitability. The post Transforming Communities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

For over 10 years, the Precision Conservation Management program has been assisting Illinois farmers in finding the most economically beneficial conservation solutions for their operations. In this Managing for Profit, southern Illinois farmer Dale Haudrich shares his experience with the PCM program. The post Precisely Managing Conservation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story