November 10, 2025

If you’re planting a cover crop this winter, Clayton Light, Director of Conservation Ag and Farm Operations, says to have a plan. Listen to this Spotlight on Soybeans to learn more! The post Making Cover Crop Decisions for the Winter appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Michigan Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee has unanimously approved legislation to clarify farmland preservation and conservation easement tax provisions. Chair Sue Shink, a co-sponsor, says recent reinterpretations of P.A. 116 by the Department of Treasury would have cost farmers years in back taxes. “In spite of them believing that they were paying the […] The post New Michigan legislation would resolve farmland tax disputes and protect preservation programs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri leaders have submitted a plan to the Trump administration that they say would help improve healthcare access for rural Missourians. Missouri could receive up to $250 million each year, for five years, to implement the Rural Health Transformation Plan. Governor Mike Kehoe tells Brownfield… “I believe that the resources we receive can accomplish our […] The post Kehoe: Missouri aims to boost rural healthcare with federal funds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension plant pathologist says soil tests are critical to help manage soybean cyst nematode. Dylan Mangel with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says farmers can test their soils year-round. “Some other nematodes will move throughout the year up and down the soil profile. It’s hard to get them and you have to sample at the […] The post Knowing SCN numbers key to managing yield loss in soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in south-central South Dakota says the winter wheat stand is uneven heading into the winter. Bryan Jorgensen farms in Tripp County. “The first half or first two-thirds of our crop came up really nice and then we got kind of warm and dry again in October. The last half or third of our […] The post South Dakota farmer: winter wheat shows mixed growth appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cold and snowy conditions have slowed fieldwork for some, but an ag meteorologist says fieldwork should pick up the pace, along with warmer temps, by the end of the week. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says temperatures were in the single-digits and teens to start the week in Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Michigan, […] The post Corn Belt to warm up by weekend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says he’s not planning on changing his inputs for the 2026 growing season.  Kevin Cox says making adjustments comes with added risk. “We’ve never been one to look at planting all beans to try to save money or cut back,” he says. “That kind of thing scares me. I need the biggest […] The post Indiana farmer says cutting inputs for 2026 is too risky  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag attorney says the increased use of artificial intelligence is creating additional data privacy concerns. Todd Janzen is a managing partner with Janzen Schroeder Ag Law. “It takes a lot of data to train these AI tools,” he says. “Companies need to make sure that they’re licensing that data from farmers, if they’re the ones providing that […] The post AI innovation creating additional privacy concerns in agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story