November 10, 2025

Farmland rental rate negotiations are picking up as harvest winds down across the Midwest. University of Minnesota Extension educator Nathan Hulinksy says many farmers like to wait until harvest is complete to negotiate rents for the following year. “To get a more accurate representation of what the current crop year will look like in terms […] The post Post-harvest makes prime time for farmland rental negotiations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA is reporting another strong week for corn export inspections. Corn inspections during the week ending November 6th were up on the year, mainly to Mexico, and the overall pace is ahead of a year ago, thanks to solid global demand. Soybean inspections were less than half of last year’s total due to the […] The post Corn leads export inspections with year-over-year gains; wheat and soybeans lag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northern Illinois farmer says it was a good growing season in his area. Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County and currently serves as the Illinois Farm Bureau president, tells Brownfield… “Disease took the extreme top end off.”  He says, “I think we were all feeling a little better about the yields on August […] The post Northern Illinois farmer says 2025 crop yields strong despite disease pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to better safeguard specialty crop growers from unfair trading practices. Introduced by Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Maine Republican Susan Collins, the Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act creates an interagency working group between USDA, USTR, Commerce, and other federal agencies to monitor trade data for […] The post Bipartisan bill aims to protect U.S. fruit and vegetable growers from unfair trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed to open the week Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.02 at $0.73.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks remained unchanged at $1.66.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0025 at $1.6975.  No sales were recorded.  Butter prices were up […] The post Cash dairy prices mixed to open the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says high input costs continue to be the number one concern for some farmers heading into 2026. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert tells Brownfield, “They’re looking for ways to try to reduce production costs per bushel. In agriculture, there’s always the concern that if you cut back on input usage, you might adversely […] The post High inputs costs remain top concern for farmers heading into 2026  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could be ending soon. The Senate Republicans made some concessions over the weekend which drew the support of eight Democrats, enough to pass the bill Sunday night and send it to the House for consideration.  The bill, if passed, would fund remaining farm bill programs one year, fund […] The post Government shutdown ending soon? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story