November 11, 2025

Kansas Farm Bureau Convention

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican covers the Kansas Farm Bureau Convention. The post Kansas Farm Bureau Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Fall fertilizer applications underway in Missouri

The senior director of plant foods for MFA Incorporated says anhydrous fertilizer is starting to move earlier than usual this fall. “Soil temperatures are allowing for that.” Chris DeMoss tells Brownfield despite a slight increase in values, nitrogen demand has been consistent. “When you look at the nitrogen values relative to corn, it’s not too […] The post Fall fertilizer applications underway in Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary says Iowa harvest season is nearly done

There’s no U.S.D.A. weekly crop report due to the government shutdown, but the state’s top ag official says the end of the harvest is close. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says his travels around the state and conversations with farmers indicates the corn and bean harvest is nearly complete. That would fit with the five-year […] View Full Story

Bangladesh doubles commitment to purchase U.S. soybeans and meal

The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council says Bangladesh has more than doubled its commitment to purchase U.S. soybeans and soybean meal. Jim Sutter says the letter of intent to purchase $1.25 billion worth of beans and meal over the next 12 months converts nearly all the country’s commodity purchases to U.S. origin. “The […] The post Bangladesh doubles commitment to purchase U.S. soybeans and meal appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

New Iowa State University president expected to be named today

The Board of Regents is interviewing the two finalists today and then will choose one to be the next president at Iowa State University. Benjamin Houlton, the dean of the College of Agriculture at Cornell University, was the first finalist to visit campus last week. He says one of his goals is to make ISU […] View Full Story

Renewable fuels industry concerned as EPA approves wave of refinery waivers

The Renewable Fuels Association is alarmed by the growing number of small refinery exemptions being processed by the EPA. CEO Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the agency has granted a massive amount of waivers the past two months. “So we’re now around 160 exemptions dating all the way back to 2016, and this is cause for […] The post Renewable fuels industry concerned as EPA approves wave of refinery waivers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

China reduces tariffs on U.S. ag products as new trade framework takes effect

The implementation of the U.S. and China trade framework has begun and it’s getting some positive feedback from U.S. agriculture. David Salmonsen with the American Farm Bureau Federation says China has reduced tariffs on U.S. ag goods. “The deal dropped a lot of U.S. tariffs on Chinese products, a 10 percent drop. China is gonna […] The post China reduces tariffs on U.S. ag products as new trade framework takes effect appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Merchandiser says grain marketing strategies shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all this winter

A grain merchandiser says farmers shouldn’t be locked into a single marketing approach to marketing grain this winter. Mathew Burkey with Nebraska-based Ag Valley Co-Op says if they stored crops in bags this fall, they need to be more aggressive. “Start looking at some basis and locking basis in because I think basis for January, […] The post Merchandiser says grain marketing strategies shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all this winter appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Laying the Foundation for Corn’s Success

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff funding to lay the groundwork for the policy success of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. In this Managing for Profit, Western Illinois farmer and ICMB Board Member Terry Smith explains how the two organizations work in tandem to make an impact for corn farmers. The post Laying the Foundation for Corn’s Success appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Nebraska Farmers Union Convention

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican covers the Nebraska Farmers Union Convention. The post Nebraska Farmers Union Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story