November 12, 2025

A Wisconsin Congressman says the spending bill he and other House members will vote on has no major changes and could have been passed in September.  Republican Derrick Van Orden represents the Third Congressional District. He tells Brownfield, “It’s the same one with a different date. Now, what they’ve added are ag appropriations, which I’m […] The post Little change in bill language to reopen government appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) says many Chinese importers are excited to resume buying U.S. soybeans. Jim Sutter, who was in China right after the announcement of the multi-year trade framework, says spirits were high among those he met with. “That changed things.”  He says, “It made it a much more […] The post U.S. soybean industry sees positive signs from China following trade announcement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Southern rust came as an unwelcome surprise to many corn growers in the Upper Midwest this year. University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Jeff Coulter says the disease was unexpected. “We don’t see that in such large pressure very frequently. A big driver on that is what are the genetics, what are the resistance levels that […] The post Southern rust surprises Upper Midwest corn growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Eight new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been detected in northern Indiana.  The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been confirmed on three commercial breeder duck operations and four commercial egg layer facilities in LaGrange County. A commercial meat duck operation in Elkhart County was also impacted. In […] The post BOAH confirms eight new cases of HPAI, more than 114,000 birds impacted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension grain market economist expects the trade deal with China to influence 2026 planting intentions in the U.S. Ed Usset with the University of Minnesota says the price outlook for soybeans improves dramatically with the Chinese reentering the market. “Seeing this change over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had a nice rally going. […] The post China trade deal expected to boost 2026 U.S. soybean plantings appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Harvest is the finish line for fieldwork, but it’s the starting line for storage management. In this Managing for Profit, Nebraska-based Channel Technical Agronomist Kristin Schiff discusses what farmers should be doing to protect grain quality throughout the winter months. The post Smart Grain Storage: Protecting Quality After Harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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