November 24, 2025

The 2025 U.S. soybean harvest has officially wrapped up, and the end is near for the corn harvest. The USDA says 96% of U.S. corn is harvested as of Sunday, compared to the five-year average of 97%, with three quarters of the top production states at or past 95%. 97% of winter wheat is planted, […] The post 96% of U.S. corn harvested, soybean harvest officially complete appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The turkey industry is gearing up for another Thanksgiving. Minnesota Turkey Growers Association executive director Ashley Kohls says this is a special time of year. “We like to think of Thanksgiving obviously as the Super Bowl of holidays for the turkey industry, and it’s something that our growers prepare for year-round.” She tells Brownfield there’s […] The post Turkey industry prepares for Thanksgiving amid stabilized supply chain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Nebraska farmer says this year’s crop was one of the best he’s ever raised. Greg Anderson tells Brownfield, “We had very few rain delays. The weather was great. The crop came out in good shape. We had very good soybean yields. There were some fantastic corn yields in places. Where people sprayed fungicide […] The post Strong yields mark a banner crop year in northeast Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the outlook for 2026 planting intentions is mixed. Market analyst Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says a shift to higher soybean acres could be likely. “Originally, because of the high fertilizer costs there were a lot of people talking about planting more beans and a little less corn. That would make a […] The post Economist says 2026 planting intentions could be mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Southwest Kansas farmer Gary Millershaski says he had near perfect planting conditions for his winter wheat crop. “The western third of Kansas and especially in the northwest corner, we had the best wheat plantings in 6 or 7 years.” He tells Brownfield moisture in early August helped recharge the soil profile and delayed the beginning […] The post Excellent moisture sets up strong winter wheat across western Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Legislation allowing whole and 2% milk to return to school meal programs is a step closer to becoming law. Matthew Herrick with the International Dairy Foods Association tells Brownfield the bill passed the Senate, and similar legislation has already passed the House in previous sessions. “It had more than 300 votes, and less than 100 […] The post Dairy leader optimistic Whole Milk bill will pass House soon appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation says cooking a Thanksgiving dinner will cost less than it did last year. “With the average cost for 10 people, we’re looking at $55.18 or about $5.20 a person.” Faith Parum says turkey costs have declined this year. “We actually see a 16 percent decrease in the […] The post Farm Bureau survey: Thanksgiving meal cheaper this year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of Growth Energy says she’s not expecting Congress to approve legislation making E15 year-round by the end of the calendar year, because of the government shutdown. However, Emily Skor tells Brownfield… “The end of January there should be another big bill moving to fund the government and that’s going to be the opportunity.” […] The post Growth Energy: next chance for year-round E15 coming in January appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story