December 2, 2025

The chairwoman of the National Sorghum Producers says year-round, nationwide E15 could provide much-needed price support for the industry.   Amy France says sorghum is an important feedstock for biofuels that can be overlooked. “Often times people don’t know that sorghum can be used in ethanol production. We have ethanol plants that are using 80 […] The post Nationwide, year-round E15 seen as key demand driver for sorghum appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff funding to partner with numerous organizations to strengthen Illinois agriculture. In this Managing for Profit, John Klemm, a central Illinois farmer and director on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, discusses a few of these partnerships and how they benefit Illinois corn farmers. The post Collaborating for Corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, the latest round of wintry weather has largely ended.  Substantial snow from recent winter storms blankets much of the Midwest, leading to locally challenging conditions regarding rural travel and livestock access.  December began with official snow depths of 6 inches in Chicago and Des Moines, along with 7 inches in Milwaukee […] The post A mid-Winter look & feel dominates virtually all of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S, except in southern Florida, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation from California to the interior Southeast should contrast with wetter-than-normal […] The post Early-season cold to dominate much of the Heartland; a seasonally active pattern for many appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An animal science expert says feed additives are a growing segment in the beef and dairy industries because they improve animal health and productivity.  NT Cosby with Fortiva tells Brownfield the small inclusion compounds typically fed at the gram-per-head-per-day level improve digestibility and proactively help support health during stressful times. “Improving rumen fermentation stability, pre-biotic functions […] The post Feed additives improve animal health and bottom line  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Different milk replacers have different purposes, and nutrition expert Dr. Olivia Guenther-Schroeder from Purina Animal Nutrition says that new calf needs the right feeding program to be healthy and productive.  The post Managing milk replacers can be complicated, but needs to be done right appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story