December 5, 2025

The president of a state farmers union is sounding the alarm over access to rural health care for producers. John Hansen of Nebraska says one of the top reasons for farm bankruptcies have been the result of a serious injury that wasn’t covered by a health care policy. “You’re not only undermining individual healthcare viability, […] The post Nebraska Farmers Union warns of growing rural healthcare crisis appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwestern Illinois farmer says his harvest turned out better than expected. Rock Katschnig, who grows corn and soybeans in Henry County, says the late-season drought tempered his expectations. “The end of July, we had the potential for the biggest crop in history, and then when we didn’t get hardly any rain, three-tenths and six-tenths […] The post Northwestern Illinois farmer says harvest beat drought expectations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to impact commercial poultry facilities in northern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been confirmed on two commercial meat duck facilities in Elkhart County and Noble County. More than 10,800 birds have been depopulated. A 6.2-mile control area and a more than 12-mile surveillance […] The post Two new cases of HPAI confirmed in Elkhart and Noble Counties in Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in the West, as well as the central and southern Plains, while colder-than-normal conditions will cover areas along and east of a line from northeastern Montana to southeastern Mississippi.  Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation across the southern half of the U.S., except in […] The post A wide-range of temps to cover the Heartland; an active, early-Winter pattern for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story