December 12, 2025

A technology manager says new research developments are heavily focused on solving workforce challenges. Julia Miller, with Michigan State University Technologies, works with researchers to bring their innovations to the marketplace. She tells Brownfield growers want “farm-tough” tools that are affordable. “If they’re out in their back 40 and something breaks, they want to be […] The post MSU Technologies pipeline leans into labor solutions for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A food and agriculture researcher says it’s important for farmers to keep sharing their story with consumers.  Charlie Arnot with the Center for Food Integrity tells Brownfield telling people about agriculture and what’s happening on the farm can mean communicating with different groups in different ways. “What’s really important in today’s environment is to understand […] The post Sharing the message of agriculture remains important appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer from northeastern Kansas says soybeans were the bright spot from his 2025 growing season. Scott Gigstad tells Brownfield, “We just had some timely rains through the summer that really gave us a nice crop. We did pick up some moisture the first part of September which really helped some of the later maturing […] The post Timely rains make soybeans the bright spot in Kansas farmer’s 2025 season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A research veterinarian says the winter weather that quickly moved into the upper Midwest makes it tough to raise calves. Dr. Kieth Poulsen tells Brownfield the very-low temperatures and the snow can bring some health challenges. “It’s a huge weather change in Wisconsin and the Midwest plus the snow. The adult cows do quite well […] The post Weather can create challenges for cow & calf health appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Ohio farmer says he’s mostly satisfied with his results from the 2025 crop year. Eric Tipton says spring planting moved quickly. “We had a pretty easy planting season with pretty favorable weather to get the crops in,” he said. “Not a whole lot of challenges there.” He tells Brownfield some late-summer weather challenges […] The post Ohio farmer reflects on 2025 crop year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Despite on-going uncertainty in the ag industry, a market analyst says corn and soybean prices could move higher in 2026. Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners says there’s some optimism for soybeans. “If we can get that November 2026 futures up and over $11, that’s an area where we need to get some sales on.” […] The post Analyst sees potential for higher corn and soybean prices in 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

American Farm Bureau Federation is hoping legislation expanding school milk offerings will get across the finish line soon. Executive Vice President Joby Young tells Brownfield the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids bill has overcome the obstacles in the U.S. Senate that had previously held up progress. “It’s super encouraging to see what happened in the […] The post Farm Bureau still pushing for Whole Milk bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy expert says soybean yields were a pleasant surprise across parts of the Midwest this year. BASF technical services rep Mark Storr tells Brownfield, “That was a bit of a surprise because of all the rain we had. Beans generally don’t like wet feet and oftentimes we see in wet years where the yields […] The post Soybeans excel in 2025, agronomist says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story