December 19, 2025

The USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report shows big year-to-year drops for placements and marketings. Placements into U.S. feedlots during November 2025 were the lowest since this series of reports began, falling 11% from November 2024 to 1.595 million head due to several factors, including tight numbers and the border with Mexico remaining closed to […] The post USDA: November cattle placements, marketings well below a year ago appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A trade policy expert at Ohio State University says the trade disruptions with China this year could have lasting impacts on U.S. ag exports. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield, “This year’s trade war beginning with the implementation of the tariffs in early April through August, ag exports to China had fallen relative to last year by […] The post Economist says trade tensions with China in 2025 could have lasting impacts on U.S. ag exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Nebraska Farm Bureau says any state water regulations that could be introduced in 2026 should have flexibility for producers. Senior legislative director Bruce Riecker says the Governor’s Water Quantity and Quality Task Force is expected to issue recommendations to improve nitrate runoff.  “Our goal is to make sure that everything we do in that […] The post Nebraska Farm Bureau urges flexibility in potential 2026 water regulations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform says the ongoing debate in Congress to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits will directly impact many farmers. “Something like one in four farmers uses this.” Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi says the expiration of the credits will add another financial pressure for […] The post Congressional debate over ACA tax credits could impact one in four farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The 2026 Fort Wayne Farm Show is set for January 13-15 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. AUDIO: Dan Slowinski, Fort Wayne Farm Show Director The post A look ahead at the 2026 Fort Wayne Farm Show appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says he’s watching how the Trump administration reviews the U.S. Canada Mexico Trade Agreement. Allen Featherstone with Kansas State University with says the Trump administration has hinted that completely withdrawing from the deal is an option but, “I think it’s just a negotiating posture. For example, we’ve heard a lot of different […] The post Ag economist: USMCA uncertainty could be a negotiating strategy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The latest Rural Mainstreet Index reveals the rural economy has climbed above growth neutral for just the second time in 2025. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss tells Brownfield rural bank CEOs feel economic conditions are better than expected. “The negatives are getting less negative, and each month the numbers are moving up,” he said. The […] The post Rural Mainstreet Economy expands in December appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

One ag group says the Trump administration’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program fails to benefit organic and specialty crop growers.  Nicole Wolcott, policy coordinator for the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, says $1 billion isn’t enough to support diversified farming operations. “The support that smaller farms need is not going to look the same as support for […] The post OEFFA says Farmer Bridge Assistance Program fails to benefit organic and specialty crop growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story