December 29, 2025

Corn export inspections remain ahead of the last marketing year. The USDA says corn inspections held faster than last year’s pace during the week ending December 25th, even with somewhat slower movement due to Christmas, as sales from the earlier in the marketing year left port. Wheat inspections showed week-to-week and year-to-year declines but continued […] The post Corn, wheat export inspections hold faster than last year paces appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says China is dragging their feet making large purchases of U.S. ag products. “I’m surprised, even with this soybean price outback we have, they did come in and do some buying, but they haven’t done any bigger buying yet.” Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says China has followed-through on up to […] The post Analyst: China dragging feet on large U.S. ag purchases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist at Ohio State University says he’s concerned the record-high ag trade deficit could continue throughout 2026. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield, “As long as American consumers want to buy fruits and vegetables all year round in grocery stores, I think it’s unlikely that we’re going to see the trade deficit come down in […] The post Economist says ag trade deficit remains a concern in 2026 despite latest USDA report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says 2025 was a good year for hog prices. Jennifer Tirey says that despite that, not much growth is expected in the industry in 2026. “Even though prices are doing well, if a farmer did want to consider building a new barn, it’s very costly right […] The post Despite good hog prices, high construction costs are limiting new barn growth for pork producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says 2025 included some wins and losses in agriculture. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says volatility in trade and the grain markets negatively impacted producers. He tells Brownfield that President Trump’s $12 billion in bridge payments will only be a short-term aid. “That doesn’t replace all the income lost,” he said. “In […] The post 2025 a mixed year for agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer from western Kentucky says he’s ready for the New Year after the challenging 2025 growing season. “This is the second worst crop I’ve ever had.” Brent Gatton raises corn and soybeans and tells Brownfield “The first worst crop was in 2012. This was not as similar as 2012, but far as yield production, […] The post After tough 2025, western Kentucky farmer prepares for New Year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A weed scientist at the University of Illinois says the first case of glufosinate resistance in waterhemp has been confirmed in the United States. Dr. Aaron Hager tells Brownfield, “We have confirmed glufosinate resistance, or resistance to things like Liberty, Liberty Ultra, and Interline, in about four populations of waterhemp here in Illinois. So now […] The post University of Illinois confirms first U.S. case of glufosinate-resistant waterhemp, raising concerns for Midwest farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation nearly nationwide.  Colder-than-normal conditions will be confined to the lower Great Lakes region and the Northeast. Meanwhile drier-than-normal weather should be limited to an area stretching from the southern Plains into parts of the Midwest. The post A range of weather, temps ahead for the New Year across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story