December 30, 2025

A regional agronomy manager at Beck’s Hybrids says longstanding research data shows that planting date has an impact on yield.  Steve Gauck tells Brownfield, “PFR data for 25 years on corn and over 25 years on soybeans shows there’s an advantage there. There’s actually less of a penalty in planting soybeans early than there is […] The post Beck’s research shows yield advantage with planting early in corn and soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Commentary. Every holiday season we tell consumers they should be thankful for an abundant and affordable food supply. It has almost become a seasonal slogan; a gentle reminder that in the United States food remains relatively accessible and less expensive than in many parts of the world. Yet what often goes unacknowledged is how strongly […] The post Why Affordable Holiday Meals Don’t Tell the Whole Story About Farming and Sustainability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Heading into the New Year, a west-central Wisconsin farmer has one question on his mind. “How do we remain profitable?” Tony Mellenthin says it’s a tough thing to do in the current environment. “Input prices have not relieved the pressure at all, even though our commodity prices have gone down.” Mellenthin says he makes the […] The post Wisconsin farmer: profitability hinges on input costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says she’s expecting the USDA to make little tweaks to the U.S. supply and demand picture in the January report. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says that starts with the final U.S. corn yield. “A lot of people still feel the final yield number needs to be less than the current […] The post Analyst: modest tweaks expected in USDA’s next supply/demand report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly up on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.   Dry whey was unchanged at 0.73. No sales were recorded at that price.   Forty-pound cheese blocks were up 0.400 at 1.3850. Nine sales were recorded, ranging from 1.3450 to 1.3800.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at one dollar and forty cents.  No sales were recorded.   Butter prices were up 0.0025 at 1.4050. Four sales were recorded at 1.4000.  Nonfat dry milk was up 0.0050 at 1.1750. No sales were recorded.  The post Cash dairy prices mostly up Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A weed science professor at the University of Illinois says researchers believe they have found new herbicide resistance in giant foxtail. Dr. Aaron Hager tells Brownfield, “We are in the process of confirming one population of Giant Foxtail resistant to the Group 15 herbicides.”  He says, “Now that’s something that we have not seen in […] The post Illinois researchers investigate first Group 15 herbicide resistance in giant foxtail appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag meteorologist says growers should be prepared for a variable winter weather season to start off 2026. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield, “The weather is going to turn a little more active in between the tenth and fifteenth of January. That’s when we’re expecting the return to more volatile weather. Folks in the Upper Midwest, […] The post Volatile winter weather sets the stage for sharp contrasts across the U.S. in 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Beth Bowles, Director of Missouri Farm Bureau Health Plans, joins us to discuss a new, affordable health coverage option now available for Missourians. Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) Health Plans are designed for individuals, families, the self-employed, and rural communities, offering flexible coverage levels, deductibles, co-pays, preventive care benefits, and access to both in-network and out-of-network […] The post Missouri Farm Bureau Launches New Health Plans for 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Illinois state climatologist says a strengthening La Niña weather pattern could bring some much-needed drought relief to the Midwest. Dr. Trent Ford says it usually means active weather with above-average moisture. “Wetter conditions all the way up through the Ohio Valley.”  He says, “But if that does hit, if La Niña can influence our […] The post Variable temperatures and above-average precipitation from La Niña may improve soil conditions before spring appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story