December 31, 2025

Input costs and profitability will continue to be a focus in 2026. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says farmers need higher market prices for their grain. “Prices have just not been good. You don’t need an economist to tell you that,” Goss said. “I’m going to be watching corn, soybeans, and wheat.” Goss tells Brownfield […] The post Economists say higher prices needed as input costs stay elevated appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A regional agronomy manager at Beck’s Hybrids says residue management could be one way to help farmers boost yield in 2026. Steve Gauck says the company’s Practical Farm Research shows the strategy can be effective on no-till systems or conventional tillage operations. “It could be a product that you spray in the fall,” he says. “Maybe it’s a […] The post Residue management showing success in Beck’s Practical Farm Research appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Northern Indiana has been hit hard by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 2025. Denise Derrer Spears with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the state has had it’s first detection of the virus in ten days. “We had a pretty good run going through mid-December,” she says. “We’ve been getting a lot of the […] The post Indiana’s poultry industry faces a challenging 2025 as HPAI continues to impact commercial flocks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says corn futures have been in a ‘wait and see’ mode heading into 2026. “We’re kind of just stuck,” said Greg McBride, director of brokerage for Allendale. McBride says fresh news has been minimal. “It’s more rangebound than anything,” he said. “We have very good exports. We know we’re feeding less on […] The post Analyst says corn market lacks direction entering new year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension economist with Texas A&M University says total U.S. meat production surged in December. David Anderson says it was a sharp contrast to the rest of the year, which saw less beef and pork produced than in 2024. “Well, it is pretty seasonal, particularly on the red meat side of beef and pork.”  He […] The post U.S. red meat production fell in 2025 despite a brief surge at the end of the year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says his 2025 harvest was surprising. Kent Kleinschmidt, who farms in Logan County, says the late-season drought didn’t impact his yields as much as he expected. “Considering the lack of rain we got, especially in August and September, some of our beans were probably the best beans we ever had.”  He […] The post Illinois farmer looks to winter moisture after better-than-expected 2025 harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A dairy market advisor is expecting 2026 to be more challenging for producers. Jenny Wackershauser with Ever.ag tells Brownfield 2025 was an up and down year. “We’re really kind of in a transition year going out of a bull market into a bear market, so real similar as we look back to the same transition […] The post 2025 was an up and down year for dairy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, wind-blown snow showers and squalls are causing local travel disruptions in the Great Lakes region.  Meanwhile, Wednesday’s high temperatures will remain below 10°F in much of the Red River Valley of the North.  In contrast, mild air has edged back into the middle and lower Missouri Valley; Wednesday’s high temperatures in […] The post Seasonal, late-December weather for most across the Heartland; milder parts of the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story