January 9, 2026

Cash dairy prices steady-to-lower except for nonfat dry milk again Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey remained unchanged at 0.70. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 at $1.3150.  Two sales were recorded at $1.3150 and $1.32.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at 1.4000.  No sales were recorded.    Butter prices were down 0.0025 to 1.30. Two sales were recordedat that price.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0175 at 1.2650. Five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.2525 to $1.2650.  The post Cash dairy prices steady to lower except NDF again Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A senior manager with BASF says corn growers across the country saw firsthand the benefits of fungicides in 2025. “There were up to 20 to 60 bushels lost, which translates to a lot of money being left on the table.” Amy Pawlick says protecting the crop against diseases like southern rust and tar spot was […] The post Tight margins highlight the value of fungicides in protecting corn yield potential appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist expects another challenging year for row crop producers.  Ben Brown with the University of Missouri Extension says corn and soybean prices are expected to remain below the cost of production in 2026. “I see an opportunity for some price increases over the next five to six weeks,” he says. “Based on where we […] The post Ag economists expects 2026 to be another challenging year for crop producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says the agency’s support of animal agriculture is stronger than it’s been in decades. Jerry Costello tells Brownfield that a full staff of animal health professionals has the state prepared. “We have four field veterinarians who have been brought on, along with 9 field investigators.”  He says, […] The post Illinois strengthens animal agriculture support with expanded health and inspection staff appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Wisconsin farmer says adding automatic steering to older tractors can be done without breaking the bank. Adam Igl from Antigo tells Brownfield he built his own system based on free software. “The one we ended up looking at was an open-source one called AgOpenGPS. You start with the software, which is 100% free, and […] The post Building your own auto steer can save money appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story