January 13, 2026

Cattle markets continue to navigate a lot of uncertainty.  Tony Hancock, market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says sale barns across the country are back to setting records. “Fundamentally, we may not be at the top yet,” he says.  “We might see prices that even blow this away, although it’s hard to imagine […] The post Sale barns set records as cattle industry navigates tight supplies appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has raised U.S. corn production to 17 billion bushels with a yield boost and increased harvested acres. Garrett Toay with AgTraderTalk says the increase in harvested acres were found in the Western Corn Belt. “If you look at where the majority of the acres came from, it was the Dakotas and Minnesota. The […] The post Where did USDA find more corn acres? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A researcher with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association says fall-applied nitrogen is much more likely to contribute to nutrient runoff than spring-applied. Lowell Gentry tells Brownfield, “Fall nitrogen lost about 12 pounds per acre more out of the tile, you know, 12 pounds is about 7% of the fertilizer, but that represented almost 40% […] The post Study finds fall nitrogen application contributes significantly more to tile nitrate runoff than spring application appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ad hoc government assistance is helping support farmland values in southern Minnesota. Kristina McVicker with South Central College in Mankato says ECAP payments, disaster aid, and soon the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, are providing farmers with additional working capital. “So I haven’t seen land sales drop a whole lot in my area, bare farmland is […] The post Government payments help stabilize southern Minnesota land market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer from eastern South Dakota says he’s surprised to see the larger-than-expected corn crop in the USDA’s latest supply and demand report. Reid Jensen tells Brownfield… “We were kind of waiting for this report, hoping that there might be a bump in prices, but obviously it went the other way.” USDA says South Dakota […] The post Eastern South Dakota farmer reacts to USDA’s larger-than-expected corn production numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration continues to address labor challenges that are facing America’s farmers and ranchers. During her remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, she said updates to wage rates for the H-2A visa program could deliver significant relief. “This change will save our farmers over $2 billion […] The post Rollins touts H-2A changes as relief for ag labor challenges appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, mild air is temporarily replacing previously cool conditions, while light precipitation—a mix of rain and wet snow—is traversing the Great Lakes States.  Tuesday’s high temperatures should range from near 35°F in the upper Great Lakes region to around 65°F in the middle Mississippi Valley.  Midwestern snow coverage has again largely retreated […] The post Windy, mild weather for most; colder air arriving on the northern Plains, precip limited appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story