January 23, 2026

The ethanol industry is looking to build on a positive second half to 2025. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings says the first six months of last year were tough. “The first half of 2025 wasn’t exactly rosy for the U.S. ethanol producer, and things improved over the second half of 2025.” He tells […] The post Jennings: ethanol producers turning a modest profit in early 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The lead commercial agronomist with Precision Planting says farmers looking to cut input costs should consider strip till. Jason Webster says the practice allows producers to band nutrients precisely where the crop can access them. “Then I’ve got multi-bands of fertilizer.”  He says, “I’ve got the first one with the dry fertilizer underneath that plant.  […] The post Study: Strip-till can cut fertilizer costs up to 50% without hurting yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were all higher Friday except for whey at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7350. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0050 at $1.3550.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.3475 to $1.3550.   Cheese barrels were up $0.0025 at $1.36.  No sales were recorded.    Butter prices were sharply higher, up $0.1150 at $1.5750.  Seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5625 to $1.5750.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0425 at $1.3250.  No sales were recorded.  The post Cash dairy prices higher Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Additional farmer aid and year-round E15 weren’t included in the appropriations package being considered by Congress, and the chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says it doesn’t appear they will be added. Glenn “GT” Thompson tells Brownfield both policies need more time. When it comes to year-round E15 legislation “we still have some folks […] The post House ag chairman: year-round E15, more farmer aid not ready appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the Missouri Corn Growers Association says he’s frustrated with the lack of progress in Congress to allow year-round E15, nationwide. Bradley Schad tells Brownfield “we needed this change. We’ve been working on it for the last 13 years and Congress just punted the ball again.” Schad says oil refiners with multiple small […] The post Missouri Corn frustrated as Congress punts year-round E15 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Minnesota farmer concerned about the high cost of fertilizer is using history as a guide. Ryan Mackenthun grows corn and soybeans near Hutchinson. “I looked at my past performance on my farms. I pulled ten-year fertilizer history from my farm of what I put on the last ten years, and wondering what do I […] The post High fertilizer costs push Minnesota farmer to dig into a decade of data appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Deputy Secretary of USDA says the Trump administration continues to address consolidation in the ag industry. Speaking on a National Ag Law Center webinar recently, Stephen Vaden says one of the biggest concerns is the fertilizer market and the concentration by Mosaic and Nutrien. “It should have never been allowed to happen in the […] The post USDA Deputy Secretary flags fertilizer, equipment consolidation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story