January 26, 2026

The lead commercial agronomist with Precision Planting says soaring fertilizer costs have corn farmers searching for alternatives. Jason Webster says growers with hog farms in the area might have a solution. “What if we could actually go and grab some of that hog effluent under these hog buildings?”  He says, “And if you can separate […] The post Hog effluent is showing promise as a fertilizer replacement for corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Iowa cattle producer says his winter calving is in full swing. Lance Lillibridge tells Brownfield recent conditions have been bitter. “We had our first calf on the 27th of December. We went from spring calving weather to dead, hard winter calving weather in a very short period of time.” Wind chills have been […] The post Eastern Iowa cattle producer says winter calving in full swing amid bitter cold appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

With the rising threat of tick-borne illnesses and New World screwworm, protecting animal health remains a priority for cattle producers. Mike Deering is the executive vice president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association. “Making sure that both at the state and federal level that we are prepared to deal with those challenges and that we do […] The post Cattle industry urges additional investments in research to protect animal health appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As the brutally cold temperatures persist, demand for hay will continue to increase.  Tony Hancock, the market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture, supplies shouldn’t be an issue. “There continues to be a large supply of average to lower quality hay out there,” he says.  “No shortage of that whatsoever.” But he tells Brownfield, […] The post Hay supplies are ample, but producers urged to monitor quality as winter raises cattle feed demands appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. sorghum and soybean export inspections continue to pick up steam. The USDA says inspections for both crops during the week ending January 22nd were slightly lower than the week before, but up sharply from last year, with China leading the way. However, China’s absence during the first quarter of the current marketing year continues […] The post Sorghum, soybean export inspections top last year’s levels appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A field crop entomologist with the University of Illinois says some farmers were once again plagued by corn leaf aphids in 2025. Nick Seiter tells Brownfield, “Not nearly to the extent as in 2024.”  He says, “Really it was seemingly kind of limited to some sensitive hybrids out there. They got dinged a little bit […] The post Some corn hybrids saw renewed corn leaf aphid pressure in 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story