February 12, 2026

An appraiser with Farm Credit Illinois says there seems to be a shift occurring in the farmland market. Laura Enger, newly elected president of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, tells Brownfield, “What I’m seeing is some interesting land values, some widening ranges of what auctions are going for.”  She says, […] The post Illinois farmland market shows signs of leveling off, appraiser says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans place producers at the center of the nation’s nutrition priorities. “By producing milk, raising cattle, chicken and pigs, and seafood, growing wholesome fruits and vegetables and grains, our farmers and ranchers hold the key to solving our national health crisis.” At an event celebrating […] The post Rollins: farmers and ranchers hold the key to healthier diets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA made modest adjustments to domestic soybean and corn production estimates. CONAB now has soybeans at a record 177.985 million tons, up 1.1% from January due to a bigger yield guess as harvest moves into some key growing areas. Total corn production was trimmed 0.3% on the month to 138.448 million […] The post CONAB makes modest monthly changes to Brazil’s soybean, corn crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers should pay close attention to how the nutrients in the soil interact with one another. Striking the correct balance will help increase the fertility of your soil. Learn more in this Managing For Profit.  The post Why Chemistry Matters appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of the South Putnam FFA chapter says members are helping restore natural habitats and improve the biodiversity of native plants in Indiana. Stone Staunch says students developed the Back to Our Roots program as a way to remove invasive Callery Pear trees on school grounds. “These trees created a toxin that kills all of […] The post South Putnam FFA chapter restores native species through Back to Our Roots program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, lingering cold weather is mostly confined to the Great Lakes States.  The colder areas generally overlap where fields and forests are still blanketed by snow.  Wednesday’s Midwestern high temperatures will remain below 30°F in the upper Great Lakes region—but will reach 50°F or higher in the southwestern Corn Belt. On the […] The post A range of mild temps, centered on the Plains; largely dry weather across much of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the Great Basin and Pacific Coast States, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast.  Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation from the southern half of the Plains to the southern Atlantic Coast should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather throughout […] The post A very mild, mid-winter pattern to continue; welcome moisture for the West & Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story