February 18, 2026

Soybeans were narrowly mixed. Beans were up early, following bean oil, but ran into overhead resistance. Soybean oil saw another round of support from demand expectations, largely ignoring the supply realities reflected in this week’s NOPA numbers. There’s more rain in the forecast for parts of Argentina and Brazil. Stateside, the trade’s waiting for the […] The post Wheat gains, watching weather in U.S. Plains, Midwest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A colostrum management specialist says pasteurization has become a standard practice when feeding dairy calves on many farms. Great Lakes Territory Manager Cora Okkema with Dairy Tech tells Brownfield pasteurization drastically decreases potential pathogen loads for young calves. “Especially at that stage where the last thing you want to do is get that calf some […] The post Colostrum pasteurization, a routine in quality dairy calf care appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ohio Farm Bureau members want clearer guidelines on how calculated farmland values will impact property taxes. Evan Callicoat, Ohio Farm Bureau’sdirector of state policy, says a proposed bill in the statehouse would help increase transparency and uniformity under the state’s Calculated Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) program.  “We’re going to include a line in that legislation that says farmers will see […] The post New CAUV legislation could provide more certainty for tax bills in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri’s Attorney General Catherine Hanaway says federal pesticide warning labels should be enough for state law as lawmakers and the U.S. Supreme Court weigh disputes tied to glyphosate. “Look, if there’s an EPA warning that’s prescribed for any herbicide or pesticide, that should be enough in Missouri.” Monsanto’s Roundup continues to deal with legal challenges […] The post Missouri AG: federal labels enough in glyphosate warning fight appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Nebraska ag leaders say ethanol policy continues to lack direction and its impacting the farm economy.  President of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association Michael Dibbern says the financial pressure facing farmers runs deeper than what farm bankruptcy data shows.  “They’re just going to quit. They’re going to sell off their equipment and be done. As […] The post Farm financial stress deepens amid ethanol policy delays appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chief economist with the National Corn Growers Association says the industry continues to await further guidance on nationwide, year-round, E-15 from the Congressional Rural Domestic Energy Council. Krista Swanson tells Brownfield… “Unfortunately, the council had a first deadline of February 15th, and that has come and gone, and we haven’t really heard a lot.”  […] The post Economists say E15 expansion could raise corn prices and lower fuel costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

High input costs remain a sticking point on crop budgets for many farmers. Compeer Financial ag economist Bill Moore says revenues have not kept pace with the cost of production. “And for the last two-plus years we’ve seen a real divergence where historically they tend to trend together, but production costs have really kind of […] The post Diverging trends: farm revenues drop while input costs stay elevated appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Time for certainty.  “There’s a lot of pain right now in American agriculture financially, and they need a bridge.” Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Glenn “GT” Thompson says the newly introduced Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, or Farm Bill 2.0, would provide five years of stability with a modernized farm safety […] The post Thompson says latest farm bill proposal brings stability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story