February 23, 2026

Environmental and conservation groups are again asking a federal court to block the use of over-the-top dicamba in cotton and soybeans. In a petition challenging three recent label approvals, the National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Food Safety and others claim the U.S. EPA didn’t follow the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act requirements, and […] The post Lawsuit targets EPA dicamba approval for soybeans and cotton appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests the implications of last week’s Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s use of tariffs aren’t fully known. “The Supreme Court was silent on whether refunds will need to be issued for the tariffs that President Trump has already levied. It also didn’t address whether the President has the authority under […] The post Grassley: Supreme Court silent on tariff refunds, Presidential powers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s use of tariffs could disrupt ongoing trade negotiations. Ian Sheldon with Ohio State University tells Brownfield, “A lot of countries are now questioning the validity of the deals that they signed. The EU was already starting to back away a little bit. Countries […] The post Supreme Court tariff ruling clouds the future of U.S. trade deals appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Missouri Soybean Association has secured state tax relief for federal disaster assistance payments. In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Ben Travlos, the director of policy with the Missouri Soybean Association, has more details. The post State Tax Relief for Federal Disaster Payments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

One of the original co-chairs of the Commodity Classic says he’s impressed how it’s grown into one of agriculture’s premier events. Illinois farmer Kent Kleinschmidt was one of the two farmers that oversaw the organization of the first Commodity Classic thirty years ago in Phoenix, Arizona. “We formed a committee about two years before the […] The post Industry consolidation spurred formation of Commodity Classic appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Friday’s Supreme Court decision on President Trump’s tariffs has not ended tariffs but will significantly change them. The high court said Trump could not use the IEEPA, or International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs as part of his trade policy, but the President says he has other ways to impose tariffs. Trump told reporters, “The […] The post Trump continues tariffs using different tools following SCOTUS ruling appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Many Midwestern corn farmers are probably wondering if southern rust will be a problem again this year. Iowa State University Extension field crops pathologist Alison Robertson says there were historic levels of the plant disease in 2025. “So it’s a big concern on everybody’s mind here.” She tells Brownfield the pathogen that causes southern rust […] The post Will southern rust sequel occur? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story