March 6, 2026

The National Pork Producers Council says the industry could be one step closer to regulatory certainty with the advancement of the farm bill. CEO Brian Humphreys says relief from inconsistent animal housing laws -including Prop 12 – is long overdue. “Agriculture and the U.S. pork industry has been asking for this for several years now. […] The post Pork industry urges action on state animal housing laws in farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, livestock producers in the upper Midwest are preparing for snow, expected to develop later Friday.  Lambing and calving season is well underway; in North Dakota, for example, 41% of the ewes had lambed and 18% of the cows had calved by the end of February.  Meanwhile from Iowa southward, rain is […] The post Temps vary greatly across the Heartland; an active pattern underway for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The United States and Mexico have officially launched a formal review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Julie Callahan, chief ag negotiator with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, says Mexico and Canada remain two of the most important trading partners for the US, but, “There are certain areas where ag stakeholders anticipated benefits that they didn’t […] The post US, Mexico prepare for key USMCA talks impacting ag exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. dairy is staying competitive on the global market despite increased production from other countries. Gregg Doud with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield world dairy production is up and product is moving but at some point, prices will change. “It’s the Europeans. Again, they’re up seven percent. They totally overshot the target. The […] The post Doud: Global milk production up, U.S. competitive appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story