March 10, 2026

The USDA cut its 2026 beef and turkey production estimates, while increasing the outlook for broilers. Beef is now seen at 25.81 billion pounds, down 110 million from February, with a slower slaughter canceling out heavier dressed weights, with an average steer price of $242 per hundredweight, a gain of $2, and higher imports and […] The post USDA lowers 2026 U.S. beef production guess, raises broilers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Adjuvants continue to play an important role in helping farmers get the most out of their crop protection programs. At the 2026 Commodity Classic, Brownfield caught up with Austin Anderson, who says growers should remember that not all adjuvants are created equal. Anderson, Brand Manager for Adjuvants at Helena Agri-Enterprises, says the right adjuvant can […] The post Helena’s Austin Anderson: Adjuvants Key to Maximizing Crop Protection Performance in 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA made no changes to domestic ending stocks projections for corn, soybeans, or wheat. The U.S. soybean carryout held at 350 million bushels, with a slight increase for imports canceled out by a modest rise in domestic crush demand. Corn was steady at 2.127 billion bushels and wheat remained at 931 million, with no […] The post USDA leaves U.S. soybean, corn, wheat ending stocks unchanged appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says farmers may have a good opportunity right now to sell some grain. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says there’s been some gains in the corn market this week due to support from crude oil. “Right now I’d argue that if you’re a producer, you have to look at your break evens and […] The post Recent market move may be chance for farmers to sell grain, economist says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A regional technical manager with FMC Corporation says farmers should take advantage of the recent warm up to apply early season herbicides.   Gail Stratman tells Brownfield timing is everything. “By the time we get into late March and early April, we can be thinking about some of those applications on. The weeds aren’t going […] The post Farmers urged to apply early-season herbicides during warm weather window appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Darin Van Ruden, the president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union, says many dairy farmers aren’t a fan of the recently reformed Federal Milk Marketing Order system. “It’s taken upwards of 90 cents a hundredweight off the farmer’s paychecks. And talking to a 300 cow dairy operator in southwest Wisconsin last week, his paycheck in January […] The post Delegate session highlights dairy farmer losses under new Federal Milk Marketing Order appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The cutting edge of agriculture.  Laura Bleill, director of external engagement with the U of I Research Park, says despite continued uncertainty around federal funding for ag research much of the industry continues to move ahead in attempting to find answers for agriculture’s ongoing challenges. “We all need to do more with less.”  She says, […] The post Ag research rolls on despite federal funding drop off appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story