March 19, 2026

The USDA is reporting a strong week for U.S. rice export sales. During the week ending March 12th, Japan picked up more than half of the weekly rice sales total as it tries to meet domestic demand while filling import quotas. Soybean meal and pork sales were both up on the week, but below average, […] The post Rice export sales surge as beef drifts to a marketing year low appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says the demand for older cows remains strong. Jackie Moore with Joplin Regional Stockyards says prices for bred cows and heifers continue to push higher. “We’ve put $1,000 a head on these springer heifers since January 1 and $1000 on these cows,” he […] The post Market for older cows continues to find strength appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An animal welfare specialist with the USDA says the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the U.S. has reached unprecedented levels. Dr. Chelsey Shivley is a veterinarian and serves as the acting critical issues manager for the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. “This outbreak was first detected back in February 2022,” […] The post USDA: Current HPAI outbreak has impacted more than 197 million birds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is putting more pressure on the entire supply chain. Frayne Olson with North Dakota State University says the transportation system has been absorbing some of the higher diesel prices, but farmers could start to be impacted soon. “The increasing fuel service charges that’ll be coming […] The post Rising fuel prices due to the conflict in the Middle East are increasing transportation costs for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southwestern Iowa says rising fertilizer prices have growers in a tough spot. Kevin Ross raises corn, soybeans, and cattle near Underwood – and is a past president of the National Corn Growers Association. “There are some things you can do obviously to offset some issues or cut back in any given year, […] The post Iowa farmer warns fertilizer price spike puts growers in financial crunch appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A livestock economist says placements will be the number to watch in this week’s Cattle on Feed report. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says, “We’re going into this report on the heels of 15 straight months of declining feedlot numbers.”  He says that isn’t going to change anytime soon. “We had a little […] The post Economist says placements remains the number to watch in Cattle on Feed report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Governor Jim Pillen says improving demand for Nebraska ag products remains one of his administration’s top priorities. “The vision is not to put corn on barges anymore and ship it around the world. The vision is that we grow ethanol that we grow the bioeconomy so we can either feed corn to livestock or process […] The post Pillen: Growing Nebraska’s bioeconomy key to future of ag products appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story