March 26, 2026

A plan to reduce flood risk along the Missouri River concerns some Missouri and Iowa farmers. “This $32 billion plan would take 147,000 acres of Missouri’s best farmland out of production,” says Tom Waters, a farmer from Ray County, and chairman of the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association. He says the draft Lower Missouri River Flood […] The post Flood plan sparks farmer concerns over lost farmland, levee adjustments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says producers across the state are getting ready for a busy spring. Phillip Nelson, who farms in LaSalle County, says even though agriculture faces many challenges, planting season always brings optimism. “We are getting the itch.”  He says, “We don’t have the planters hooked up yet, but that’s […] The post Spring renews optimism for Illinois farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan fruit growers say crops appear protected after one of the most extreme blizzards in March. Leelanau cherry grower Ben LaCross tells Brownfield, “Northern Michigan got 2 to 4 to 5 feet of snow over the course of a weekend, and it was just a blizzard that we hadn’t seen in a long time.” A […] The post State of Emergency in northern Michigan, but dormant fruit should limit crop damage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A senior grains and oilseeds analyst says he doesn’t expect high fertilizer prices to impact a large portion of growers this season. Marc Rosenbohm with Terrain says many farmers locked in inputs prior to the start of the Middle East conflict. “A lot of those fertilizer decisions have been made. We’ve heard a little bit […] The post Pre-bought inputs shield many growers from fertilizer price surge appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A soy-based adhesive tape took home the top prize at the 32nd annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition sponsored by the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University. Biological engineering sophomore Jocelyn Erickson explains the product.  “SoySeal is a 90% soy-based tape where the adhesive part is 100% soy-based and the backing is 90% with only one non-soy ingredient, […] The post SoySeal adhesive tape wins $20,000 prize in ISA and Purdue University Student Soybean Innovation Competition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A proposed tax break in the Iowa Senate would benefit veterinarians who are Iowa high school graduates and choose to practice in the state. Jennifer Dorman with the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association says the tax break targets veterinarians receiving federal student loan assistance who are working in USDA-designated shortage areas. “It’s meaningful to the veterinarians […] The post Shortage of rural veterinarians drives Iowa tax break proposal appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says midwestern farmers are paying more for all types of fertilizers since the conflict in Iran began on February 20th. Nick Paulson says urea prices have spiked 38% in the Corn Belt. “It is one of the main products that comes out of that Middle East region […] The post Midwestern farmers paying more for all types of fertilizers over the past month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says two new wildfires have burned nearly 80,000 acres of rangeland in the state’s Panhandle.  According to a release, The Ashby fire in Grant County started early Thursday morning and has covered 60,000 acres and spread quickly southward. It’s burned into the area already scorched by the Morrill County Fire.  The Minor Fire […] The post Additional wildfires spark in western Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story