April 7, 2026

Iowa’s ag secretary is encouraged as the state legislative session enters its third month. Mike Naig tells Brownfield the first ever Iowa Farm Act continues to advance in both chambers. “Continue to have tremendous support and interest in moving that piece of legislation, and like anything, it’s a work in progress. There’s some changes, a […] The post Naig sees strong support for Iowa Farm Act appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says her party has been left in the dark on the status of nationwide, year-round E15. “My Republican colleagues have kind of shut us Democrats out of the conversation.” Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says the Rual Domestic Energy Council is already months passed its self-imposed deadline to […] The post Congresswoman concerned about lack of communication on E15 negotiations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Minnesota farmer says a strong start last fall is helping his cover crops grow this spring. Sam Ziegler of Good Thunder tells Brownfield he seeds his covers after harvest. “So it’s not getting on until end of October, so last year just because we did have a warmer season before it really got […] The post Early growth last fall paying off for cover crops in southern Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new app is available to monitor flood and drought conditions across Missouri. The Missouri Hydrology Information Center was created by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and uses data from stream gauges and soil-moisture sensors to show real-time conditions. The app will allow users to monitor local water and soil conditions, impacts by region, […] The post New app in MO to track flood and drought conditions in real time appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southeast Missouri says the rising costs of fuel and fertilizer caused by the Middle East Conflict has made a difference on how many rice acres he’s planting this spring. Rance Daniels tells Brownfield “you let urea go up $250 to $300 and fuel go up $1.50 per gallon, it really puts it […] The post SEMO farmer cuts rice acres as fuel, fertilizer costs surge appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some farmers are feeling the sticker shock of higher costs as they gear up for the growing season. Southeast Nebraska farmer Ben Steffen says he’s stuck on the cost of fertilizer. “That’s a $50,000 increase and hit to my economic bottom line. $50,000 on my farm. We didn’t budget for that. In fact, before this […] The post Southeast Nebraska farmer sees $50K spike in fertilizer costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A meteorologist with Aura Commodities says the U.S. could start to see a shift to an El Nino weather pattern as soon as next month. “By the time you get into the summer, we could have that El Nino effect full on. That typically means a bit of a wetter risk, also a bit of […] The post Confidence in transition to El Nino weather pattern climbing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story