April 13, 2026

An economist says rural areas are absorbing some of the most acute fuel cost impacts from the conflict in the Middle East. Rob Fox is the director of CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division… “The industries that you find in rural America are a little more energy intensive like farming, manufacturing, construction, and that sort of thing.” […] The post CoBank: Rural industries absorbing sharpest impact of global fuel price spikes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Turkey supplies could rise later this year. The USDA says there were 25.616 million turkey eggs in incubation at the start of April, up 5% on the month and 2% on the year, as producers try to meet demand. Near-term supplies should remain tight. The number of poults hatched, and the number of poults placed […] The post USDA turkey hatchery numbers imply increase in supply appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Executive Director of the American BioGas Council says opportunities to create biogas are expanding.  Patrick Serfass tells Brownfield that animals and people are producing more organic waste, which can generate renewable energy 24 hours a day, every day. “The RFS has been a really helpful tool. We’re going to continue using as much as […] The post Opportunities exist to expand biogas production & use appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says livestock producers need to be on high alert following the detection of New World screwworm just 90 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. Dudley Hoskins, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs tells Brownfield the department continues to closely monitor cases. “The Secretary has us doing an assessment of what […] The post Texas livestock producers urged to stay alert as New World screwworm spreads north in Mexico appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The JBS beef production facility is set to return to normal operations after workers and management reached a new two-year collective bargaining agreement. According to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, the agreement secures wage increases, defends workers against increases in healthcare costs, and protects workers from having to pay for personal protective […] The post JBS facility set to resume normal operations after reaching new labor agreement with UFCW appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says Congress needs to find solutions to rising input costs facing farmers and ranchers. “The ag economy is under real strain,” she said during a press call late last week. “Producers are doing everything right, but they are still getting squeezed by high input costs that just aren’t coming down. Fertilizer […] The post Hinson calls for action on rising input costs, targets phosphate fertilizer duties appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Iowa farmer says regenerative agriculture continues to play a key role in his operation. Steve Kuiper raises corn and soybeans near Knoxville in Marion County. “There’s a lot of discussion about water quality. I think farmers in general need to do a little self-reflection of what they are doing for water quality, and […] The post Iowa farmer sees gains from regenerative ag practices on his operation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story