April 24, 2026

The executive director of Farmers for Free Trade says he remains optimistic the U.S. can get a trade deal done with India. Brian Kuehl tells Brownfield, “India had a delegation in the United States this week on the ground negotiating hopefully a new trade deal. We haven’t seen the details on what they are negotiating, […] The post Trade group optimistic on U.S.-India deal, but questions remain for dairy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this week’s checkoff chat, we’re looking back at 35 years of building demand and new opportunities for soybean farmers. Listen as we talk with Vanessa Kummer about farmer-led investments in research, innovation, and market development with U.S. Soy. The post Celebrating 35 years of USB with Vanessa Kummer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag leader says a possible trade deal between the U.S. and India will likely help sell products like fruits, nuts, and ethanol, but not dairy products. Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director Brian Kuehl tells Brownfield that India had a trade delegation in the U.S. this week. “They’ve had folks on the ground negotiating, […] The post Possible trade deal with India not likely to include U.S. dairy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front extend southward from Lake Superior. Previously, locally severe thunderstorms late Thursday resulted in spotty wind and hail damage, mainly across Iowa and Missouri. Unfavorably wet conditions have expanded and currently extend southwestward from Michigan and Wisconsin into parts of Missouri, with […] The post A more active pattern underway for some; cooler to colder weather arriving for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story