May 1, 2026

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says he’s been talking with the USDA about ways to help farmers and ranchers impacted by the recent severe weather outbreak at the end of April. “We’ve had some very early conversations with USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce on that,” he says. “They have a few programs together. We’re really still […] The post Missouri ag officials working to connect storm-hit farmers with aid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Drought conditions have improved in Missouri with the help of recent rains, but the state climatologist says extreme drought conditions linger in the southeast. “It’s a very regional drought right now.” Zach Leasor with the University of Missouri Extension tells Brownfield the dryness in Missouri’s Bootheel started last summer, and it will take a while […] The post Rains ease Missouri drought conditions, but Bootheel still dry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag attorney says the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Durnell vs. Monsanto will likely impact crop protection availability for farmers. John Shoup with the Indiana Ag Law Foundation says the high court is split on whether or not federal law prevents states from implementing additional pesticide labeling requirements. “The product is either not available […] The post Ag attorney: SCOTUS ruling could shape future of crop protection in the U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly steady on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6975.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.64.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.63 to $1.6450.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.6150.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.03 at $1.5950. Twenty-one sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5725 to $1.60.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0125 at $2.2650.  Twelve sales were recorded, ranging from $2.2425 to $2.25.  The post Cash dairy prices start May mostly steady appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

It’s been an on again, off again spring for northern Iowa farmer Casey Schlichting. “We went to an indoor track meet earlier this season for my daughter and it was 83 degrees outside, and then the next day it was 27. So just getting consistent warm weather (has been an issue). I think the dirt […] The post Iowa farmer prioritizes soybeans as spring weather delays corn planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer says cattle producers in her state continue to navigate the aftermath of this spring’s wildfires. “There’s about 35,000 head of cattle that have to be rehomed. There’s no pastureland. When I was there and flew over, you can imagine that thousands and thousands and thousands of acres were burned.” Since mid-March, […] The post Fischer: Nebraska ranchers recovering after devastating wildfires appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Kansas Senator Roger Marshall says a series of bills being considered in the U.S Senate could deliver much-needed relief from high fertilizer prices. He says the latest measure removes countervailing duties on phosphate imports from Morocco. “It would lower the cost of phosphate fertilizer by over 20 percent. That’s $150 a ton. That’s really money […] The post Kansas Senator pushes fertilizer relief package to lower input costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says portions of the Midwest are seeing significant flights of black cutworm moths. Ryan Gentle, who covers the western half of Illinois, says the record warmth and active weather pattern have brought them north earlier than usual. “We’ve had some pretty large flights in the last couple weeks.”  He […] The post Cutworms posing early season threat to some crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story