May 1, 2026

The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says he’s confident the U.S. House will pass nationwide year-round E15 legislation this month. Monte Shaw tells Brownfield under the rule adopted this week to govern debate, both the skinny farm bill and the E15 proposal will receive a Floor vote. “That rule is still in […] The post Shaw: E15 vote marks breakthrough after 13-year push appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says it has confirmed the detection of pseudorabies virus in swine herds in Iowa and Texas. The agency says the virus was found in a small commercial swine facility in Iowa during routine testing. Initial traceback found that five affected boars came from an outdoor facility in Texas. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health […] The post USDA: Pseudorabies confirmed in Iowa, Texas swine herds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Congressman Don Bacon says the House-passed farm bill is a win for rural communities. “This is huge for Nebraska,” he said. “This is even huge for the second district.” The Nebraska Republican says six of his bills made it into the final package. “One of them is to help prevent China from buying farmland,” […] The post Rep. Bacon points to ag security, young farmer support in farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says House leadership needs to keep its word and get a floor vote on year-round E15 legislation. “And do that in very short order,” Grassley said. “In fact, I don’t really know what all the problem is about E15.” E15 was left out of the farm bill that passed out of […] The post Sen. Grassley: House must follow through on E15 legislation 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 Phillip Good about farmer-led investments in research, innovation, and market development with U.S. Soy. The post Celebrating 35 years of USB with Phillip Good appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the country, excluding eastern New England, peninsular Florida, and southern Texas. Warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Pacific Coast to the Rockies, as well as the northern High Plains. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation from the Pacific Northwest […] The post More unseasonably cool weather ahead for the Heartland; wet in the southern, eastern U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story