May 6, 2026

Kevin Bradley with University of Missouri Extension says weed control could be more expensive and less efficient this spring due to weather delays and reduced herbicide flexibility. “What we’ve seen so far is not setting us up for the best success at weed control in this coming season.” Rain and wind have impacted parts of […] The post Rain, wind complicate some weed management plans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A beginning farmer says a network of mentors has helped their operation grow. Diversified produce and livestock farmer Taylor Schomaker has been working with her husband Ryan to reinvent the family’s centennial farm for the past six years. “It was a cash crop operation, so you can just envision this absolute blank slate, there’s nothing […] The post Michigan State University Extension beginning farmer field days building collaboration across the Saginaw Valley appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA continues to point towards expanded broiler production. 256.758 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, down 180,000 from the previous week, but up 3% from a year ago, with average hatchability at 79.4% of all eggs. 198.584 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, surging 2.831 million head on the […] The post USDA reports big week-to-week gain in broiler placements appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA is continuing efforts this year to reorganize and streamline the department. Speaking at an event in Iowa on Tuesday, Rollins pointed to the recent announcement of a new Food Safety and Inspection Service hub in the Des Moines area. “We will continue to deconstruct USDA in Washington […] The post Rollins highlights new Des Moines-area food safety center during Iowa stop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol stocks grew over the past week as demand slipped a little. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply of 26.02 million barrels was up 139,000 on the week and 829,000 on the year. Net inputs of ethanol purchased by refiners and blenders and the volume of gasoline supplied to the market […] The post Ethanol stocks rise as weekly production holds almost steady appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Every year, during the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) Annual Conference, Brownfield Ag News throws a party for our advertising partners and everyone else attending the meeting. Those celebratory gatherings have changed significantly in the past 28 years that I have been part of Brownfield. When I first started attending NAMA, I was on the younger […] The post The party may change but relationships still matter appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is hopeful the Senate Ag Committee will maintain Proposition 12 language in the farm bill. Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad represents the second-largest pork producing congressional district in the U.S. “For us to be able to get that in the farm bill and really fight off attempts by […] The post House farm bill’s Prop 12 provision will face Senate test appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story