May 6, 2026

A farm management specialist with the University of Illinois says the current economy is restricting cash on hand for many row crop producers. In a recent FarmDoc webinar, Gary Schnitkey says recent government assistance through the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program has helped, but… “Don’t spend it all in one place, I guess.”  He says, “If […] The post Tight cash flows leading to farm management changes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension crops educator says a cool stretch is slowing alfalfa growth across the Upper Midwest. Dave Nicolai with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield the first crop is coming along nicely. “It is a bit on the cold side (but) growth is occurring. Probably will pick up now this next week when we’re back […] The post Winter conditions favorable, but cold stretch could delay first alfalfa cutting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says lactating dairy cattle no longer have to be tested for highly pathogenic avian influenza before leaving the state. Denise Derrer Spears says the USDA has updated the National Milk Testing Strategy’s state-of-origin status. “We’ve been testing milk from dairy farms on a monthly basis,” she says. “We’ve achieved stage […] The post Indiana BOAH ends HPAI testing for interstate dairy cattle movement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northeast Arkansas says he has booked all his fertilizer needs for the year. “Fortunately.” Tommy Young tells Brownfield he’s grateful, and his local co-op did a  good job communicating with farmers. “Fertilizer has came down, and by fertilizer I’m talking urea, has came down to $810 a ton. Well, we booked in […] The post Early fertilizer booking pays off for Arkansas farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

More than 60 Holstein calves were stolen from a Mercer County, Ohio farm. According to local news reports, the calves were stolen Monday night into early Tuesday morning near State Route 219 and Coldwater Creek Road. The cattle are owned by Gaerke Brother Farms and were raised by Selhorst Farms near Coldwater.  In a statement to Brownfield, Sheriff […] The post 64 Holstein calves stolen in Mercer County, Ohio heist appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

South Dakota State University has created the Rick Wahlstrom Chair in Swine Production to support research, teaching and swine science leadership. Wahlstrom served at SDSU for 36 years as a swine professor and animal science department head. The endowed chair will be filled for the upcoming school year and will be appointed by SDSU leadership. […] The post New endowed chair at South Dakota State University supports future of swine production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation says the agency is addressing concerns about ag data security in the One Farmer One File initiative. Richard Fordyce says merging dozens of separate farm programs into a single network can be done safely. “The data is the farmers.’ We know that. We protect that, and we […] The post Fordyce: Consolidating USDA systems strengthens ag data privacy, security appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural real estate expert says farm sale fraud is becoming more common. Colton Lacina with Farmers National Company says, “We’ve seen a large uptick in the last, you know, six months to a year.” Lacina tells Brownfield that seller impersonation fraud occurs when someone lists the farm property for sale with an agent without […] The post Farm real estate fraud case numbers grow appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story