May 13, 2026

A central Illinois farmer says this week’s warm up is welcome. Katie Brown, who raises corn, soybeans, and hogs in Christian County, tells Brownfield… “We had a really good start. I think everybody was really excited. Dirt was working really nice. We put a lot of seed in the ground and we got a lot […] The post Illinois farmer welcomes warm up as planting continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop insurance agent who farms in southeast Iowa suggests commodity prices are not what’s sinking farmer profitability. Logan Lyon tells Brownfield USDA’s projected spring prices of $4.62 for corn and $11.09 for soybeans resemble their respective 10-year averages. “So when we talk about the farm economy, I have a hard time blaming the price […] The post Input costs taking bigger toll than grain prices, Iowa farmer says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says the ag industry is closely watching this week’s trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says he’d like to see written commitments of purchases for ag goods like soybeans and beef. “Those are the low hanging fruit per say for China to buy. The real question is […] The post Anticipation brewing for China trade trip results appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed on Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0250 at $0.6750. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $0.6750 to $0.69.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.01 at $1.64. Two sales were recorded at $1.63 and $1.64.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.60.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.0275 at $1.6175.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Nonfat dry milk was up 0.0025 at $2.2875. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $2.28 to $2.29.  The post Cash dairy: Blocks and powder up, butter and whey down Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn growers from across the country flew to Washington, D.C., early this week to lobby for the year-round nationwide E15 bill. Wisconsin Corn Executive Director Brenda Damrow Gudex tells Brownfield that passing the legislation is important, and that getting to a vote on E15 has been a long battle filled with political obstacles. “It’s like […] The post After many obstacles, E15 vote expected today appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Kansas farmer says drought conditions continue to delay his planting progress.   Adam Baldwin says it’s been too dry to get the corn crop in the ground. “Dryland corn at this point if it’s not in, it’s probably going to be milo. We have acres that we had planned on being sorghum that […] The post Ongoing drought creates planting challenges for Kansas growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story