May 15, 2026

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says staffing levels at the USDA continue to draw concern. Illinois Democratic Representative Nikki Budzinski tells Brownfield… “We had a closed-door conversation with the USDA around their reorganization.”  She says, “We’re seeing dramatic cuts to staffing levels. We know that some offices, especially the Farm Service Agency, […] The post USDA staffing and reorganization raise concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

For more than 20 years, the American Dairy Association Indiana has selected two dairy producers to meet the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in Victory Circle with a cold bottle of milk. This year’s Veteran Milk Woman is Ashley Stockwell, a third-generation dairy farmer from Hudson, Indiana.  “It’s surreal that I get to represent the nearly […] The post Indiana dairy producers carry on Indy 500’s historic bottle of milk tradition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop insurance agent says ongoing drought has more farmers in the Central Plains are evaluating prevent plant options.   Ben Rand with the Federal Crop Insurance Agency says the strategy is commonly used in the Upper Midwest and Eastern Corn Belt due to excessive water issues. “The reality here is that it’s completely the […] The post Crop insurance agent says drought raising prevent plant questions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A commodities economist says the U.S. and China trade summit didn’t have much new information for U.S. agriculture, and grain traders are disappointed. “Traders expectations of concrete deals coming out of this. They didn’t see that,” says Arlan Suderman, StoneX Group. U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer told Bloomberg in an interview on Friday China has […] The post China trade summit leaves grain traders wanting more appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican attends the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting. The post Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Improve protein digestibility of high-oleic soybeans. Dr. Lynn Davis, Dairy Nutritionist, explains the benefits of properly roasting high-oleic soybeans for use in dairy feed rations. The post Roasting High-Oleic Soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin will soon learn who will serve as the next Alice in Dairyland. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield the one-year public relations position helps people understand where their food comes from. “One of the tremendous values that Alice does every year is make sure that people are understanding and connecting to the important role […] The post Alice in Dairyland to be selected on Saturday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story