May 19, 2026

Reports of tick bites and related diseases are on the rise. In this episode of Managing for Profit, we’ll hear how you can best protect yourself in the field and keep the pests from coming home with you after crop scouting. The post Did you check for ticks? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southern Minnesota says the first cutting of alfalfa is about a week out. Dan Glessing farms in Wright County and tells Brownfield it’s been cool so far this month. “It seemed to start out early, but then it’s just not moved a lot. I mean it is growing obviously, and now that […] The post Minnesota alfalfa grower hoping for warmer weather ahead of first cutting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says additional steps are being taken to increase U.S. fertilizer production, and reduce input costs for farmers. “Every tool in the toolkit has to be reviewed and analyzed.” She says the permitting process for a new ammonia plant being built in Louisiana could be finalized within 45 days through the Army […] The post USDA says new fertilizer projects, faster permitting aim to lower farm input costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers are evaluating the effectiveness of early season weed control. WinField United crop protection sales agronomist Ryan Peterson suggests weed pressure has been somewhat subdued. “In my travels, it hasn’t been too bad yet. Obviously it’s going to be extremely variable across multiple states (and) field to field variability even on your own farm.” He […] The post Variable environmental conditions impact early weed control efforts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical service representative with BASF says soybean growers facing white mold challenges should start planning management strategies now. Ken Deibert, who covers eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, says fields with a history of the fungus are the most susceptible. “It’s an aggressive disease.”  He says, “That crop rotation means a lot in terms […] The post Soybean growers encouraged to consider white mold management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.69.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0225 at $1.5325.  Fifteen sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5150 to $1.55.  Cheese barrels were down $0.04 at $1.5150.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.04 at $1.60.  Twelve sales were recorded, ranging from $1.60 to $1.6350.  Nonfat dry milk was down 0.0150 at $2.2550.  One sale was recorded at $2.26.  The post Cash dairy prices were lower Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is optimistic the Senate will maintain momentum on the farm bill. Randy Feenstra of Iowa tells Brownfield the Senate Ag Committee could mark up its version within a month. “That’s a big deal, and if they do a markup (and) pass a farm bill and then it […] The post Feenstra “bullish” on farm bill passage as Senate action nears appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story