May 29, 2026

A marketing consultant says milk powder prices have leveled off after a short-term spike. Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield changes in the dairy market are often triggered by overflows in certain products. “Markets have softened, specifically in cheese, where prices have dropped nineteen cents since the beginning of the month and powder, which has […] The post Milk powder prices stabilized appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan State University’s wheat breeder says this year’s crop is on pace to meet projections for a record-yielding harvest. Eric Olson tells Brownfield, “For the most part, the crop is looking very clean, and there’s a lot of yield potential out there, so I’m excited about the profitability of this crop.” He says growers in the Great Lakes Yield […] The post Michigan wheat growers seeing strong yield potential ahead of harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says she’s cautiously optimistic about Congress making progress on a new farm bill in the coming weeks. Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin tells Brownfield, “The chairman got us together as a committee last week on a bipartisan basis, pretty much every member was there.” “It was a private meeting […] The post Slotkin says bipartisan farm bill talks are gaining momentum in Senate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Old crop wheat export sales fell to a marketing year low during the week ending May 21st. The USDA says old crop sales were a net reduction following big cancelations by several of key buyers, but most of those key buyers also bought new crop U.S. wheat. The next marketing year for wheat begins Monday. […] The post Old crop wheat export sales dive, new crop solid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An annual youth-led initiative is helping address food insecurity in rural communities across Indiana and Ohio. McKinley Ford, associate financial officer with Farm Credit Mid-America, says the organization’s Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer competition is helping food banks meet demand. “Meat donations are available, whether that’s fresh, frozen, or a donated animal that is going to […] The post Ag youth step up to fight food insecurity through Farm Credit Mid-America’s Stock the Trailer competition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of state policy for Ohio Farm Bureau says members are concerned the rise in data centers across the state could impact the ag industry. Evan Callicot says legislative solutions are needed as land use pressures continue. “We have the fifth largest amount of data centers in the country,” he says. “We have over 200 in the […] The post Ohio Farm Bureau says long-term policy solutions needed for data center influx across the state appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist in northern Arkansas says farmers should be paying close attention to nutrient deficiencies in the crops as the growing season continues. Stephen Leininger with Helena Agri-Enterprises tells Brownfield “Fertilizer has gotten expensive and because of that fertilizer has been reduced or cut on certain crops and and certain amounts. I would definitely be […] The post Farmers urged to monitor “hidden hunger” in crops as nutrient deficiencies risk rises appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story