June 1, 2026

A former chief economist at the USDA says he’s watching to see if China follows through on its recent purchase commitments. Joe Glauber tells Brownfield even after last year’s trade truce, U.S. ag exports to China haven’t returned to previous levels. “They’ve imported through March 2026, $5.1 billion, or that’s what our exports have been, […] The post Former USDA economist questions China’s soybean commitments amid ongoing tariffs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wet weather has created challenges for some producers who are trying to make hay.  Tony Hancock, market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says conditions have varied within his state.  “There’s definitely a lot of difference from the north to the south, much wetter in the north,” he says. “When you get down to the south, there’s some areas that are actually, concerned and you […] The post Wet weather delays hay production for many Missouri farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chief economist with the American Soybean Association says recent surveys show input costs continue to be the largest concern for the organization’s grower members. “Whenever our board gets together, that’s the number one topic of conversation is input costs.” During a recent webinar hosted by the Illinois Soybean Association, Scott Gerlt says escalating fertilizer […] The post Eliminating Moroccan fertilizer duties could bring relief appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Jared White covers the 2026 Illinois FFA State Convention. The post Illinois FFA State Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of CattleFax says today’s cattle market presents both tremendous opportunity and unprecedented uncertainty. “We’re in a time period of potentiality the greatest risk we’ve ever seen.” Randy Blach says there’s been plenty of opportunity for producers to take advantage of higher prices, but, “We are starting to see a little bit of consumer […] The post High prices, higher stakes: CattleFax warns of market uncertainty appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The decision to replant can often be one of the most difficult for row crop farmers. Stine Seed agronomist Tom Larson calls it an emotional process. “To replant or not to replant? I’ve seen where you’ll throw some flags out there and try to spike in some corn if you feel you have a light […] The post ‘To replant or not to replant?’ Farmers face difficult decisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed on Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0050 at $0.6950.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.4750.  Twelve sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4750 to $1.4775.  Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.44.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was up $0.0025 at $1.67.  One sale was recorded at $1.6675.  Nonfat dry milk was up 0.04 at $2.13. Three sales were recorded at that price.  The post Cash dairy prices mixed on Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As planting winds down across the U.S., Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Jeff Moon, says it’s not too early to start thinking about how to combat in-season pests. He tells Brownfield one of those pests is soybean aphid, which can have a devastating impact on yield.  But Moon says there are products to help control […] The post Proactive Pest Management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A plant pathologist says the drier May weather was good for Wisconsin crops.  Damon Smith with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield that April’s wetness had him worried. “(I was) a little bit concerned with corn and soybean planting with potential seed, seedling, and seed rot problems on corn and soybeans, but it turns out […] The post Drier May helped Wisconsin crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story