June 4, 2026

The chief veterinarian of the National Pork Board says it’s been a difficult year as pork producers battle swine diseases.  Dr. Dusty Odekoven says Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Disease (PRRS) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) are the most challenging. “We’ve heard that really as we go back a year ago when we started collecting […] The post National Pork Board: disease pressure remains top concern for producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson says Wednesday’s detection of New World screwworm in southern Texas is not what the cattle industry hoped to see. “But we are prepared to fight this,” the chairman said. “Containing the spread through quarantine measures, sterile fly dispersals, and deploying treatment options to any animals that may be […] The post GT Thompson: NWS detection in Texas not what cattle producers wanted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Several Illinois cattle producers say it’s been a good year for hay so far. McDonough County farmer Shannon Welsh, president of the Illinois Beef Association, says first cutting in his area was a little early. “That’s the good news. The hay is abundant this year.”  He says, “It was a short year last year. Some […] The post Illinois hay crop off to good start appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cattle producers bring their policy concerns to Capitol Hill. Attendees of this year’s event are meeting with their state’s Congressional representatives and staffs throughout the day to share priorities impacting their operations. Eastern Nebraska cow/calf producer Devin Jakub says the devastation from wildfires and ongoing drought in his state elevates the needs for more flexibility […] The post Producers advocate for policy changes impacting ranch operations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says tariff reductions on ag equipment aren’t expected to provide significant price relief for U.S. farmers. David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights tells Brownfield,” We haven’t seen in the data that prices of equipment, prices for parts across all categories will come down and provide relief for producers. It’s just starting to increase at a little bit […] The post Reductions in equipment tariffs won’t likely translate to farmer cost savings appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Grain prices were trending lower at mid-week. On this episode of Managing for Profit, Allendale director of brokerage Greg McBride talks about some of the current market drivers including sluggish demand, weather challenges in the Plains, and overseas competition. The post Assessing the commodity markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story