June 10, 2026

Ag groups are expressing concern following President Trump saying he is not looking to renew the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. Farmers for Free Trade chairman Bob Hemesath, who farms in northeast Iowa, says failing to extend and strengthen USMCA would be a self-inflicted wound for American agriculture at the worst possible moment. “The uncertainty of […] The post Ag coalitions defend USMCA as Trump signals doubts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Weed and disease management are currently some top priorities for southwest Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser. “We should be done with corn (spraying) until we may have to put some fungicide on, but we should have the corn taken care of for the summer,” he said. “But the soybeans, we’re focused on herbicide applications.” He tells […] The post Wet conditions put weed, disease management at top of list for southern Iowa grower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health has adopted new interstate movement requirements for livestock and companion animals to prevent New World screwworm from entering the state. Denise Derrer Spears says the greatest threat comes from animals in infected regions. “Those animals need to be accompanied by a pre-entry permit,” she says. “The Board of Animal Health needs to approve it before it arrives in […] The post Indiana BOAH tightening animal movement restrictions over New World screwworm threat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A dairy marketer says a weak U.S. economy could make exports even more critical in the months ahead. Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield, “Consumers have been in what we’ll call okay shape, but some of this most recent economic data suggests that we could see some more headwinds coming from the American consumer.” “With […] The post Growing dairy exports help offset weak domestic demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A state climatologist says summerlike weather is about to take a sharp turn. Michigan’s Jeff Andresen says a huge hot, humid ridge over the central and eastern U.S. will collide with a Canadian cold front, creating a roller coaster of conditions. “That air mass that’s down to the south of this system here is basically tropical, or […] The post Severe storms, heavy rain and cooler temperatures ahead appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The co-founder of AgMarket.net says it was a rough start to the month in the commodity markets. Matt Bennett tells Brownfield that timely rains for much of the Corn Belt are just one factor. “Corn and beans, wheat, they all just absolutely got pummeled.”  He says, “We’d had 12 straight sessions of Kansas City wheat […] The post Several factors weighing on commodity markets to start the month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the farm economy is not likely to recover anytime soon. David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights says higher input costs are adding additional financial strain. “A few months ago, it felt like we were closer to equilibrium,” he says. “We’ve seen this energy shock really kind of create all sorts of problems […] The post Economist says farm economy recovery unlikely amid record high input costs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says he’s expecting an uneventful supply and demand report from the USDA, with limited changes to U.S. demand. Ben Brown says the USDA has been trimming soybean export expectations due to sluggish sales. “However, I think the market has already baked that in.” He tells Brownfield ethanol […] The post Few surprises expected in USDA June supply and demand report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story