June 17, 2026

Indiana FFA has expanded its district and section leadership model to keep pace with student membership growth.  Lisa Chaudion, executive director of the Indiana FFA Foundation, says the updates were needed. “We have 12 districts in the state,” she says. “This year, we’re moving to 16 districts. For many years, we were stuck around 9,000 […] The post Indiana FFA expanding leadership structure as membership grows to more than 14,000 students appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has announced more details on the reorganization of two mission areas. The Foreign Agricultural Service will establish an operational support hub in Kansas City, Missouri. The agency will also begin a phased relocation of its Washington D.C.-based workforce soon to Kansas City, Missouri and Beltsville, Maryland, keeping some employees in Washington D.C. The […] The post USDA details FAS, Rural Development relocations as reorganization moves forward appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Two new dairy operations are coming online in Missouri by late 2027, and the state’s ag director says the growth is positive. Chris Chinn with the Missouri Department of Agriculture tells Brownfield “We are excited. We’re excited for these two new dairies that are going to come to the state of Missouri. We’re excited about […] The post Missouri dairy sector expanding with two new operations planned appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production dipped slightly last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production fell half a percentage point to 1.1 million barrels per day. The four-week average ethanol production rate decreased. 0.2%, equivalent to an annualized rate of 16.94 billion gallons. Ethanol stocks were slightly higher at 24.5 million barrels, coming in at 6.3% […] The post Ethanol stocks up, exports decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri voters will decide in August whether to phase out and eventually eliminate the state’s income tax, and several state ag groups tell Brownfield they are neutral or don’t have policy on the issue. Garrett Hawkins with Missouri Farm Bureau says there are mixed thoughts among the organization’s farmer members about the phase out. “I […] The post Ag groups take wait-and-see stance on Missouri income tax elimination plan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa’s top ag official says the state has successfully eradicated pseudorabies. Secretary Mike Naig with the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship tells Brownfield there was a strong, coordinated response to the late April detection of the virus at a small commercial swine facility. “We did the final round of testing that was required by […] The post Quarantines lifted as Iowa declared free of pseudorabies appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were down Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0100 to $0.6775. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 to $1.4575.  One sale was recorded at $1.4575.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.42. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0450 to $1.5550. Thirty sales were recorded ranging from $1.5350 to $1.5700.  Nonfat dry milk was down $0.0350 at $1.6350. Eleven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6350to $1.6450.  The post Cash dairy prices down Wednesday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says the stormy weather pattern for much of the Corn Belt is setting the stage for tar spot issues in corn. Robby Meeker, who covers the eastern half of Illinois and all of Indiana, tells Brownfield, “The June rains are really what set the table and open the door […] The post Wet weather pattern raises tar spot concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A scouting network has identified a migratory pest in southeast Minnesota that has growers concerned. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Ryan Miller says traps are capturing an alarming rate of true armyworm moths. “Early last week it first popped up. And true armyworm, it’s a migratory insect so it’s a moth that overwinters in […] The post True armyworm surge in SE Minnesota raises alarm for growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story