June 23, 2026

A south-central Minnesota farmer who owns shares in a local ethanol plant is encouraged by congressional movement on year-round nationwide E15. Tim Waibel grows corn and soybeans near Courtland and says he was pleasantly surprised when the House passed E15 legislation. “We have eight House seats in the state of Minnesota, four Democrats and four […] The post Minnesota Corn leader urges Senate to act on year-round E15 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As disease pressure ramps up across the Corn Belt, many growers are trying to determine the return on investment for fungicide. Tyler Harp with Syngenta tells Brownfield research indicates an application when the corn plant is tasseling pays the most dividends. “Our data shows that 8 out of 10 times, that’s going to be a […] The post Research shows corn fungicide application at tasseling pays off most often appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Nationwide labor shortages continue to put pressure on the U.S. dairy industry. Brian Rexing, a fourth-generation dairy farmer from Indiana, says the industry is being forced to deal with limited workforce availability. “It’s hard to attract people,” he says. “At this point, we’re willing to navigate a program that may not be perfect, but we’re […] The post Labor shortages continue to strain U.S. dairy farmers, industry pushing for long-term reform appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee is expected to unveil a comprehensive farm bill text today. On a call with reporters this morning, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley thanked committee chair John Boozman for his work on the legislation. “I think it would be better for us to take up the House bill, but I’m not going […] The post Senate Ag Committee set to release farm bill draft appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers across Illinois are better managing their fields through the work of the Precision Conservation Management program. In this Managing for Profit, Heather Hampton Knodle, a Montgomery Country farmer, discusses the benefits her operation has seen from using this checkoff funded program. The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers across Illinois are better managing their fields through the work of the Precision Conservation Management program. In this Managing for Profit, Heather Hampton Knodle, a Montgomery Country farmer, discusses the benefits her operation has seen from using this checkoff funded program. The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers across Illinois are better managing their fields through the work of the Precision Conservation Management program. In this Managing for Profit, Heather Hampton Knodle, a Montgomery Country farmer, discusses the benefits her operation has seen from using this checkoff funded program. The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the northern Plains and much of the West, while hotter-than-normal conditions will cover roughly the southeastern half of the U.S. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall across the southern half of the U.S. should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather farther […] The post A more typical, early Summer weather pattern ahead for much of the Heartland; still active for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story