July 2, 2026

Cash dairy prices were mostly mixed Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.68. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 to $1.4325. Five sales were recorded ranging from $1.43 to $1.4325.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4750. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0425 to $1.3758. Eleven sales were recorded ranging from $1.6375 to $1.6525.  Nonfat dry milk was down $0.0300 to $1.5050. Sixteen sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5050 to $1.5225.  The post Cash dairy prices mixed ahead of holiday weekend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn growers should be on the lookout for several insects this summer. Jeff Moon is a market development specialist with Corteva Agriscience. “There are a number of suspects that we ought to keep our eyes out for this time of year, including corn rootworm, armyworms, earworms, cutworms, Japanese beetle, spider mites, and I’m sure there […] The post Summer insect threats emerging in corn fields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical services representative with BASF says some southeastern Illinois farmers have struggled to find windows to plant this year.  Mike Probst, who’s based in Effingham County, says his area has been inundated with heavy rains throughout the spring. “Weather event after weather event of two to three inches of rain really made it tough […] The post Prevent plant claims likely in soaked southeastern Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Beef export sales during the week June 25th were the largest for any week on record. The USDA says big purchases late in the reporting period by several buyers led by Chile and Italy pushed beef sales to more than 120,000 tons, shattering the previous record set in February 2019. The USDA’s Foreign Ag Service […] The post Late reported sales lead to record week for beef exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

What to do if you think you have tar spot. Syngenta agronomic service representative Logan Dinkla says if a corn farmer suspects tar spot, the Crop Protection Network or local extension service should be notified. “Just to mark that it’s there in that county, so we have a good idea of where the pressure is […] The post Think you have tar spot? Here’s what corn growers should do appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag export program is moving Wisconsin trade in a positive direction. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski says since the Wisconsin Initiative on Agricultural Exports was launched five years ago, the state improved from 13th to the 11th largest exporter of agricultural products in the U.S. “The last five or six years have been the highest […] The post Five years of export growth propel Wisconsin agriculture forward appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she supports efforts that could help address the ag labor crisis. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield the issue has been prevalent in her state. “I know ag workforce is important,” she said. “It’s a huge priority for our state because we do feed and fuel the world.” House Ag Committee […] The post Rep. Hinson says ag labor shortages need attention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says President Trump made the right call to lift countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco. “We finally got some results of talking about the tariffs on Moroccan phosphate coming into this country,” he said. “At the same Mosaic has 80% of the phosphate market. They don’t need protections.” The Iowa […] The post Grassley backs temporary suspension of phosphate fertilizer duties appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story