July 9, 2026

A southeastern Ohio farmer says adequate healthcare access remains a challenge for many farm families across the U.S. Will Minshall, an eighth-generation grain producer in Pickaway County, says more needs to be done to expand coverage options. “Most people that farm are self-employed,” he says. “They may have to have an off-farm job just to […] The post Rural healthcare gaps remain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached a settlement to resolve price-fixing allegations within the egg industry. Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch were accused of raising prices for consumers between June 2022 and March 2025 during a nationwide outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Under the settlement, the companies will be […] The post Egg producers ordered to pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs in price-fixing settlement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Institute says tight margins have U.S. farmers exploring all avenues of affordability. In a recent International Food Policy Research Institute webinar, Seth Meyer says this year’s spiking fertilizer costs are reminiscent of 2022 when record input prices were caused by the war in Ukraine, […] The post Tight margins common problem for most of the world’s farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA is expanding disaster assistance coverage to help producers recover from losses.   Undersecretary Richard Fordyce says improvements have been made across the board, including the removal of the pay limit for several programs. “Previously, there were payment limitations,” he says.  “And so if you lost a number of cattle, especially in today’s cattle values, you probably were not going to be indemnified near the value of your […] The post USDA announces significant enhancements to disaster assistance and commodity loan programs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Purdue University Extension weed scientist says the weather swings this year created the right environment for early-season herbicide injury. Tommy Butts tells Brownfield, “We saw quite a bit of glufosinate and liberty injury over the top of Enlist E3 soybeans with the cool, wet conditions. It’s all cosmetic. None of it is going to […] The post Purdue weed scientist says weather conditions increased herbicide injury across the state  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA is reporting generally bearish export business during the week ending July 2nd. Old crop corn, soybean, soybean product, cotton, and rice were all below average, with beef and pork sales seeing week-to-week declines. New crop soybean sales were a bright spot thanks to unknown destinations, which could turn out to be China when […] The post U.S. export sales mostly below average appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the United Sorghum Checkoff says she will retire at the end of the year. Norma Ritz Johnson has served in the role since 2021. She will continue to serve as executive director through the end of the year, supporting a transition. The Board of Directors says they have formed a search […] The post Johnson announces retirement from United Sorghum Checkoff appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were up Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0125 to $0.6850. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.60 to $1.5650. Eight sales were reported ranging from $1.5150 to $1.5650.  Cheese barrels were up $0.030 to $1.52. Three sales were reported ranging from $1.53 to $1.55.  Butter was also unchanged at $1.65. Two sales were reported ranging from $1.6375 to $1.65.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0500 to $1.55. Thirty-five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.55 to $1.56.  The post Cash dairy prices up Thursday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story