July 15, 2026

The CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation says a growing hunger crisis continues to threaten millions of people around the world. Tom Vilsack, who’s also a former governor of Iowa and former U.S. Ag Secretary, says there are 733 million people globally who are food insecure. “These are people who live in areas perhaps […] The post Vilsack calls attention to rising worldwide hunger crisis appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman has said he wants to mark up the farm bill this month, and the CEO of the Missouri Corn Growers Association says time is running out before the August recess. Bradley Schad tells Brownfield “We need some support in the ag world, really, across the board. Hopefully we […] The post Missouri Corn CEO urges farm bill action, backs mandatory base acre update appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The state climatologist for Iowa says river levels have been a mixed bag across the Corn Belt. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield that inland waterways in Iowa and surrounding states are elevated. “With the runoff we’ve seen with these higher intensity rainfall events, inland streams are looking above average across much of the Upper Midwest.” But […] The post River levels mixed across Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association amended its policy on the Asian longhorned tick during this week’s summer meeting, noting the tick has now spread halfway across the United States. Missouri Cattlemen’s Association President Anita Vanderwert says a disease caused by the tick has been costly to cattle producers. “Whether it’s death, the loss may only […] The post Cattle producers push for solutions as Asian longhorned tick impacts herd health appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ethanol demand last week was generally slow. That is tied to several factors, including the cost of and demand for gasoline, along with ethanol production in recent weeks. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol stocks swelled to 24.391 million barrels, 463,000 higher than the previous week’s multi-month low and 756,000 above a year ago. […] The post Slow week for ethanol demand pushes stocks higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The state of Wisconsin is modifying its animal movement requirements in response to the active new world screwworm outbreak in the southern U.S. Animals coming into Wisconsin from other states must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. The temporary order calls for additional requirements for animals coming from or moving through affected areas, which currently […] The post Wisconsin tightens animal import rules as part of new world screwworm mitigation efforts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A plant pathologist with Michigan State University says he’s not surprised by this week’s confirmation of tar spot. Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield, “Get out and scout, we have time.” “The best fungicide timing, if you’re going to make a single application for a tar spot, is generally between that VT-R1, so these growth stages, we’re just coming […] The post Tar spot detected in Michigan Corn: MSU encouraging scouting and fungicide planning appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story